In the News

Sweet Water News
May 25, 2010
Common Council approves Milwaukee River protection ordinances:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/94843489.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

April 2010
Sweet Water profiled in Environmental Defense Fund Report: Green, Clean, and Dollar Smart (see pp. 8-9) (Note: large file)
http://www.edf.org/documents/10811_Green,_Clean_and_Dollar_Smart.pdf Environmental Defense Fund

March 19, 2010
Business column citing Sweet Water as example of water researched-based progress:
http://www.jsonline.com/business/90421009.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

February 22, 2010
Martinka hired at Sweet Water Executive Director:
http://www.jsonline.com/business/84919542.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sweet Water Co-sponsor of Water for Haiti Event:
January 22, 2010
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/01/25/story6.html Milwaukee Business Journal
January 20, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/82127432.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 19, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/82119527.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

July 7, 2009
Sweet Water Receives $1.9 million grant from Joyce Foundation
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/07/06/daily22.html Milwaukee Business Journal

Press Releases

July 14, 2010

Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc. Announces Partnership for Watershed Newsletter

July 14 RiversReport Partnership Announcement

June 18, 2010
Sweet Water Selected by the Public Policy Forum for Private-Public Cooperation Award
June 11.pr.public.policy.forum.sjh[1]final.6.17[1].docx

June 14, 2010
Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc., Announces Water Quality Mini-Grant Program
Minigrant press release 6-14-10.final.docx

June 11, 2010
American Rivers to Present Free Stormwater Workshop Led by National Stormwater Expert on June 17
SWWT.press.release.Stormwater Best Management Practices Workshop.doc

May 25, 2010
Forum on Phosphorus Offered at UWM WATER Institute This Thursday
Phosphorus Forum press release 5-25-10.docm

April 1, 2010
100-Gallon Challenge Issued to Mark 40th Earth Day
100 Gallon Challenge final press release 4-1-10.doc

December 9, 2009
Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust Announces New Executive Director
Martinka_press_release_Dec_2009.doc

July 7, 2009
Sweet Water Trust and its Environmental Partners Get Boost to Improve Water Quality in the Milwaukee River Basin
SWWTJoyceFoundationGrantPressReleaseFinal070209.pdf


Water Quality News
June 16, 2010
Story on UWM Research Connecting Lake Michigan Bacteria to MKE Child Illness
http://www4.uwm.edu/news/stories/details.cfm?customel_datapageid_11602=3339895 UWM News

May 27, 2007 Governor Doyle Signs Great Lakes Compact
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/05/26/daily6.html Milwaukee Business Journal