Our Projects

In March of 2011, the Watershed Committee received a Recreational Trails Grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The purpose of this grant is to construct 1,550 ft. of hard surface trail connecting the existing Lakeside Learning Station to the newly constructed C.W. Titus Education Facility. The grant will also provide money to aide [...]

In October 2010, the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks was awarded a USDA grant through the Natural Resource Conservation Service to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in the urban setting. The grant will leverage federal investment in environmental protection while at the same time encouraging urban agricultural production. The [...]

Clean water is a distinguishing feature of the Ozarks. Many agencies and organizations are working to keep it that way, including the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks. To help further this goal, a few years ago the Committee embarked on the development of the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill. This 100-acre, publicly owned site [...]

The Watershed Committee monitors water quality parameters, nutrients, and bacteria for 18 sites in the Little Sac River Watershed, a primary source for drinking water in Springfield and Greene County. The parameters collected include temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, phosphorus, nitrate, total coliform and E Coli. The samples are collected and analyzed monthly then the [...]

Springfield-Branson Onsite Remediation Project                        Click HERE for an APPLICATION –We are currently not accepting new applications. <—-Project Area Map-click to download hi-res PDF.   The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks has been awarded funds through the Southwest Missouri Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP**). The goal of this project is to improve and protect water [...]

The Springfield region of Missouri has seen high growth rates in the last decade. Much of this growth has occured south of the city, and in unincorporated areas. Many of these areas rely on well water, and on-site septic systems to service business and houshold needs. The area known as the “Springfield Plateau” has a [...]

This watershed management plan is focused on the Little Sac River watershed. Creating a watershed management plan is a complicated and time-consuming task! It takes months of planning and research but is well worth the effort. A watershed management plan is a living document, a vision for protecting and restoring the watershed and a plan for carrying it [...]

The Watershed Committee has partnered with a local Sierra Club to construct a Rain Garden at Valley Water Mill. This project will aid in preventing stormwater runoff from entering Valley Water Mill Lake. Rain gardens are being used throughout the state as water quality BMP’s (Best Management Practices). Rain Gardens are desinged to slow down, capture [...]