Humans have no known safe level of exposure to lead. Blood lead levels have devastating consequences, especially for children, affecting their brain development and almost every organ in their bodies. Various government organizations have enacted measures to combat lead contamination …
In 2023, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued it’s development with the publication of five peer-reviewed articles and five scholarly reports and legal policy briefs. In recognition of the production of these publications, we …
The presence of Total Suspended Solids and fecal bacteria in urban watersheds is a critical issue affecting water quality and public health. Effective management of these pollutants is challenging because the sources and timing of the loading into water systems …
The Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern spans roughly 10 miles spread across three rivers and includes Milwaukee’s inner and outer harbor. Cleaning this area requires dredging the riverbeds and lakebed to remove contaminated sediment, but where does it go? The …
Berkeley Ecology Law Quarterly recently published a law review article by Sarah Martinez. This article is a work product from her time as a Water Policy Specialist at the Center for Water Policy. Her research sheds light on the enduring …
The School of Freshwater Sciences offers a graduate “Practicum” course. Professor Scanlan designed the practicum to model a water consulting firm with public-sector clients. In Spring 2023, the graduate students donated their time to the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration …
Over 20 years ago, the Center for Water Policy’s Director, Melissa Scanlan, began researching the front-line dilemmas Wisconsin’s water trustees at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources face when they implement the laws that give life to the Public Trust …
The implementation of effective policies, regulations, and infrastructure is essential to create inclusive coastal areas that cater to the needs of both residents and tourists. However, policy tools of exclusion have been used over time in ways that systematically and …
In February 2023, the Center for Water Policy co-hosted a statewide conference to evaluate a decade of research and experience implementing Wisconsin’s phosphorus rules and their impact on water quality. We are helping to shape future phosphorus research and policy …
The Center’s researchers Andrian Lee and Melissa Scanlan conducted a legal analysis on PFAS Contamination in Wisconsin’s Public Drinking Water Supplies to compliment Dr. Laura Suppes’ April 2023 Earth Month Webinar on Assessing Illness Risk from PFAS Drinking Water Exposures …
