A 'Water School' Is Being Held For Oakland, Macomb Officials

OAKLAND/MACOMB COUNTIES -- The Clinton River Watershed Council is partnering with Michigan State University to host a water school in Madison Heights for local appointed and elected officials from Oakland and Macomb Counties.

The two-day program will help officials, who lead our communities and play a key role in decision making related to the future of our water resources, increase their knowledge about water management. They also will gain access to tools and resources to help impact the local economy. The group will discuss water quality, planning and policy, and the event will conclude with a tour of select locations within the Clinton River watershed.

The Clinton River Corridor recently received over $4 million in funding from the EPA to restore a nine-mile stretch of the river beginning in Utica and continuing through Dodge Park in Sterling Heights. Now complete, this project helps reduce sediment by 230,000 tons, includes 24 new log vein structures and increases habitat within the Clinton River watershed.

This is the first of eight water schools planned across Southeast Michigan watersheds over the next two years.

The Clinton River watershed covers 760 square miles through four counties (Macomb, Oakland, Lapeer, and St. Clair). Over 1.5 million people live in the 63 communities through which the Clinton River flows before reaching Lake St. Clair. CRWC is a non-profit organization that protects, enhances, and celebrates the Clinton River, its watershed, and Lake St. Clair. For more information, visit www.crwc.org.