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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Our Latest News
Up to $25,000 for Fishing Education: The PA Fish and Boat R3 Grant Is Open
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has reopened its R3 education grant, with awards up to 25,000 dollars for groups that get more people fishing and boating. Many H2O partners qualify, and the deadline is December 1, 2026.
Data Centers on Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Mines: What It Means for Our Water
Researchers and developers are eyeing Pennsylvania’s thousands of abandoned coal mines as data center sites, drawn by cheap disturbed land and the cold water in the flooded mines. For a basin defined by mine drainage, the promise and the risk both run straight to our streams.
Floating Wetlands Cut a Wastewater Lagoon’s Emissions Up to 31 Percent
A raft of native plants floated on a working sewage lagoon cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to a third in a two-year RMIT study, a low-cost fix that fits the small lagoon systems common across the Upper Ohio Basin.
The Roadless Rule Protects Our Headwaters. Comments on Rescinding It Are Due October 6
The comment period on rescinding the federal Roadless Rule has been extended through October 6. In our basin, roadless areas of the Monongahela National Forest are source water protection.
A Data Center on the Ohio Wants to Fill More Wetlands. WVDEP Is Taking Comments
WVDEP is weighing a Section 401 certification for more wetland impacts at the Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County. WV Rivers is urging denial, and the comment period has been extended.
A Washington County Sportsmen’s Club Takes PennDOT and DEP to Court Over Ten Mile Creek
The Marianna Outdoorsmen Association is suing PennDOT and DEP in Commonwealth Court, alleging a 2016 road project damaged Ten Mile Creek in violation of the Clean Streams Law and was never remediated.
EPA Pulls the Guidance That Kept PFAS Out of Rivers Before the Intake
EPA has rescinded guidance that urged states to use Clean Water Act discharge permits to limit PFAS at the source, shifting the forever chemicals burden downstream to utilities and ratepayers.
Small Money, Real Organizing: WV Rivers Mini-Grants Are Due October 15
WV Rivers Coalition’s Community Action Mini-Grant Program supports local water advocacy projects across West Virginia. The next application deadline is October 15, 2026.
Up to $7,000 for Your Water Trail Project: PEC Mini-Grants Open Through November 4
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s 2026 PA Water Trails Mini-Grants are open. Nonprofits and municipalities can apply for $1,000 to $7,000 through November 4, with an applicant webinar October 5.
Eco Scouts: A Free Six-Week Sustainability Series Comes to McKeesport
A lot of watershed work starts long before a drop of water reaches the stream, in the everyday decisions people make about what they buy,…
Drink Your Watershed: Three Rivers Waterkeeper’s 5th Annual Fundraiser for Clean Water
Every creek in our network eventually becomes somebody else’s river. For the headwaters that drain toward Pittsburgh, that somebody is Three Rivers Waterkeeper, the group…
The New MS4 Permit and Your Watershed: Two Sessions to Catch on October 20
Beth Uhler on Pennsylvania’s new draft MS4 permit and Laura Blood on finding your watershed, at the free Mid Mon Stormwater Workshop in Uniontown on October 20.
