25th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference - Coming Soon
Check back here for updates on the upcoming 25th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference.
Previous Conferences
Historically, water law has been the province of lawyers and policymakers in the arid western United States. In recent years, however, lawmakers in the Great Lakes region have come to recognize the critical role that water management plays in securing a healthy and vibrant society over the long term. In recognition of this development, the College of Law and the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes sponsor annual conferences each fall on water issues of importance to the Great Lakes region and the nation. For more information, explore the conference brochure links below.
- 2024: Climate Migration in the Great Lakes Region
- 2023: The Clean Water Act's Next Fifty Years
- 2022: Public Health and Water
- 2021: Climate Change and the Great Lakes
- 2020: Water in the Courts
- 2019: Lake Erie Bill of Rights, PFAS, Plus More
- 2018: Regional Water and More
- 2017: The Trump and Trudeau Administrations on Water
- 2016: Safe Drinking Water: A Tale of Three Cities
- 2015: Algae, Pipelines, and More
- 2014: Defining and Defending Our Waters
- 2013: Algae: A Blooming Problem in the Great Lakes and Beyond
- 2012: New Laws Impacting Water Quality and Quantity
- 2011: More Than Diversions: Compact, Fracking, Shores and Carp
- 2010: Renewable Energy, Drugs and More in Our Waters
- 2009: Stimulating, Restoring, and Protecting the Great Lakes
- 2008: Implementing the Compact, Transboundary Pollution, and Groundwater
- 2007: Invasive Species, Ethanol, and Updates on the Compact
- 2006: Climate Change, the Courts, and a Common Water Policy
- 2005: National Water Crisis: Energy and Access for All?
- 2004: Drawing the Line
- 2003: Beneath the Surface
- 2002: Great Lakes Neighbors: Managing International Waters in Crisis
- 2001: The National Water Crisis: A Great Lakes Response