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Please enjoy our July wrap-up!
Inland Empire Waterkeeper (IEWK) is a grassroots nonprofit water quality organization dedicated to enhancing and protecting the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed through advocacy, education, restoration and enforcement. We look forward to working with concerned citizens like you to fulfill our mission. |
| Secchi Disk "Dip-In"! |
Waterkeeper joined with 7 students from the IB Program at Raney Interm. School in Corona to perform turbidity measurements with a real Secchi disk in our Waterkeeper canoe at Prado Park Lake!
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Upper Watershed Assessment Project |
IEWK will be studying 10 sites on San Timoteo Creek, City Creek and Warm/Twin Creek in the San Bernardino area from now until November, 2009!
We will measure basic field data and collect samples for E. Coli analysis on a weekly basis. Also, we will sporatically gather samples for metals, nutrients, minerals, pesticides and PCB analysis.
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| Corona Groundwater Management Plan |
The City of Corona's Dept. of Water & Power has completed their Groundwater Management Plan (pursuant to AB 3030).
IEWK attended the last public workshop and submitted a list of written comments; most of which will be addressed in the coming EIR. For more than 40 years, Corona has utilized 3 groundwater basins for a portion of its supply.
The goal of the plan is to, (1) operate the basins in a sustainable manner for beneficial uses, and (2) increase the reliability of water supply for basin users. This will require increased infiltration of runoff, improvements to facilities and water conservation. |
| Cleanup Chino Creek & Mill Creek! |
Need service hours? Does your Scout Troop need an activity? We've got 30 acres filled with trash. Call or email Autumn at (951) 689-6842 or Autumn@iewaterkeeper.org. We are putting together a list of interested groups (preferably 16+ years of age) that can be "on-call" as cleanup teams for Chino Creek & Mill Creek. If funding is confirmed, cleanups will begin late summer, early fall and must be done by Feb. 2009.
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