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The Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill

“Every drop of rain that falls is precious-a resource to be safegaurded, not wasted.” That is the philosophy of the Watershed Center, where there will be myriad opportunities to see, feel and touch water protection demonstrations, discuss aspects of sustainable design and living, work with other people who care about water, examine working examples of water conservation and green building features, and learn how every person can take responsibility as a curator of our precious water supply. In short, we want to connect people to their watersheds.…more

Regional Water Conference-Sept. 11-12, 2008 -The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks and Tri-State Water Coalition Present:

Our Water Future: The Regional View

For a Limited Time-View power point presentations from the Conference:

Mine Water Supply Study Webb City, MO, Glen Davidson, Allgeier, Martin and Assoc., Inc.
Water Supply Issues in Southeast Kansas, James Triplett, PSU
The Future of Our Regional Water Supplies, Bob Nichols, Tr-State Water Resource Coalition
The Atlanta Water Crisis: When Growth, Politics and Drought Collide, Kathy Nguyen, Cobb County Water System
Water Supply Reserviors and their Management, Michael Biggs, Little Rock District Corps of Engineers
Meeting the Water Supply Needs of Northwest Arkansas, Larry Lloyd, Beaver Water District
Water Conservation: Its Time is Now, Arece Hampton, Seattle Public Utilities

Watershed Committee on KSMU-June 24th, 2008 Education and the Environment: The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks is developing the Valley Water Mill site and turning it into an educational resource for the community. As our environment and climate change, advocates say education is key to adapting and preventing further problems. KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports. Please click HERE to listen to the 1st half of the report. Please click HERE to listen to 2nd half of the report