Great Rivers Land Preservation Association Inc

The piasa creek watershed program is a unique, twenty-year partnership with great rivers and illinois-american water company, which has met and exceeded all of its goals. The project was featured as a leading innovative model at the national "water quality trading forum" in washington d.c. The effort continues to receive national attention as a watershed model. The piasa creek watershed project reduces sedimentation in the 78,000 acre watershed located in portions of jersey, madison, and macoupin counties in ilinois. Positive effects of the project include stormwater control, reduction of flash flooding, enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, and protection of sensitive ecosystems. The project has met and exceeded all of its goals to date. Interest and participation of the project has been embraced on a local, regional, and national scale.