{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:04:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Water Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2023\/07\/lake-michigan-hoan-bridge-blue-overlay.jpg\" alt=\"View of Lake Michigan and Milwaukee's Hoan Bridge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Center for Water Policy<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The Center\u2019s mission is to provide world class interdisciplinary solutions to resolve regional, national and international problems related to the protection, restoration and conservation of freshwater resources to ensure long term environmental health and quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2011 through a $2.6 million endowment from Lynde B. Uihlein, the center builds on the research of the School of Freshwater Sciences, the UW System, and networks and partnerships with top scholars, scientists and policy institutions across the country and around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider uwm-p-slider--dots-outside\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--auto\"><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2023\/07\/earth-from-space-iss031e123071-1600x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"Earth as seen from Space\" title=\"Earth as seen from Space\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2023\/07\/kayaking-in-milwaukee.jpg\" alt=\"Students Kayaking\" title=\"Students Kayaking\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2023\/07\/policy-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Water Policy Conference\" title=\"Water Policy Conference\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-spotlight-stories\">Spotlight Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-for-water-policys-professor-scanlan-answers-ai-data-center-faqs-with-milwaukee-journal-sentinel\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1401\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-1536x840.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-2048x1121.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-for-water-policys-professor-scanlan-answers-ai-data-center-faqs-with-milwaukee-journal-sentinel\/\">Center for Water Policy\u2019s Professor Scanlan\u00a0Answers AI-Data Center FAQs\u00a0with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Here at the Center, we&nbsp;get&nbsp;a lot of questions about AI-data centers:&nbsp;how do they consume water? How does their water consumption compare &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-staff-examine-public-access-to-shoreline-in-article-published-in-the-conversation\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2170\" height=\"1323\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man walks on a beach and the text &quot;Who is allowed to walk on the beach? It depends on where you live&quot; is in front of him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210.png 2170w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-2048x1249.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2170px) 100vw, 2170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-staff-examine-public-access-to-shoreline-in-article-published-in-the-conversation\/\">Center Staff\u00a0Examine Public Access to Shoreline in\u00a0Article Published in\u00a0The Conversation\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Walking on the beach is a simple&nbsp;yet&nbsp;legally complex act.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Public&nbsp;Trust Doctrine&nbsp;guides how we access, use, and enjoy certain water bodies. However, states&nbsp;differently &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/denver-water-law-review-published-open-to-the-public-legal-protections-for-public-access-to-shifting-ocean-and-great-lakes-shorelines\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/04\/Open-to-the-public-e1780494670841.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A coastline featuring shoreline armoring with a riprap revetment of large, light gray rocks, separating a line of trees from a narrow sandy beach and a large, calm body of blue water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/04\/Open-to-the-public-e1780494670841.png 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/04\/Open-to-the-public-e1780494670841-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/denver-water-law-review-published-open-to-the-public-legal-protections-for-public-access-to-shifting-ocean-and-great-lakes-shorelines\/\">Denver Water Law Review\u00a0Published \u201cOpen to the Public: Legal Protections for Public Access to Shifting Ocean and Great Lakes Shorelines\u201d\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Shorelines and beaches are rapidly shifting and eroding as climate change causes ocean levels to rise and Great Lakes water levels &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3 heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-for-water-policys-professor-scanlan-answers-ai-data-center-faqs-with-milwaukee-journal-sentinel\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27883726-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-for-water-policys-professor-scanlan-answers-ai-data-center-faqs-with-milwaukee-journal-sentinel\/\">Center for Water Policy\u2019s Professor Scanlan\u00a0Answers AI-Data Center FAQs\u00a0with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T09:12:07-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 18, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/director-scanlan-featured-in-high-plains-public-radio-piece-about-kansas-ai-data-center-proposal\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/2500-by-1500-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green crops being irrigated in Kansas.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/director-scanlan-featured-in-high-plains-public-radio-piece-about-kansas-ai-data-center-proposal\/\">Director Scanlan Featured in High Plains Public Radio Piece about Kansas AI-Data Center Proposal<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-11T11:02:33-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 11, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-staff-examine-public-access-to-shoreline-in-article-published-in-the-conversation\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man walks on a beach and the text &quot;Who is allowed to walk on the beach? It depends on where you live&quot; is in front of him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-7.16.18-AM-scaled-e1781180694210-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/center-staff-examine-public-access-to-shoreline-in-article-published-in-the-conversation\/\">Center Staff\u00a0Examine Public Access to Shoreline in\u00a0Article Published in\u00a0The Conversation\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T09:35:18-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/water-policy-and-science-communications-fellow-short-video-wins-planet-forward-award\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/05\/1776621347648-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cami Armendariz standing on stage with a group of people holding her award.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/water-policy-and-science-communications-fellow-short-video-wins-planet-forward-award\/\">Water Policy and Science Communications Fellow Wins Planet Forward Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T10:40:21-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 21, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/category\/news\/\">All News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--white uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3 heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-events\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/events\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/events\/list\/?eventDisplay=past\"><strong>Past Events<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-0\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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