HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11-20 - Agendas Environmental Concerns Committee
Date/Time of Meeting: November 20, 2008 @ 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Administration Building—Room 326
Agenda Items
• Representatives from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) will
present on their current initiatives and how they are positively impacting the
region.
IRWP History
A diverse group of Northwest Arkansas leaders organized an Upper Illinois River Summit in
September 2005 with 65 watershed stakeholders committing to personal action and agreeing that
public education is the number one priority to improve and protect water quality in the Illinois
River. In December 2005, the summit group officially formed the Illinois River Watershed
Partnership.
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is a diverse group of men and women who directly affect
the water quality of the Illinois River. This group is holding itself accountable by striving to
improve the water quality of the Illinois River through personal endeavors and through the
education, the encouragement and the positive reinforcement of fellow Illinois River Watershed
residents. We are not a politically charged organization, but rather a group that works at the
grassroots level with other organizations to seek changes in environmental issues for the
betterment of our region. We look beyond the river banks and see the future and how the Illinois
River will support our lives into the next centuries.
• Bruce Shackleford will give an update on the Woolsey Wet Prairie located next to
the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant. For more information on this project
please refer to the attachment in this email.