Groundwater Guardian
Affiliate Profile
Miami Conservancy District, OH - US
Years Designated: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Affiliate Profile:
Mission: To maintain a groundwater monitoring network that provides valuable data on groundwater quality and quantity in the watershed of the Great Miami River. To conduct special groundwater investigations individually or in partnership with other government agencies that address groundwater issues of concern in the watershed. Service Area: The watershed of the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio. The watershed encompasses over 5,000 square miles, is home to 1.3 million people, and groundwater provides drinking water to 91 percent of the population.
Result Oriented Activities:
- Continued work on a Groundwater Monitoring Program. Data collected during the program has been used by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Total Maximum Daily Load for the Stillwater River Watershed, a watershed within the Greater Miami River Basin.
- Collected data on pharmaceutical compounds in the Great Miami River Basin helped to provide a rational for a pharmaceutical take-back event in Miamisburg in the Spring.
Affiliate Contact:
Mike Ekberg
38 E. Monument Ave
Dayton, OH 45402 US
Phone:937-223-1278 ext. 3237
Fax:937-223-4730
E-mail: mekberg@miamiconservancy.org
Website: www.miamiconservancy.org
