Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition Inc

Scientific research, and protection and restoration projects - prwc collects, records, and studies environmental data including river flows, precipitation and weather conditions, water diversions and discharges, surface and groundwater quality, land use and land cover, stream and stormwater conveyance infrastructure, instream habitat conditions, aquatic flora and fauna, and stream temperature. The coalition compiles reports on and shares its findings to support water quality standard development, evaluation of local compliance with such standards, and to identify and implement pollution mitigation and habitat restoration measures. Prwcs work includes protecting/restoring water resources through river clean-ups, riparian buffer restoration projects, installation of rain gardens, and invasive plant removal.

Resource management, planning, and coalition building - prwc refers to the latest science to advance best management of the watershed and to develop practical water management tools for the use of municipal, environmental and corporate partners, and private landowners. Resource management and planning includes developing strategies to mitigate stormwater runoff and non-point source pollution, preparing for impacts of flooding and drought, and lending data to inform water resource sections of local plans of conservation and development. Essential to the organizations success is building and sustaining the partnerships with local governments, businesses, private individuals, scientists, and environmental organizations who work collaboratively with regional, state, and federal agencies to protect the pomperaug watershed.