Public Works
Stormwater Management
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT/PARTICIPATION
Want to be part of the solution, get involved!
Find out more about how you can help. Contact any of these outstanding organizations listed below.
Watershed Organizations
The Charlotte Harbor NEP is a partnership that protects
the Charlotte Harbor estuaries from Venice to Estero Bay by improving the
ecological integrity of the watershed. This partnership gives citizens, elected
officials, resource managers, and commercial and recreational resource users
within the 4,400-square-mile study area a voice to address diverse resource
management concerns including fish and wildlife habitat loss, water quality and
water flow. The watershed in the study area includes all or parts of Lee,
Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Polk, Hardee and DeSoto counties.
Charlotte County's Adopt-A-Road Program
The program offers groups a
project that gives members the satisfaction of making a contribution to their
community. At the same time, it generates publicity for the group's
service activities.
Florida's Adopt-A-Highway Program
Since its inception in 1990, Florida's Adopt-A-Highway Program has been successful in reducing the cost of litter removal and improving the
appearance of highway right-of-way areas throughout Florida.
Florida Yards And
Neighborhoods
The Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
Program is an educational outreach program informing homeowners how they
can be more environmentally friendly with their landscape care practices and how
this can help protect Florida's natural environment for future generations.
