Coffee Creek Watershed
Conservancy Continues
319 Grant Work

  

The stakeholders agreed on a Vision and Mission statement to direct the efforts of the Coffee Creek Watershed Management Plan. 

 

The Vision Statement

Coffee Creek supports a healthy cold water biological community and provides an attractive natural resource for citizens to enjoy.

Over 50 community members have come forth to participate in the Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy's 319 Grant public meetings. The Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy, a non-profit 501 C3 organization, received a 319 Grant from IDEM in the spring of 2001 to develop a Watershed Management Plan for the watershed of Coffee Creek.


Mission Statement

The Coffee Creek Watershed Community is a coalition of existing conservation groups and concerned citizens dedicated to developing and implementing a successful watershed plan to protect, maintain, and enhance Coffee Creek and its inhabitants.

The purpose of the grant is to document and describe the conditions and trends in the watershed, gather baseline biological and water quality data, identify non-point source water quality problems, and provide assistance and guidance to landowners within the watershed. The Watershed Management Plan will provide recommendations for specific direction of future work to protect and improve the quality of the creek. The IDEM 319 grant program is aimed at reducing non-point source water pollution but is not involved in or authorized to enact legislation.

 

Coffee Creek begins south of U.S. 6 and continues north to the Little Calumet River, just north of Chesterton. The 15-square mile watershed encompasses many public and private properties.

The Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy includes members of Save the Dunes Council, Indiana Wildlife Federation, the Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, Northwest Indiana Steelheaders, Chesterton High School S.A.F.E. Club and the Coffee Creek Life Center.

 

For questions about the Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy or the 319 Grant, please contact Steve Barker, at (219) 395-5300, ext. 5315.