Event: Great Lakes Craft Brewers & Water Conservation Conference
October 16th, 2009 by Emily Knoll View Profile
Water policy in the Great Lakes - the source of 20 percent of the world’s supply of freshwater - is changing. The Great Lakes Compact requires conservation. Learn about legal, economic, and natural resource impacts of the Great Lakes Compact for craft brewers, and best practices for water savings. Learn how to preserve the Great Lakes while sampling midwestern beers!
The two-day conference for craft brewers, allied industry and NGOs in support of water conservation and the Great Lakes will be held on October 26 and 27th in Milwaukee. The main events will feature systems for water recycling, wastewater treatment, and conservation within a brewery or brewpub.
From the sponsors:
“More than 20 speakers drawn from craft brewing, conservation, water policy, water efficiency, government, and NGOs involved in Great Lakes, with Keynote address on Monday morning by Dick Leinenkugel, Secretary of Commerce, State of Wisconsin, and on Monday evening, reception guest speaker Jake Leinenkugel, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.
Participating breweries include Bridgeport Brewing Co. (Jeff Edgerton), MillerCoors Pilot Brewery (Troy Rysewyk), New Glarus Brewing Co. (Dan Carey), Odell Brewing Co. (Doug Odell) and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Fred Strachan).”
