The goal of Our Missouri Waters is to create a Healthy Watershed Plan On May 1st, 2015 the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks was awarded the Our Missouri Waters Collaborative effort for the Sac River Watershed through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The goal of this project was to gather local input and identify …
Projects Completed 2002-2007 The rapid pace of urban growth in the geologically sensitive Valley Water Mill sub-watershed led the Watershed Committee to apply for Clean Water Act Section 319 funds to address urban and suburban sources of nonpoint pollution, implement water-friendly practices as demonstrations and to build and design educational facilities where citizens learn about …
MO Recreational Trails Grant The Department of Natural Resources Trails Grant provided funds to design and complete a trail loop around the Watershed Center site. Trails maps were designed and a small section of glassphalt trail was constructed to connect the Lakeside Learning Station to the fishing piers.
Project Completed 2007 The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded the Watershed Committee $22,288 for the development of hands-on-education curriculum for the four outdoor classrooms at the Watershed Center. Two specific goals were to build a wetland learning station, allowing access through the wetland and designing a teacher friendly curriculum that corresponded with Missouri’s “Grade …
Project Completed 2007 The Streamside Learning Station, on the banks of the South Dry Sac River, was completed using a grant from the Community Foundation and a donation from the Griesemer. This station consists of twelve large limestone blocks cut from the historic Phenix Quarry in Greene County. These stones, in an amphitheater arrangement along …
Project Completed Spring 2008 The Watershed Committee has partnered with a local Sierra Club to construct a Rain Garden at Valley Water Mill Park. This project will aid in preventing stormwater runoff from entering Valley Water Mill Lake. Rain Gardens are desinged to slow down, capture and absorb water using elements similar to those in …
Projects Completed 2004-2008 The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded this Section 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant to the Watershed Committee. The C.O.W.S grant directed funding to address two of the biggest water quality issues related to growth: wastewater and stormwater. The Onsite Wastewater Training Center (OWTC) was one of the major milestones. The OWTC, …
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Completed November 2008 The little bridge at the Watershed Center was a big project. The stream that flows into the lake posed a major barrier to hikers and students in times of high water. With the help of Greene County, a motivated Boy Scout, and the North Side Rotary, our bridge is complete! The Jon …
Project Completed October 2008 In 2008, the Watershed Committee received a $100,000 Recreational Trails Grant through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to complete the trail system at the Watershed Center. This grant was specifically geared towards connecting the Watershed Center to the surrounding neighborhoods via a bridge across the spillway dam, a stream crossing …
Source Water Protection Development and Implementation Grant Project Manager: Watershed Committee of the OzarksPublic Water System: City of Springfield, Missouri, by and for the benefit of City Utilities of Springfield, MO Our primary goal/objective is to develop a comprehensive voluntary SWPP for the Springfield Water Supply to submit for endorsement to the Missouri Department of …
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