Join A Webinar On Growing Demands For Siphoning Water From Our Great Lakes

Tuesday, Sept. 9^th At 1 p.m. Register Now [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration]

An Invite to Great Lakes region residents from the Alliance for the Great Lakes, an American-based citizens group for protecting and preserving the Great Lakes

Posted September 3rd, 2025 on Niagara At Large

The world’s larges supply of fresh water, as seen from space

Large water-using sectors, such as data centers, agriculture, and critical minerals mining, are growing rapidly in the Great Lakes region. States aren’t prepared for these new demands on our water, leading to unsustainable growth and conflicts over water use.

How can we support economic development and protect our region’s water resources?  Join us for a conversation on Tuesday, September 9. [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration]

Webinar: Preparing the Great Lakes Region for Large Water Users [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration]

• Tuesday, September 9
• 1:00 pm Eastern/noon Central
• Featuring: João Ferreira, Regional Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Studies, University of VirginiaHelena Volzer, Senior Source Water Policy Manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes Sara Walling, Water and Agriculture Program Director, Clean Wisconsin

Ask your questions about the current situation and learn about potential solutions.

We hope to see you on Tuesday, September 9. [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration]

Can’t make it on September 9?  Register for the webinar [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration], and we’ll send you a link to the recording afterward.

• Your friends at Alliance for the Great Lakes

P.S. To read more about this important issue, check out our recent report:  A Finite Resource: Managing the Growing Water Needs of Data Centers, Critical Minerals Mining, and Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region [https://greatlakes.org/2025/08/great-lakes-region-unprepared-for-increasing-water-use-demands/]

Register Today [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1zVNs_2Q0a4Y-sg7Fp0Uw#/registration]

Protecting Water, Sustaining Life – The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.[https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-for-the-great-lakes/]

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