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French Broad Riverkeeper Muddy Water Watch IM Rivers Water Quality Projects Pollution Hotline

Muddy Water Watch

New Trainings Start October 13th, 27th (5:30-8:30pm) at Haywood Community College Regional High Tech Center (Click here for directions )

Trainings filling up quickly - RSVP by Monday October 12 to riverkeeper@riverlink.org

Trainings include a site visit to an active construction site to review and evaluate erosion control measures, presentations covering water quality, regulations and innovative measures used to reduce sediment runoff. After graduating the training program volunteers will able to evaluate construction sites and make reports to help improve water quality.

To sign up fill out the online Volunteer Application or for more information please email riverkeeper@riverlink.org

What is Muddy Water Watch (MWW)?

MWW is a state-wide initiative to reduce stormwater runoff from construction sites by providing training workshops and materials to help volunteers understand erosion control violations, and how they can help prevent impacts from the number one water pollution problem- sediment. Volunteers will be trained to properly identify sedimentation and erosion violations from active construction sites, as well as poorly maintained Best Management Practices (BMP’s). This program is one of many ways that RiverLink is addressing the

challenges of growth in our community.

Taking Action
The MWW Project aims to train citizens throughout the entire French Broad Watershed. The project will expand a model citizen training program to educate citizens who will be able to properly identify erosion control violations and maintenance failures. Citizens will monitor and document active construction sites and report violations to the appropriate enforcement agency. The efforts of volunteers will result in site-specific actions in targeted areas that will improve water quality by reducing mud and sediment loading into rivers and streams. The project also aims to gain media attention statewide about non-point source pollution and the need for financial backing to improve river and stream conditions.

Visit RiverLink's online pollution tracking website at www.imrivers.com/hartwell to view local violations and visit the statewide Muddy Water Watch website to take learn more and take action.