Through a grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) initiated the Stony Creek Non-Point Source Stormwater Management plan project. This plan was in response to predictions of significant development within the Stony Creek subwatershed in the next few decades. While this pressure has slackened, changing land uses and impervious surfaces continue to endanger the Creek.

The project involved 18 Stony Creek communities through regular Stewardship Committee meetings. Carlisle/Wortman Associates (CWA) participated in the development of the plan by conducting a planning and cultural baseline study, assisting in goal setting throughout the watershed, and developing recommendations for each community on how to address issues of water quality. This analysis resulted in community-specific guidelines on municipal tools and techniques that help protect water resources in developing areas.

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