NEW Watershed Program - NEW Water - The brand of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District - 2023 Annual Report - Report - Page 17
NEW Watershed Program
NEW Watershed
Program
The NEW Watershed Program is an alternative compliance option
for NEW Water’s wastewater discharge permit with the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources. The Program actively implements
conservation practices to address area water quality concerns in
Ashwaubenon Creek and Dutchman Creek (ACDC) watersheds, which
encompass nearly 40,000 acres. Monitoring the quality of the creeks
is essential to show how improvements in the watershed affect their
health.
Since the Program started, 44 acres of filter strips and 10,320 feet
of grassed waterways were implemented. The Program utilizes a
collaborative approach to bring together landowners, operators,
community leaders, and residents to achieve the common goal of
improving water quality and land management in the Lower Fox River
Watershed including the ACDC subwatersheds.
Images below: Representatives from the Oneida Nation, Outagamie County, Fox Wolf
Watershed Alliance, and NEW Water gathered as partners to celebrate a ribbon cutting
event of the Soil Health Education and Demonstration (SHED) facility on November 15,
2023.
Implementations of various conservation practices.
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