Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition Inc

Programs: Community outreach & education - the major objective for all of prwc's programs and activities is to underscore our collective roles as stewards of our environment & to promote good habits to keep our watershed & rivers healthy. Prwc achieves its education objectives through its classroom & field educational programs, project specific presentations, traveling exhibits & collaborative efforts in the community such as earth day, river smart, watershed science seminars & community event participation. A semi- annual newsletter is distributed & an informative website & social media presence is maintained.

resource management, planning and coalition building - prwc accomplishes its mission by employing the latest science to advance best management of the watershed & by creating a partnership of local governments, businesses, private individuals, scientists & environmental groups who all work collaboratively with regional, state, & federal agencies to protect the pomperaug watershed. In addition to its research & collaborative activities, prwc develops practical water management tools for the use of municipalities, offers an online resource center, advises & works with other environmental organizations, & as a member of the science & technical committee & water planning council advisory group works to advance statewide drought planning & development of a state water plan.

scientific research, data collection, and protection & restoration projects - prwc collects, records & studies data including river flows, precipitation/climate, water diversions & discharges, surface water & groundwater monitoring, impervious surface build-out analysis, instream habitat conditions, aquatic flora & fauna, macro invertebrate & temperature studies, & pollution investigation. The coalition compiles reports on & shares its findings to support water quality standard development, fish habitat assessment, & stream habitat restoration efforts. Prwc's work includes ongoing watershed efforts to protect/restore aquatic habitat including river clean-ups, river habitat & buffer restoration projects & invasive plant removal & model "greenscaping" programs.