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World Water Day & NEW Watershed Champion 2018

March 15, 2018

Kelly Ellis named 2018 NEW Watershed Champion

STEM leader celebrated for her contributions to a sustainable community

Ms. Kelly Ellis was named 2018 “NEW Watershed Champion” for founding the Greater Green Bay STEM Network as well as other contributions in the realm of science, technology, engineering and mathematics essential to effectively care for, and manage, our precious water resources.

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Topics: World Water Day

E-news from NEW Water (Q4 2017)

December 22, 2017

Happy Holidays!

Best wishes for the Holidays and the coming New Year!

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Topics: The Wave - Newsletter

E-news from NEW Water (Q3 2017)

October 20, 2017

Educating and Engaging Our Community 

NEW Water teamed up with the Green Bay Water Utility to help more than 3,000 middle school students learn about our watershed, and careers in water.  The Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce's annual "Find Your Inspiration" event was held at the KI Center.  NEW Water is proud to help address the identified community need to get youth thinking about their future careers.

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E-news from NEW Water (Q2 2017)

June 30, 2017

Partnering for Water Quality

NEW Water has donated an innovative piece of farm machinery to Brown County, thanks to a grant from the Fund for Lake Michigan. An InterSeeder dedication ceremony occurred at the historic Deiderich Family Farm. 

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Silver Creek Student Monitoring Project 2017

May 12, 2017

2017 Silver Creek C.R.E.W.

Bright and sunny day for the third year of the Silver Creek Student Monitoring Education outreach effort at the Silver Creek Adaptive Management Pilot Project.  Twenty students from Bayport and Oneida High Schools participated in this year’s C.R.E.W. (Committed to Restoring and Enhancing our Waters) event.  Oneida High School teacher Greg Holder, and Bayport High School teacher Ryan Weed selected students for this year's C.R.E.W. based on environmental essays they wrote. Three stations were set up to inform the students about stream invertebrates, water quality testing, and drone and GIS work in the watershed.

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E-news from NEW Water (Q1 2017)

March 30, 2017

What's That in the Window?

That would be NEW Water’s toilet on wheels! Our community partner, the Children’s Museum of Green Bay (Plan Your Visit Here), is currently hosting NEW Water’s educational display in honor of “Fix a Leak Week”.

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Topics: The Wave - Newsletter

World Water Day & NEW Watershed Champion 2017

March 17, 2017

Brickstead Dairy - Family-owned dairy farm lauded for conservation efforts 

Brickstead Dairy today was named  2017 “NEW Watershed Champion”  for demonstrating innovation and leadership in their sustainable farming practices.

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Topics: World Water Day

E-news from NEW Water (Q3 2016)

November 2, 2016

Utility of the Future

NEW Water has been recognized as a Water Resources Utility of the Future Today.  Approximately 16,000 water resource recovery facilities operate in the U.S.; NEW Water has received this recognition in its inaugural year.

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Topics: The Wave - Newsletter

E-news from NEW Water (Q4 2016)

November 2, 2016

Happy Holidays!

Best wishes for the Holidays and the coming New Year! Check out the exciting new solids facility (R2E2) being built in a time lapse! 

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Topics: The Wave - Newsletter

E-news from NEW Water (Q2 2016)

June 30, 2016

Happy 4th of July!

Enjoy those holiday BBQs – and don’t forget to properly dispose of any greasy leftovers in the trash, not down the drain! Grease can clog up drains and cause messy backups in homes – and troubles for NEW Water too.

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Topics: The Wave - Newsletter