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Michigan's Water Future Start's Here
Join researchers, policymakers, communities, and industry partners to co-create a Water Resilience Research-to-Action Agenda for Michigan through 2050 and beyond.
Join researchers, policymakers, communities, and industry partners to co-create a Water Resilience Research-to-Action Agenda for Michigan through 2050 and beyond.
4 200+ 3 2050
4 200+ 3 2050
R1 UNIVERSITIES PARTICIPANTS THEMATIC WORKSHOPS PLANNING HORIZON
WHY THIS MATTERS
WHY THIS MATTERS
Three Urgent Challenges.
One Unified Response.
🧪 Water Quality
PFAS contamination, nutrient runoff, microplastics, and emerging contaminants threaten drinking water sources and aquatic ecosystems across Michigan's watersheds.
💧 Water Quantity
Competing demands from municipalities, agriculture, and industry — combined with shifting precipitation patterns — require a new approach to sustainable water management.
🌊 Land–Water Interface
Fluctuating Great Lakes levels, intensified storms, coastal erosion, and flooding risks are reshaping Michigan's shorelines and threatening communities.
2026 EVENT SERIES
2026 EVENT SERIES
Workshops & Statewide Summit
Each workshop brings together 50–75 researchers, practitioners, and community voices to showcase cutting-edge research and co-design actionable solutions. The culminating summit integrates all findings into a statewide agenda.
MAY 12, 2026 O WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY O DETROIT, MI
MAY 12, 2026 O WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY O DETROIT, MI
Water Quality Workshop
🧪 PFAS, metals, nutrients, road salts, microplastic & emerging contaminants
Workshop Lead: Donna Kashian, PI, Water State University
Coming soon....
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JULY 14, 2026 O MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY O HOUGHTON, MI
JULY 14, 2026 O MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY O HOUGHTON, MI
Water Quantity Workshop
💧 Municipal withdrawals, agricultural use, groundwater-surface water interactions
Workshop Lead: David Watkins, PI, Michigan Technological University
Coming soon....
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AUGUST 4, 2026 O MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY O LANSING, MI
AUGUST 4, 2026 O MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY O LANSING, MI
Where Land Meets Water Workshop
🌊 Flooding, Great Lakes shoreline recession, dam risks, green infrastructure
Workshop Lead: Ethan Theuerkauf, PI, Michigan State University
Coming soon....
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CAPSTONE EVENT
CAPSTONE EVENT
Michigan Water Resilience Summit
OCTOBER 6, 2026 O UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN O ANN ARBOR, MI
OCTOBER 6, 2026 O UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN O ANN ARBOR, MI
100–150 participants across policy, agriculture, industry, and community sectors will converge to build consensus on near-term actions (2026–2030), mid-term capacity (2031–2040), and long-term transformational goals (2041–2050).
Organized by geography — Upper Peninsula, Northern Lower, Southern Lower, Southeast Michigan — and by sector, the Summit will produce a Research-to-Action Agenda for the state.
Summit Lead: Andrew Gronewold, PI, University of Michigan
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GET INVOLVED
GET INVOLVED
Shape Michigan's Water Agenda
OCTOBER 6, 2026 O UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN O ANN ARBOR, MI
OCTOBER 6, 2026 O UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN O ANN ARBOR, MI
Whether you're a researcher, community leader, policymaker or
industry part -- your expertise and perspective are essential to
building a resilient water future for Michigan
RESEARCH PARTNERS
RESEARCH PARTNERS
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