About iut-paca.org
The Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative is a diverse ad hoc network of citizen activists, engineers, design professionals, government and non-profit advisors who are working for healthy communities. Our focus, the Park River watershed, represents the challenge of protecting and improving nature within a high-density urban environment. Fortunately, urban areas can be designed, and re-designed, so as to include the functional benefits of beautiful landscapes and waterways.
The Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative is a project of the The Farmington River Watershed Association (FRWA). FRWA, a 501©(3) non-profit environmental organization, which has been the guardian and champion of the Farmington River and its watershed since its inception in 1953. The Park and Farmington River watersheds meet along the Metacomet Ridge. These watersheds overlap the policies and regulations of seven municipalities. In addition, drinking water for residents of the Park River watershed is drawn from the Farmington River watershed.
The parkriver.org website is a collaborative work in progress. This website was originally funded by a grant given in 2004 through the watershed assistance small grants program conducted in association with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. This small grants program is administered by Rivers Alliance of Connecticut.