water quality

Market-Based Programs for Watershed Improvement Double Globally

Submitted by arichardson on February 13, 2013 - 11:04am
In one example of payment for watershed services, a city might pay farmers livin

Ecosystem Marketplace's recent report "Charting New Waters: State of Watershed Payments 2012" shows that the use of these innovative market-based strategies for watershed protection and restoration have doubled globally since 2008. 

The Private Well Class

Date and Time: 
January 1, 2013 (All day)

The Private Well Class is a free, step-by-step education program to help well owners understand groundwater basics, well care best practices, and how to find assistance. It will also teach well owners how to sample their well, how to interpret sample results, and what they can do to protect their well and source water from contamination.

Watson Lake TMDL 2nd Public Meeting

The south end of Watson Lake is shallower and gets choked with algae in summer
Date and Time: 
October 25, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Please join us for a public meeting on the status of Watson Lake.

Who: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, Tetra Tech, Inc., Prescott Lakes Committee, Prescott Creeks

Where: Hosted by City of Prescott at City Hall

When: October 25, 2012 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

The WIP Recommends Innovative Green Infrastructure Strategies to Address Local Water Quality

Submitted by arichardson on September 28, 2012 - 1:01pm
Green Infrastructure on the University of Arizona Campus

The Watershed Improvement Council reached another milestone in August with the completion of the revised Watershed Improvement Plan (WIP).

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

Household hazardous waste cannot be disposed of with regular trash
Date and Time: 
September 29, 2012 - 8:00am - 12:00pm

The City of Prescott Solid Waste Division is hosting a household hazardous waste disposal event.

Who: City of Prescott residential solid waste customers only

When: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where: City of Prescott Transfer Station, 2800 Sundog Ranch Rd.

Acceptable items

Rain! And its Aftermath.

Submitted by arichardson on July 24, 2012 - 11:00am
A diagram that shows the relationship between development, impervious cover, and

This past week, mother nature delivered some much needed precipitation to the Central Arizona Highlands. The parched earth got a much needed drink of water and we enjoyed cooler temperatures, dramatic skies, and rare humidity. 

Creek Care download

3D map of the Upper Granite Creek Watershed

Creek Care: Your Stewardship Guide to the Granite Creek Watershed has arrived in the mailboxes of 15,000 watershed residents! If you weren't one of those residents, the Guide is now available to download here.

Technical expert answers Humboldt Superfund questions

Date and Time: 
January 27, 2012 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

A technical expert will talk to Dewey-Humboldt residents about the Iron King Mine and Humboldt Smelter Superfund site Friday.

The free meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Dewey-Humboldt Town Hall, 2735 S. Highway 69.

Creek Care Guide

Cover

The Creek Care Guide is (almost) here!

Submitted by arichardson on December 19, 2011 - 6:00am
Creek Care Guide cover

After more than six months of work and many more months of thought and planning, Creek Care: Your Stewardship Guide to the Granite Creek Watershed is complete! Many have dreamt of such a guide for years, so we're pleased that its development came about through the collaborative Watershed Improvement Planning project funded by ADEQ.

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