July 15, 2010
Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference, Madison,
Wisconsin, October 18-19, 2010, Announces Keynote Speaker,
Todd Ambs, River Network
MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference
brings together craft brewers, cheesemakers, and policymakers in
water conservation to discuss best practices for water savings. Todd
Ambs, the executive director of the national River Network (which
is supported by breweries such as Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors and
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.), is the invited keynote speaker at noon,
Monday, October 18.
Monday, October 18, will be filled with speakers and panels, and
Tuesday, October 19, features a bus trip with tours of the Cedar
Grove Cheese Co.’s biofiltration system, the “Living Machine” in
Plain, WI, and the award-winning Capital Brewery in Middleton, WI.
Organizer Lucy Saunders announces the online registration for the conference in Madison, WI, October 18-19 at
http://www.conserve-greatlakes.com - with an early registration fee of $195 (a savings of $100, available until July 26).
The agenda includes David Isaacson of WaterWise (auditor for Sierra Nevada BC and others) talking about brewery/pub water audits;
Stone Brewing Co.’s case history on wastewater treatment presented by Bill Sherwood; owner/brewmaster Brian Hunt of Moonlight
Brewery speaking on small pub water savings; Jim Nicholas of the US Geological Survey’s Water Science Center moderating a water
science panel; brewmaster John Haggerty of New Holland Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI, moderating a panel on effluent reduction, with
Jason Fox, brewmaster, Custom BrewCrafters, and Fred Scheer, chairman of the Master Brewers Association’s Global Emerging Issues
committee; and a panel with Karl Crave of Crave Bros. Cheese Co. and Brian Driscoll of the Wisconsin State Office of Energy Independence
on waste-to-energy production.
Todd Ambs is the River Network’s fifth President and has worked in the environmental policy field for more than 30 years. His experience
includes serving as Executive Director of two statewide river organizations, Policy Director for the Ohio Attorney General and Senior
Policy Analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Justice. From 2003 until becoming President of River Network in May 2010, Ambs ran
the Water Division for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Todd has served on a number of water-related boards and
commissions and was the lead negotiator for the State of Wisconsin during the development of the Great Lakes Compact. Todd Ambs still
serves on the Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Protection Fund and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association. (WI).
For more details, and online registration, please visit the conference website: http://www.conserve-greatlakes.com.
Source: Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference press release
Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference, Madison,
Wisconsin, October 18-19, 2010, Announces Keynote Speaker,
Todd Ambs, River Network
MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference
brings together craft brewers, cheesemakers, and policymakers in
water conservation to discuss best practices for water savings. Todd
Ambs, the executive director of the national River Network (which
is supported by breweries such as Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors and
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.), is the invited keynote speaker at noon,
Monday, October 18.
Monday, October 18, will be filled with speakers and panels, and
Tuesday, October 19, features a bus trip with tours of the Cedar
Grove Cheese Co.’s biofiltration system, the “Living Machine” in
Plain, WI, and the award-winning Capital Brewery in Middleton, WI.
Organizer Lucy Saunders announces the online registration for the conference in Madison, WI, October 18-19 at
http://www.conserve-greatlakes.com - with an early registration fee of $195 (a savings of $100, available until July 26).
The agenda includes David Isaacson of WaterWise (auditor for Sierra Nevada BC and others) talking about brewery/pub water audits;
Stone Brewing Co.’s case history on wastewater treatment presented by Bill Sherwood; owner/brewmaster Brian Hunt of Moonlight
Brewery speaking on small pub water savings; Jim Nicholas of the US Geological Survey’s Water Science Center moderating a water
science panel; brewmaster John Haggerty of New Holland Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI, moderating a panel on effluent reduction, with
Jason Fox, brewmaster, Custom BrewCrafters, and Fred Scheer, chairman of the Master Brewers Association’s Global Emerging Issues
committee; and a panel with Karl Crave of Crave Bros. Cheese Co. and Brian Driscoll of the Wisconsin State Office of Energy Independence
on waste-to-energy production.
Todd Ambs is the River Network’s fifth President and has worked in the environmental policy field for more than 30 years. His experience
includes serving as Executive Director of two statewide river organizations, Policy Director for the Ohio Attorney General and Senior
Policy Analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Justice. From 2003 until becoming President of River Network in May 2010, Ambs ran
the Water Division for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Todd has served on a number of water-related boards and
commissions and was the lead negotiator for the State of Wisconsin during the development of the Great Lakes Compact. Todd Ambs still
serves on the Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Protection Fund and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association. (WI).
For more details, and online registration, please visit the conference website: http://www.conserve-greatlakes.com.
Source: Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference press release
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