Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Growing Greener Program

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) has developed and implemented a successful capacity-building model that provides watershed groups the necessary program and technical assistance to effectively address local water-quality concerns across the state. The willingness of private citizens to take action to protect and restore local streams, as evidenced by the many groups looking to the C-SAW program for support, is improving water quality and preserving streams throughout the Commonwealth.

Several organizations have joined forces to form the Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) to assist local watershed groups achieve their goals of watershed protection. C-SAW is a team of professionals available to provide technical assistance to your watershed group. Depending on the needs of your group, C-SAW can provide technical assistance in three main areas: Watershed Specific Technical Assistance, Mentoring Assistance, and Quality Control Assistance for water-quality and macroinvertebrate monitoring programs.

C-SAW's record illustrates the magnitude and scope of this program. Over the past seven and half years, C-SAW has:

CSAW's work has led to the creation and implementation of effective monitoring programs, design and implementation of technically-sound restoration projects, enhanced data quality, improved data utilization, greater vigilance and citizen involvement at the local level, and the formation of sturdy structures that contribute to long-term organization sustainability.

This project has received continued funding.  For further information visit the CSAW homepage. .