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Watershed News
Stay updated on PRWC news and events and other topics affecting your watershed community.


Clean Water Act Owner's Manual, 3rd Edition
The Clean Water Act became law 50 years ago. To commemorate the milestone of this landmark legislation and mark its continued resolve to...
Oct 25, 2022


November Watershed Benefit at Walker Road Vineyards
The Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition’s (PRWC) benefit event is set for November 10, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Walker Road Vineyards...
Oct 13, 2022


Recent Rainfall Has Brought Some Relief to Connecticut
(HARTFORD, CT) – On October 6, Governor Ned Lamont announced that due to recent rainfall that has brought some relief to lower than...
Oct 6, 2022


Dr. Marc J. Taylor Memorial Walk
Southbury Land Trust and Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition are co-hosting a guided walk in memory of one of PRWC's founders, Dr. Marc...
Oct 5, 2022


Virtual Invasive Plant Symposium, November 3
The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) 2022 symposium will be a full-day virtual webcast on November 3, with some sessions...
Sep 30, 2022


Woodbury Talks Episode 26 - Carol Haskins ~ Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition
Who's responsibility is it to take care of water? This was just one of many questions Vanita Bhalla asked PRWC Executive Director, Carol...
Sep 19, 2022


Volunteers Invited for 17th Annual Macroinvertebrate Survey
PRWC is seeking volunteers to participate in collecting samples of macroinvertebrates, or ‘river bugs' from their local waterways on...
Sep 14, 2022


Third threshold, “Water Conservation Strongly Requested,” is reached;people in the Pomperaug Basin
SOUTHBURY, Conn., August 16, 2022 — River flows in the Pomperaug River have hit the third and final trigger in the low-flow operations...
Aug 17, 2022


Results of 2021 Macroinvertebrate Survey Now Available
Every fall, PRWC participates in the Riffle Bioassessment for Volunteers (RBV) Program coordinated by CT DEEP as part of the statewide...
Aug 9, 2022


Plant with a Purpose
PRWC lead a planting of a vegetated buffer zone along the northern shoreline of Lake Stibbs (also known as the Southbury Training School...
Jul 20, 2022


Connecticut Declares Stage 2 "Incipient Drought" Conditions Statewide
STATE OF CONNECTICUT DROUGHT WORKING GROUP DECLARES STAGE 2 DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXIST IN ALL EIGHT COUNTIES (HARTFORD, CT) – On July 14,...
Jul 14, 2022


Pomperaug River Low-Flow Plan Action Level Reached: Water Conservation Desired
River flows in the Pomperaug River have hit the second threshold in the low-flow operations plan. As called for in the plan, Connecticut...
Jul 12, 2022
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