Our Partner Members:
Goal have 100 partners by Dec 31 2026
One of the strengths of the H2O Headwaters to the Ohio Water Network lies in its creation and facilitation of well-respected regional confluences, including collaboratives. These partnerships build consensus around shared goals for the Allegheny, Beaver and Mon River Basins, and seek solutions to achieve those goals. We believe working together helps us promote clean water, environmental protection, and economic prosperity and achieve the balanced and sustainable use of Headwaters to the Ohio water resources.
There are no partnership obligations beyond a willingness to participate and share talents and expertise. If your organization is willing to be identified as a partner reach out to john@H2Owaternetwork.org
Partner Members:
Allegheny Cleanways:
Allegheny Cleanways engages and empowers people to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in Allegheny County.
Allegheny County:
The Allegheny County Health Department’s Water Pollution Control Division inspects all sewage treatment plants, plus sewage collection and conveyance systems in Allegheny County.
Allegheny County Conservation District:
The Allegheny County Conservation District promotes the conservation and responsible use of soil, water, and related natural resources across Allegheny County through technical assistance, education, and local partnerships.
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority:
ALCOSAN is the clean water agency for most of Allegheny County, serving nearly a million people in 83 municipalities. Every day, the agency recycles up to 250 million gallons of wastewater, stormwater and groundwater, returning the water to the Ohio River. The agency is currently engaged in upgrading and expanding its ability to prevent stormwater from pushing sewage into the rivers during heavy rainfall and snowmelt through a $2 billion Clean Water Plan.
Allegheny Land Trust:
Allegheny Land Trust is a land conservation nonprofit helping local people save local land in the Pittsburgh region since 1993. ALT conserves and cares for local lands and provides all-ages environmental education to support the health and well-being of current and future generations.
American Rivers:
American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature nationwide through river restoration, dam removal, hydropower relicensing, and federal water policy and funding.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania:
ASWP connects the people of southwestern Pennsylvania to birds and nature through its programs, projects, and places.
Buffalo Creek Watershed Association:
The Buffalo Creek Watershed Association works to protect and improve the Buffalo Creek watershed in western Washington County (164 sq. mi., including its West Virginia reach to the Ohio River) as part of the Washington County Watershed Alliance.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History advances research and education on biodiversity, climate resilience, and civic engagement, connecting the Pittsburgh region to the natural world.
Center for Watershed Protection:
The Center for Watershed Protection advances clean water and healthy ecosystems through responsible land and water management, providing technical expertise on stormwater management and watershed planning to communities nationwide.
Chesapeake Stormwater Network:
The Network helps align and integrate the efforts of those working on stormwater management across the Chesapeake Bay region and around the world. It provides technical resources, free training opportunities, statewide regulatory updates and Chesapeake Bay Program stormwater alerts.
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy:
The Conemaugh Valley Conservancy protects and restores the health and beauty of the Kiski-Conemaugh River Valley and strengthens the connection between the land and its people.
Conemaughvalleyconservancy.org
CONNECT: Congress of Neighboring Communities:
CONNECT works with ~45 municipalities including and surrounding Pittsburgh, serving as a local government policy and program innovator and incubator, and providing the resources, research and relationship building needed to scale solutions across municipalities.
Creek Connections (Allegheny College):
Creek Connections, an environmental education program of Allegheny College, turns regional waterways into outdoor laboratories where middle and high school students conduct hands-on water-quality monitoring and research.
sites.allegheny.edu/creek-connections
Department of Environmental Protection:
DEP’s Office of Water Programs administers and oversees departmental programs involving surface and groundwater quantity and quality planning, soil and water conservation, as well as coordinating policies, procedures, and regulations which influence public water supply withdrawals and quality, sewage facilities planning, point source municipal and industrial discharges, encroachments upon waterways and wetlands, dam safety, earth disturbance activities and control of stormwater and non-point source pollution.
Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG):
The Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) is a global Rotary initiative dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability through collaboration, education, and action. Members are developing a multifaceted plan beginning in West Virginia with the District 7545 Rotary EClub to eradicate litter from the watersheds that feed the Monongahela River—inspired by Rotary’s historic effort to eradicate polio.
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds:
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds is a grant-making foundation dedicated to conserving and protecting Pennsylvania’s water resources, investing in projects that protect the best and restore the rest of the state’s streams. Two grant rounds per year are open to water-focused NGOs.
FracTracker Alliance:
FracTracker Alliance maps, analyzes, and communicates the risks of oil, gas, and petrochemical development to advance just energy alternatives that protect public health, natural resources, and the climate.
Garrett County Watershed Management Division:
The Garrett County (MD) Watershed Management Division coordinates water-quality monitoring, conservation, and community engagement across the headwaters of the Youghiogheny River watershed, connecting upstream work to downstream Yough and Ohio River partners.
Greene County Conservation District:
The Greene County Conservation District supports watershed stewardship, water-quality monitoring, and natural-resource conservation across Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful:
Keep PA Beautiful is a statewide non-profit that empowers Pennsylvanians to keep our communities clean and beautiful. Its Waterway Steward Program engages water trail users, anglers, and waterway enthusiasts in community science and long-term stewardship of our water trails while providing valuable data about litter in our waterways.
Ken Sink Chapter, Trout Unlimited:
The Ken Sink Chapter of Trout Unlimited, based in Indiana County, works to conserve, protect, and restore the region’s coldwater streams and their watersheds.
Kiskiminetas Watershed Association:
Founded in 2000, the Kiskiminetas Watershed Association is a 501(c)(3) promoting environmental education, recreation, conservation, and rehabilitation of the Kiskiminetas River, the largest tributary of the Allegheny River.
The Mon Water Project:
The Mon Water Project (MWP) and its Coalition will conserve, restore, enjoy, and protect Four Mile Run and the City of Pittsburgh tributary waters to the Monongahela River.
Mountain Watershed Association:
The Mountain Watershed Association protects, preserves and restores the Youghiogheny River watershed and its broader communities through conservation, recreation, education, and advocacy.
New Sun Rising:
New Sun Rising collaborates with communities to build capacity, access funding, and embrace data-informed approaches toward their own vibrant future.
The Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers (PAFPM):
The Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers (PAFPM) is a statewide network of floodplain managers, engineers, planners, and water resource professionals working to advance integrated floodplain management across Pennsylvania through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers (POWR):
POWR is a nonprofit driven to protect and celebrate Pennsylvania’s waterways and watersheds, operating through direct work with and in support of local community watershed organizations with similar missions.
Penn State Extension – Master Watershed Steward Program:
The Master Watershed Steward Program provides training, resources, and ongoing support to volunteers looking to engage in environmental restoration and educational programs.
extension.psu.edu/programs/watershed-stewards
Pigeon Creek Watershed Alliance:
The Pigeon Creek Watershed Alliance is a community watershed group in Washington County working to protect and restore the Pigeon Creek watershed, part of the Washington County Watershed Alliance.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy:
The Conservancy improves the quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh by restoring the park system to excellence in partnership with the government and the community. Projects and programs are conducted with respect for the environment, historic design, and the needs of our diverse region.
Pittsburgh United – Our Water:
The Our Water Campaign of Pittsburgh United fights for safe, affordable, and publicly controlled drinking water along with green solutions to our region’s stormwater problems that will make Pittsburgh more resilient to climate change.
pittsburghunited.org/environmental
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority:
PWSA is the largest combined water, sewer and stormwater authority in Pennsylvania, serving more than 500,000 customers throughout the City of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory:
The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory at the University of Pittsburgh elevates water resource sustainability and resilience by fostering research collaborations, communicating knowledge, innovating solutions, and improving the health of the Upper Ohio River basin.
Protect PT:
Protect PT (Penn-Trafford) protects residents’ safety, security, and quality of life by engaging in education and advocacy to protect the economic, environmental, and legal rights of the people in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
RCAP Solutions:
RCAP Solutions assists small drinking water and wastewater utilities, rural communities, and individuals in finding solutions to their infrastructure needs, building financial, managerial, and operational capacity in rural communities throughout Pennsylvania.
rcapsolutions.org/state/pennsylvania
ReImagine Appalachia:
ReImagine Appalachia is a coalition advancing a 21st-century economy that works for communities, workers, and the environment across the Ohio River Valley.
RiverWise:
RiverWise organizes community voice and power so that residents can reclaim agency over the future of communities along the rivers of Beaver County, PA.
Ross Township Environmental Advisory Council:
The Ross Township Environmental Advisory Council advises on local environmental issues along Girty’s Run and connects the community to the broader regional water network.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission – Water Resource Center:
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is the regional planning agency serving the 10-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania. Its Water Resource Center (WRC) facilitates regional coordination and education and provides direct technical assistance to federal, state, regional, and local government and non-profit partners on water resource management initiatives.
Stonycreek Conemaugh River Improvement Project (SCRIP):
SCRIP is a coalition of grassroots organizations and local resource agencies working to restore and promote the Upper Conemaugh watershed, with a strong focus on river health, community engagement, and acid mine drainage remediation.
SWPA Municipal Project Hub:
The Project Hub helps local government officials across Southwestern Pennsylvania access historic federal infrastructure & clean energy funding by connecting them, at no cost, with the resources, hands-on technical assistance, and other support they need to conceptualize, fund, and implement high-impact community development projects.
Three Rivers Quest:
The 3RQ project monitors rivers, tributaries and headwater streams that drain an area of over 25,000 square miles in five states by bringing together academic researchers, citizen scientists, and conservation groups to collect, analyze, and monitor important water quality data.
Three Rivers Waterkeeper:
Three Rivers Waterkeeper protects the quality and health of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and their respective tributaries and watersheds in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association:
The Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association monitors and protects Chartiers Creek—the largest watershed in Washington County—through water-quality monitoring, cleanups, and education, as part of the Washington County Watershed Alliance.
Upstream Pittsburgh:
UpstreamPgh restores and protects the Nine Mile Run watershed ecosystem, while working regionally to support and implement resilient solutions for a healthier urban environment.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pittsburgh District:
The Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitors and collects water samples across its 26,000-square-mile watershed, including 16 multipurpose reservoirs and regulated reaches within the region’s primary river basins.
USGS 3D Hydrography Program:
The U.S. Geological Survey 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) is systematically remapping the nation’s surface-water data in 3D, integrating river networks and waterbodies with high-resolution lidar elevation data.
usgs.gov/3d-hydrography-program
Washington County Watershed Alliance:
The WCWA provides a collaborative framework to support local watershed associations; encourage responsible use of air, land, and water resources; support sound agricultural activities and sustainable land use; and promote the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the county’s natural resources, biodiversity, and ecological health for current and future generations.
Water Center at Penn:
The Water Center at Penn supports communities in meeting their critical water challenges by identifying resilient and sustainable solutions, combining natural and built systems, based on equitable principles that reflect community voices.
WaterNow Alliance:
WaterNow Alliance is a network of local water leaders advancing sustainable, affordable, equitable, and climate-resilient water strategies in their communities.
Watersheds of South Pittsburgh:
The Watersheds of South Pittsburgh transform neglected waterways into thriving ecosystems and valuable community assets, enhancing environmental sustainability and community well-being.
Waynesburg University:
Waynesburg University contributes regional geologic and water-resource expertise through its faculty and academic programs in southwestern Pennsylvania.
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – Watershed Improvement Branch:
The WV DEP Watershed Improvement Branch administers the EPA Nonpoint Source program, Stream Partners Program, and Chesapeake Bay Program in West Virginia, training watershed groups in monitoring and supporting educational outreach through Project WET.
West Virginia Water Research Institute:
The West Virginia Water Research Institute brings together the best available expertise to explore and implement solutions that improve and protect the quality of West Virginia’s water resources and expand the understanding of threats and opportunities through education and outreach.
Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR):
WPCAMR is a non-profit, non-partisan local, state, federal, and industry partnership dedicated to improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in their region. Guided by a Water Quality Technical Advisory Committee of remediation experts, WPCAMR works to halt abandoned mine drainage into Western Pennsylvania’s waterways and has initiated many remediation projects.
Wheeling Creek Watershed Alliance:
The Wheeling Creek Watershed Alliance is a 501(c)(3) in Wheeling, West Virginia, building awareness, use, and water quality across the Wheeling Creek watershed in Ohio County.
facebook.com/WheelingCreekWatershedAlliance
