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OUTREACH We encourage people to visit the Watershed Center for educational events, but we often visit community groups, church groups, and schools and participate in community events. Outreach & Education The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks provides outreach and education for groups in Springfield and Greene County. We encourage people to visit the Watershed Center …

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Onsite Wastewater Training Center The Onsite Wastewater Training Center was established with grant funding awarded to the Watershed Committee from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources The Springfield region of Missouri has seen high growth rates in the last decade. Much of this growth has occurred south of the city, and in unincorporated areas. Many …

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Education at the Watershed Center At the Watershed Center, we strive to provide age-appropriate, place-based education about our water resources. Some groups come to enjoy the Park–The Watershed Center is located at Valley Water Mill Park, which is open from sunrise to sunset every day (except Christmas…). Casual visitors can learn about the site through …

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[av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’10’ heading=’Non-point Source Pollution’ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Non-point source (NPS) pollution is the leading remaining cause of water quality problems in our local watersheds, and our national …

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[av_heading heading=’What is Stormwater?’ tag=’h1′ style=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’10’ color=” custom_font=”][/av_heading] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The first hour of urban stormwater runoff has a pollution index far greater than that of raw sewage [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” …

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