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steering CounCil:
Nancy Frank Chair University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Kevin Shafer Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District David Lee Secretary/Treasurer WE Energies southeastern wisConsin watersheds trust, inC.

our goals:
Make measurable progress toward improving the water resources in the region. Identify/support land use practices and designs that enhance/improve water resources and promote and restore ecological benefits. Forge and strengthen relationships to leverage funding and recommend policies to assist in the implementation of projects to produce lasting water resource benefits and cost savings throughout the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds and nearshore Lake Michigan. Implement cost effective projects that result in measurable improvements in water quality and water resources. To help attain our goals, please consider joining. For more information please call 414-382-1766, email info@swwtwater.org or visit us online at www.swwtwater.org.

Preston Cole City of Milwaukee Sharon Gayan WI Department of Natural Resources Tom Grisa Vice Chair City of Brookfield Henry Hamilton III NAACP Milwaukee Branch Andy Holschbach Ozaukee County J. Scott Mathie Metropolitan Builders Association Peter McAvoy Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Reggie Newson WI Department of Transportation, SE Region Dan Stoffel Washington County Mike Hahn Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission Susan Greenfield Root - Pike Watershed Initiative Network

tersheds trust, inC southeastern wisConsin watersheds trust, inC.

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A collaborative effort to achieve healthy and sustainable water resources throughout the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds and nearshore Lake Michigan.

www.swwtwater.org

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our watersheds:

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our PriMarY PurPoses:

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To achieve water resource goals and objectives such as clean water, conservation, and ecological function through innovative and sustainable practices. To improve water quality in the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds to support a healthy regional economy and improve quality of life. To test and then implement innovative approaches and practices that will achieve improvements in water resources in a costeffective way. To build partnerships and enhance collaborative decision-making and joint project implementation, engaging government, business, the building industry, agriculture, environmental, and other stakeholder organizations to obtain broad agreement and recommend where to invest funds to get the greatest benefit. Through collaborative action, to increase the regions success in attracting new funding and leverage existing funding for water quality and water resource improvements.

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