Innovating for a More Equitable and Sustainable Water Future
Welcome to the SWPA Water Network, a coalition of organizations working to improve water quality and access in the Upper Ohio River Basin. Our mission is to 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.
OUR LATEST NEWS
Washington County Wants Your Input on Its 2027 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Washington County is updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2027. Share your input at the July 28 public meeting at the Fairgrounds, or complete the county survey by July 28.
Free Webinar July 29: How Data Centers and Fracking Threaten Pennsylvania Communities
Join a free July 29 Halt the Harm Network webinar on how Pennsylvania’s data center build-out drives more fracking and gas plants, and how protective buffers keep communities safer.
Free Virtual Workshop: How to Apply for ARC Funding in Pennsylvania (August 6)
A free August 6 virtual workshop from the Appalachian Regional Commission and PA DCED on ARC funding, the Area Development program, and application best practices.
Radioactive Leachate in Landfills: A Free Coalition Webinar on the Risk to Our Water
When oil and gas waste ends up in a landfill, it doesn’t just sit there. Water moves through it and creates a runoff called leachate,…
How Healthy Are Our Rivers? Three Rivers Waterkeeper’s 2025 State of Our Waters Report
How healthy are our rivers? It’s one of the most common questions people ask, and our partners at Three Rivers Waterkeeper have spent a year…
Free PFAS Workshop and Water Test for Private Well Owners in Fayette County
If you get your water from a private well, spring, or cistern, keeping it safe is on you, and that includes keeping an eye on…
Get Out on the Water This July with Three Rivers Waterkeeper
Our partners at Three Rivers Waterkeeper have a full July lined up, and they have opened it to the whole H2O network. These events run…
Downstream from Spring Confluence: What We Took Away from Geneva College
The Spring 2026 Confluence brought the H2O Water Network together at Geneva College in Beaver Falls for a day built around three simple things: connecting,…
Paddle the Middle Yough and Join the Picnic: Two CRWA Events in July
The Casselman River Watershed Association (CRWA) has two July events lined up, and they make a nice pair: a beginner-friendly float down one of the…
Sunset Paddles and a Headwaters Party: Two JCWA Events This Summer
Our partners at the Jacobs Creek Watershed Association have two events on the calendar this summer, and both are good excuses to get outside and…
Back by Popular Demand: A Passive Treatment Course for Mine Drainage
September 15-17 Legacy mine drainage is one of the most stubborn water problems across the Upper Ohio River Basin, so a chance to build real…
Final Call: Submit Your Salt Watch Data by July 1
A quick but time-sensitive heads up for anyone who has been monitoring with Salt Watch this year. The deadline to get your data into the…
