White River Alliance Coordination

Client – White River Alliance

Background

The White River Alliance is a consortium of local governments, environmental professionals, industry leaders, agriculture, higher education, and others working to improve and protect water quality on a regional watershed basis. The Alliance works across 16 counties in central Indiana. Ongoing Alliance projects, under the leadership of Empower Results, include: development of an award-winning regional stormwater educational program, technical programming for professionals, HOAs, and others, grant implementation, convening the statewide Indiana Water Summit, completion of the White River Report Card and Watershed Health Toolkit, and more. The Alliance and Empower Results serve to improve communication and coordination across county and municipal lines and provide high-quality, impactful education, outreach, and training across varied audiences.

Project Tasks

  • Statewide Indiana Water Summit, Science and Policy Forums, and regional planning facilitation
  • Clear Choices Clean Water education program
  • RAFT citizen water monitoring program
  • Regional MS4 Stormwater Program
  • Stormwater Landscape Maintenance Training
  • Trained Individual Contractor Certification Program
  • White River Report Card and Watershed Health Toolkit
  • The Collective Tap Podcast
  • White River Cleanup, Art Canoes, and more