Sharing a Vision of Safe and Clean Waters
Our Mission
The Headwaters to the Ohio Water Network connects diverse water stakeholders to develop and pursue a shared vision and attract increased resources for safe and clean water.
Welcome to the Headwaters to the Ohio Water Network (H2O), a coalition of organizations working to improve water quality and access in the Upper Ohio River Basin. We promote sustainable water management practices and ensure that everyone in the region has access to clean, safe, and affordable water. With a focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and community engagement, we are working to address the key water-related challenges facing our region, from climate change and stormwater runoff to agricultural practices and public awareness. Join us in our efforts to protect and preserve our most vital natural resource - water.
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Add Your Name: Appalachia’s 2027 Flood Resilience Platform Is Open for Sign-Ons
The Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition has opened sign-ons for its 2027 flood resilience policy platform. Organizations can add their name and logo by Friday, November 13 at 5 p.m. ET.
No False Choices: American Rivers Says Fix the Senate Permitting Bill, Don’t Gut River Protections
American Rivers supports faster permitting but says the Senate’s Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act trades away too many river protections, from state and Tribal water quality review to small wetlands.
A Senate Permitting Bill Would Narrow the Clean Water Act. A Vote Could Come November 9.
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would narrow state and Tribal Section 401 reviews, limit EPA’s veto, shorten court challenges and double pollution permit terms. Here is what it means for the Upper Ohio basin.
Small Tweaks, Cleaner Water: 3D Models Show How to Get More Out of Restored Wetlands
A Bowling Green State University study shared by Ohio Sea Grant used 3D modeling at two H2Ohio wetlands to find low cost ways to boost nutrient removal, lessons that apply to wetland projects across the Ohio River basin.
WPCAMR Board Meets November 4 in Clarion to Talk Mine Reclamation Funding
The Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation meets November 4 at the Clarion County Conservation District to discuss infrastructure funding and get an update from DEP’s abandoned mine program.
Owners of About 81,000 Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Wells Reported No Waste for 2025
FracTracker Alliance and DEP data show the owners of roughly 81,000 conventional oil and gas wells reported no waste information for 2025. DEP says it may require an explanation for blank reports.
Pennsylvania Puts $190 Million Into Water Projects, and Six Land in Our Basin
PENNVEST approved $190.3 million for 24 water projects on October 21, with roughly $63 million headed to Allegheny, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties.
West Virginia Just Helped Build a Water Plant With Mine Land Money
West Virginia completed $58 million in water and wastewater funding packages, led by a $47.3 million Buckhannon treatment plant anchored by $4 million in abandoned mine land funds.
A $930,000 Push to Keep the Mon Valley Above Water
A three year, $930,411 federal environmental justice grant is bringing rain gardens, bioswales, and municipal climate plans to 15 flood prone Mon Valley communities.
Penn State Gets $2.4 Million to Study What 27,000 Abandoned Wells Are Doing to Us
A five year, $2.4 million DEP grant will fund air, groundwater, and soil sampling around Pennsylvania’s abandoned gas wells and help decide which ones get plugged first.
Catching Heat: How Appalachia Could Put Data Center Waste Heat to Work
A ReImagine Appalachia report by Deborah D. Stine, PhD, looks at how waste heat from data centers could warm greenhouses, public buildings and factories, and cut cooling water use, if communities plan for it up front.
A Court Said There Is No Right to Clean Water. Pennsylvania’s Constitution Disagrees.
A federal appeals court ruled that the US Constitution gives no right to safe drinking water. Pennsylvania’s constitution says otherwise: Article I, Section 27 guarantees a right to pure water. The question is whether we use it.
