Advocating for the Monongahela Cricks and Hollows
our mission.
The Mon Water Project (MWP) and its Coalition will conserve, restore, enjoy, and protect our neighborhood’s tributary waters to the Monongahela River. We will educate and activate individuals as we plan, partner, and build science-based solutions in our watershed.
our vision.
The Mon Water Project (MWP) believes that flooding is solvable, creeks are restorable, rivers are for recreation, and urban land use practices can be a part of a sustainable restoration and conservation movement in the City of Pittsburgh and its Rivers.
a community, a neighborhood.
our peopleshed.
The Mon Water Project builds community partnerships and facilitates power building within our neighborhoods. We know clean and healthy water is the goal, but community building is our priority. We plan to be an important partner in facilitating neighborly interactions around our urban hydrology and its environmental sustainability, and helping each stakeholder help out where we can.
a watershed, a sewershed.
our cricks and hollows.
Do you live in the boundaries of the 4 Mile Run Watershed? What about the other watersheds within the Mon River Valley within the City of Pittsburgh?
At The Mon Water Project, we’re building a strong coalition of neighbors who can advocate, communicate, and protect the water resources of Oakland, Squirrel Hill, Greenfield, Glen Hazel, and Hazelwood.
“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment
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