This site is sponsored by the Tippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality, which seeks to partner with local, state, and federal government and other stakeholders to provide quality of life and protection of health, environment, and economy that our citizens desire and deserve as we serve as stewards of natural resources, system infrastructure, and public funds while solving stormwater and water quality issues. The Partnership consists of the following entities:
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View/Download the latest Stormwater Pollution Brochure View/Download the Coal-Tar Sealant Brochure Pictures from the Tippecanoe County 4-H fair, (July 18-25, 2009)
TCPWQ Adopts RiverWe Need Your Support
The Tippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality has worked with the Indiana Department of Natural Resource's Adopt-A-River program to adopt a portion of the Wabash River from the Pedestrian Bridge between Lafayette and West Lafayette south one mile in late 2008. Join the hundreds of Tippecanoe County residents who have participated in River Clean Ups. Your family, church, school or civic group can assist or simply come alone to join with other involved citizens. Events such as Detrash the Wabash and Clean Sweep take place during the spring, summer and fall months. All supplies will be provided such as gloves, trash bags, and access to first aid. Call the Soil and Water Conservation District for more information on how you can keep litter out of the rivers! We need your support to keep Tippecanoe County beautiful. |
Speakers BureauTippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality Steering Committee members are available to speak to your organization at no charge to you. These members are knowledgeable on several stormwater related topics and have indicated their preferred topics below. Please review the speakers, topics of expertise, and individual contact information here. We request that you coordinate directly with the speaker to make arrangements for the presentation. What is a Watershed?A watershed is an area of land that collects and drains water to a specific point. Click here to see a map of the 14-digit USGS watersheds. Similar to water poured into a bowl, a portion of the precipitation that falls on a watershed will move through the landscape collecting and concentrating in low areas, wetlands, creeks, and streams, until it exits through an outlet point. It is important to know what possible pollutants are in the water flowing within Tippecanoe County. The TCPWQ looks at stormwater pollutants as a part of the NPDES program throughout the county. Other groups have looked at potential pollutants within smaller sections, or watersheds, within the County.
Report a Polluter!If you see someone dumping trash, oil, grease, or chemicals into a creek or a street drain, or if you see a construction site with no erosion control measures in place, or if you suspect someone of any type of illegal discharge to a surface water, ...report 'em. It's your water they're contaminating. |
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Our PurposeAs a part of a coalition of local governments' National Pollution Discharge Elimination Stormwater Permit, this website is dedicated to improving water quality in our Wabash River as well as all the creeks and streams that feed it. If you are surprised to learn that you might be a source of contaminants, hopefully you will be equally surprised by how easy it is to improve water quality. Everyone can make a difference - from homeowners, to business owners, to developers, and especially kids. You can make a difference at home, at work, and at school. There are opportunities to volunteer, explore, learn and enjoy the incredible water resources we have in Tippecanoe County. Fun Facts about StormwaterClick here to see some facts about stormwater...what might be in it, where it goes, and how you can do your part to protect our waterways. |
What's in the Stormwater?The water you swim, fish, wade, ski, and canoe in is not pure water. You might be surprised to discover the source of some of our most common water pollutants. Wanna point at "big business?" What if it's you? Could you be contributing to the contamination of the Wabash? Every drop of rain that falls in Tippecanoe County either ends up in a lake, pond or wetland, the groundwater, or the Wabash River. It's all part of the Hydrologic Cycle. This includes the rain that falls on your lawn, your roof, your driveway, your street, and your community. What gets added along its way to the river? Typically, stormwater runoff picks up fertilizers and herbicides from lawns, carwash soap from driveways, grease and oil from roads, mud from construction, bacteria from broken septic systems, and lots of other spilled or dumped contaminants, before reaching the Wabash River. |
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Recycle and Materials ExchangeVisit the Indiana Recycle Home page to learn more about programs involving recycling and the Materials Exchange Program, which is an electronic bulletin board provided by IDEM’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance to aid in the dissemination of information on surplus and waste materials either available from or wanted by industrial and commercial entities. |
What do you know about Water?Take this quiz and see how much you know (or don't know) about our nations rivers and streams. |
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