Community Initiatives

Basin Coordinators with DOW can come to speak to your school, watershed group, and local governmental officials about water quality, conservation, and funding opportunities for watershed planning. For more information, visit the Basin Coordinator page for the contact in your region.

Environmental Education Equipment Checkout

DOW's Water Watch Program has educational equipment that may be checked out by an individual, school or organization. Visit the checkout pages to reserve for your event.

Groundwater Assistance

Information on how to get technical assistance, dye-trace notifications, and other resources for all groundwater related concerns.

Project WET

The Division of Water partners with the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education to provide water education through curriculum developed by The Project WET Foundation (PWF). Project WET's goal is to provide scientifically accurate and educationally sound water resources education materials, training courses, and networking services to citizens, organizations, governments and corporations.

Volunteer Lakes Monitoring Program (VLMP)

The VLMP trains citizen scientists to monitor lake health in order to help us understand and protect this vital resource.

Watershed Watch in Kentucky (WWKY)

Watershed Watch offers training to citizens interested in water quality. Volunteers are trained on how to take a qualified water sample that is analyzed by professional labs, and learn how to monitor basic water chemistry and assess stream biology and habitat.

More Resources for Water Education

The Division of Water has developed many useful educational resources for water education, including coloring sheets, story maps, and macroinvertebrate ID guides that are free download online. Also be sure to explore the DOW Watermaps Portal for current information about water health near you.

Community Outreach and Involvement