Clean Water Policy
Clean Water Policy is a general term that refers to multiple areas of our work, all of which deal with making sure our streams, creeks, rivers, lakes, and wetlands are protected for the benefit of all Kentuckians. At Kentucky Waterways Alliance, we are the clean water watchdog for the citizens of the Commonwealth. We keep tabs on existing laws and policies to make sure they are being implemented to the fullest extent, and we also advocate for and keep tabs on proposed policy and other issues that impact clean and healthy waterways.
At KWA, we know our business. We use our knowledge of the regulations, the agencies, waterways users, and science to inform our positions. We work with a wide range of partners and organizations in a collaborative process as much as possible to get the most work done. We do take strong stands to protect the public’s health and protect the public’s right to clean water and healthy waterways. We believe that no one has the right to pollute our waterways and impact public health for Kentuckians now and in the future.
In this section, we invite you to explore how we use the law and policy to move towards the goal of safe, healthy, clean waterways in Kentucky. Learn about our work on the state’s mightiest rivers and smallest streams. We welcome you to join us in protecting our state’s waterways in the present and preserving them for future generations.
At KWA, we know our business. We use our knowledge of the regulations, the agencies, waterways users, and science to inform our positions. We work with a wide range of partners and organizations in a collaborative process as much as possible to get the most work done. We do take strong stands to protect the public’s health and protect the public’s right to clean water and healthy waterways. We believe that no one has the right to pollute our waterways and impact public health for Kentuckians now and in the future.
In this section, we invite you to explore how we use the law and policy to move towards the goal of safe, healthy, clean waterways in Kentucky. Learn about our work on the state’s mightiest rivers and smallest streams. We welcome you to join us in protecting our state’s waterways in the present and preserving them for future generations.
Become a River Citizen
KWA has been partnering with the Mississippi River Network (MRN) since 2016. Through this partnership along with 58 other nonprofit organizations, KWA is able to emphasize how human activities on Kentucky soil can impact the greater Mississippi River Watershed. A majority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is located within the Ohio River Watershed, which directly impacts our downstream neighbors in the Mississippi River Watershed. KWA’s partnership with MRN allows us to work in the Salt River Watershed to increase awareness of how human activity can affect water quality. We believe that, while rivers and tributaries are critical for a healthy ecosystem and healthy communities, the land between these bodies of water is the foundation from which communities are built. Many that work, live on, and own these lands that make up the watershed do not realize their direct impact on water quality or are not able to see past barriers to changing practices that could increase water quality for the benefit of their communities. KWA looks forward to engaging community members and public officials throughout our partnership with the Network to better raise awareness for water quality concerns.
About the Network: The Mississippi River Network is a diverse coalition of 58 nonprofit organizations and businesses that are working together to protect the land, water, wildlife, and people of the United States’ greatest River. Founded in 2005, the Network has grown into a powerful collaboration of people and organizations from the River’s headwaters in Minnesota to where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. The Network implements a national public program for the River, called 1 Mississippi.
About 1 Mississippi: 1 Mississippi is a national public program designed to educate, engage, and inspire residents to take action to protect the Mississippi River. By signing up as River Citizens, people show their commitment to the River and agree to take action on its behalf. Mississippi River Network members implement the program locally along the entire River. Since 2009, the program has recruited 20,000 River Citizens and inspired thousands of actions.
About River Citizens and taking action: River Citizens are people who want to clean up and protect our country’s greatest River. Whether in armchairs or wading boots, River Citizens protect the River by speaking up on its behalf and caring for it in simple ways that make a big difference. Together, we can protect the River for future generations.
Take the first step and sign up as a River Citizen today!
About the Network: The Mississippi River Network is a diverse coalition of 58 nonprofit organizations and businesses that are working together to protect the land, water, wildlife, and people of the United States’ greatest River. Founded in 2005, the Network has grown into a powerful collaboration of people and organizations from the River’s headwaters in Minnesota to where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. The Network implements a national public program for the River, called 1 Mississippi.
About 1 Mississippi: 1 Mississippi is a national public program designed to educate, engage, and inspire residents to take action to protect the Mississippi River. By signing up as River Citizens, people show their commitment to the River and agree to take action on its behalf. Mississippi River Network members implement the program locally along the entire River. Since 2009, the program has recruited 20,000 River Citizens and inspired thousands of actions.
About River Citizens and taking action: River Citizens are people who want to clean up and protect our country’s greatest River. Whether in armchairs or wading boots, River Citizens protect the River by speaking up on its behalf and caring for it in simple ways that make a big difference. Together, we can protect the River for future generations.
Take the first step and sign up as a River Citizen today!