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Paw Paw River Watershed

NEW!!!  Get involved! 

Join the Two Rivers Coalition and support protection and improvement efforts in the Black and Paw Paw River Watersheds.  Join the Two Rivers Coalition Cause on Facebook!

 

A Pine and Mill Creek TMDL Stakeholder Meeting is scheduled for June 16, 2009, from 7-9 PM, at the Van Buren Conference Center (490 S. Paw Paw St., Lawrence).

Draft TMDL for Pine and Mill Creek

Pine and Mill Creek MDEQ 2008 presentation

What is a TMDL?

 

Paw Paw River Watershed Project 

The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission was awarded a grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to develop a Management Plan for the Paw Paw River Watershed (PPRW).

Watershed Management Plan

The PPRW Management Plan is intended to complement the Management Plans developed for the St. Joseph River and Lake Michigan.  For more information, please contact Marcy Colclough at (269) 925-1137 x25 or colcloughm@swmpc.org.

PPRW Stakeholders

The Paw Paw River Watershed Steering Committee met regularly throughout the development of the Management Plan.  Summaries from those meetings are available using the link below. 

Low Impact Development

Demonstration Site [Click here to view full size picture]
Demonstration Site

The Watervliet Urban Stormwater Demonstration Site is an example of Low Impact Development (LID) efforts in the PPRW.  This site provides educational signage and features a porous pavement parking area.

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities exist for you to be involved in efforts to improve and protect the PPRW.  Please contact Marcy Colclough at (269) 925-1137 x25 to find out more about the Two Rives Coalition and other volunteer opportunities.

This page last updated on 6/16/2009.

A sunny day on the Paw Paw River.

Brown Trout from the East Branch of the Paw Paw River.
 
 
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