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Great Lakes

GREAT LAKES PROGRAM

Forging New Pathways for Improved Water Quality and Extreme Weather Resiliency in the Great Lakes

Sponsored by

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OUR GOAL​

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​Billions of gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater end up each year in one of the nation's greatest natural resources, The Great Lakes. Moonshot seeks to help transform the management of sewage and stormwater in the Great Lakes and deliver cleaner, healthier waterways for communities.  

WHAT RESOURCES DOES MOONSHOT HAVE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

Moonshot has created a collective of water utility professionals who will be working with their peers at the utility.

IDENTIFY

Identify communities suitable to pilot a replicable process of transformation with a focus on underserved communities

FUND

Help utilities access State Revolving Funds and other funding to finance capital upgrades

ASSESS

Conduct an assessment of  utilities' technical, management and financial (TMF) conditions

DOCUMENT

Document best practices, case studies, and preparation of modules

IMPLEMENT

Identify and implement projects to optimize sewer collection systems, combined sewer systems, and wastewater treatment

PRACTICE

Build a PRESERVE community ​for ongoing cooperation and implementation of best practices

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OH

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WI

GREAT LAKES PROJECT AREAS OF IMPACT

Western Lake Erie Basin in MI
Areas of Impact:

Nutrient Removal

Operational Optimization

Gary, IN
Areas of Impact:

Capital Projects & Funding, Green Infrastructure, Climate Resiliency

Lima, OH
Areas of Impact:

Capital Projects & Funding

Nutrients

Environmental Compliance

Toledo, OH
Areas of Impact:

Operational Optimization

Resiliency

Climate

Akron, OH
Areas of Impact:

Operational Optimization

Capital Projects & Funding

Resiliency

Rockwood, Michigan
Areas of Impact:

Optimization of Nutrient Removal, Capital Projects & Funding

Oconto, Wisconsin
Areas of Impact:

Climate resiliency, capital projects and funding, Inflow and Infiltration Reduction

Moonshot's
Great Lakes PRESERVE

Partnerships for RESilience and Enhanced Regional Vitality and Empowerment

Moonshot's Great Lakes PRESERVE brings together peer water utilities sharing a common focus, supported and guided by Moonshot’s team of broadly experienced advisors.
Our purpose is to develop leadership opportunities in the Great Lakes region to: 

Moonshot's Great Lakes PRESERVE brings together peer water utilities sharing a common foca

Stay informed about Great Lakes PRESERVE

Utilities participating in Moonshot’s Great Lakes PRESERVE should see material benefits including: an increased knowledge exchange, a sounding board for innovative ideas, and lessons learned from peer experiences, all towards a common purpose to improve our Great Lakes.

Patekka Bannister, Chief of Water Resources at the City of Toledo, OH

"You are making an impact. Thank you for the visit and meeting last week."

Address:

5207 Portsmouth Road Bethesda, MD 20816
Email: info@moonshotmissions.org
Phone:

202 256 1981

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Moonshot Missions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based on the core principle that all people have a right to safe, accessible, and affordable drinking water and clean waterways. All contributions are tax-deductible and are credited to Moonshot Missions. The tax-payer identification number is 87-2485211.

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