Little Falls Watershed Alliances is honored to be the recipient of two grants from the Montgomery County Watershed Restoration and Outreach Grant Program. One $33,000 grant will fund permeable pavement for the Overlook community pool to manage stormwater run-off that is causing considerable erosion and other problems in the Little Falls Stream Valley Park. A second $30,000 grant is for an innovative water quality monitoring project using autonomous environmental robots. The robots will be placed in the Little Falls and Willet Branches and transmit water quality data for analysis by student volunteers.
Autonomous robot ready to be launched in the creek! The robots will be able to test up to 10 different water quality measures including pH, temperature, nitrogen, and turbidity.
Permeable pavers allow rain water to soak into the ground instead of running off into the local storm drain system and into the creek. The pavers are installed over 18 inches of stone and gravel which captures the water and holds it until it soaks into the ground.
We are very excited to start working on these projects. More information will be posted on our website as the work progresses.
The grants are funded by the Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund.
