Purdue News
Purdue NewsJanuary 9, 1998
The Eagle Creek Watershed Protection Project includes both the landowners whose actions can affect the quality of the water in the Eagle Creek Reservoir and those who use the water. The goal is to reduce soil erosion and contaminant runoff, habitat degradation and other environmental concerns in the watershed, which spans parts of Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks and Marion counties.
Led by Indiana Farm Bureau Inc., Indianapolis Water Co., Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the effort also includes developers, environmentalists, elected officials and community leaders.
"The intent is to identify and change practices that hurt or impair the watershed and the reservoir it supplies," said Matthew Dickey, coordinator for the Eagle Creek Watershed Protection Project.
A kick-off reception will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Lion's Club Community Building in Zionsville, just off State Road 334. The event is free and open to all interested residents.
"Anyone who wants to participate in learning more about the watershed and working constructively to help protect it should attend," Dickey said. "We have farmers, water company employees, educators and technical specialists all working together to make sure the watershed will thrive." There still is room on the task force for anyone interested in the water quality of the Eagle Creek Reservoir, he added.
CONTACT: Dickey, (317) 844-2289.
Compiled by Chris Sigurdson, (765) 494-8415; home (765) 497-2433; E-mail, sig@ecn.purdue.edu
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