Little Blue River Watershed Project

If you would like to see the watershed management plan it is available for review at the Shelby County SWCD Office located at 1110 Amos Rd Suite C, Shelbyville, IN 46176

Funded through EPA 319 grant  administered through the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

Grant Mission and Vision

The mission of the Little Blue River Watershed Project, as defined by its steering committee of local residents, is to improve and monitor water quality for the inhabitants of the Little Blue River Watershed.

With that in mind the committee has developed a vision statement. People have found that when a group imagines best possible results for a project, those good things are more likely to occur. Also a vision helps insure that current planning will live on after the grant period is over.

The Little Blue River Watershed Project Vision Statement is:

Landowners in the Little Blue River Watershed will realize that better water quality benefits everyone. Through this awareness they will voluntarily implement appropriate conservation practices that reduce sediment, filter runoff, and minimize E. coli contamination. No regulatory action or increased taxation will be used to force compliance.

The Little Blue River Watershed Project will work with various agencies as it seeks funding through grants and other sources to provide cost share incentives to landowners when they install conservation measures on their property. The watershed project will promote awareness of the benefits of conservation to adults and children through a variety of educational opportunities.

These actions and attitudes set the stage for water quality to improve to the point that people will feel confident they can enjoy eating fish and using the river for recreation. Everyone in the watershed will understand the Little Blue River system is a natural resource to be used wisely and protected for future generations.

Key components to the vision are that people will voluntarily utilize conservation practices that are right for them. Also that we will seek funding for cost share money to assist landowners who want to establish conservation measures. We're in the process of doing that right now. The Shelby and Rush County Soil and Water Conservation Districts have submitted a grant application to IDEM for implementation cost share money, increased education, and improved water quality monitoring. We'll be notified next year if we receive the grant, which would start late summer or fall of 2007. Decisions are being made now about what practices will be included in the cost share portion. If you would like input into helping design the cost share program, contact Noell Krughoff, Project Coordinator at 317-512-1091 or e-mail Noell by clicking HERE.

Last changed: 06/19/08

1110 Amos Road Suite C, Shelbyville, IN  46176    317-392-1394 ext 3    E-mail us by clicking HERE           

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Last Updated:06/19/08