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In July 2002, the City of
Fort Wayne, City of New Haven and Allen County partnered to express
their commitment to water resource education by creating the Allen
County Partnership for Water Quality (ACPWQ). The group then hired a
Water Resource Education Specialist with the task of better educating
the public and media on water resource issues.
This locally funded position is the first of it's kind in the State of Indiana. City of Fort Wayne Mayor Richard Graham says, "This new, innovative position shows our continued commitment to water quality and watershed issues."
High quality water is more than the dream of the
conservationists, more than a political slogan; high quality water, in
the right quantity at the right place at the right time, is essential
to health, recreation and economic growth.
Edmund S. Muskie, U.S. Senator, speech March 1,
1966
The ACPWQ focuses it's educational efforts on stormwater pollution, combined sewer overflow, drinking water and watershed issues. The staff brings information to the public through public presentations, booths at fairs and festivals, distribution of brochures, newsletter articles and other media formats, and interaction with teachers and classrooms.
The Allen County Partnership for Water Quality is housed in the USDA Service Center off of Dupont and I69 along with other conservation organizations such as the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative and Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Allen County Partnership for Water Quality is comprized of seven entities. these entities fund and/or advise the ACPWQ staff on partnership programs. Funding partners include: the City of Fort Wayne, the City of New Haven, the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Allen County Surveyor's Office. Non-funding partners include: the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, the St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative, and the Maumee River Basin Commission.
Address:
ACPWQ
3718 New Vision Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Phone:
260-484-5848 EXT. 111
email: matt.jones@nacdnet.net
URL: http://www.acwater.org