News & Updates

On Tuesday September 21st, more than 30 wastewater installers visited the Onsite Wastewater Training Center at Valley Water Mill Park to receive continuing education credits. The morning started off with a full breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy catered by Waffle House,followed by informative and thoughtful presentations by Karen Elmer andMichael Bowers [...]

The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) has recently installed the 15th advanced onsite wastewater system! This project has helped provide cost-share for failing septic systems closely connected to surface and groundwater resources. This year the project will focus on utilizing these sites and the Onsite Wastewater Training Center at Valley Water Mill for demonstration workshops [...]

Tis the season of Watershed Festivals.  The James River Basin Partnership is doing their annual series of festivals in Taney, Stone, Christian and Barry County.   The end result will be 1900 5th grade students having an intense day of learning about water, and FUN.  Watershed Committee supports the JRBP by helping train volunteer educators, [...]

December 1, 2009, Miller High School Visits the Watershed Center.   It was another beautiful day at the Watershed Center…in December no less.  None of us could believe the pleasant weather we were experiencing, and I found it ironic that I have had better luck with field trip weather in October, November, and now December, [...]

   

The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks celebrated the 2nd Annual Clean Water Day at the Springfield Cardinals, Friday August 21, 2009. Operations Manager, Matt Keener and his son threw out the first pitch and water trivia was featured on the big screen throughout the game. Over fifty people signed the pledge to conserve water at home [...]

“After 25 years, Watershed Committee Still Educating Public” Check out the story on KSMU- http://www.ksmu.org/content/view/4877/66/