Hendricks County Partnership for Water Quality

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Hendricks County Partnership for Water Quality Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment by protecting Hendricks County's waterways.

Hendricks County Partnership for Water Quality coordinates stormwater education for and with these entities:
- Hendricks County government
- Town of Avon
- Town of Brownsburg
- Town of Danville
- Town of Pittsboro
- Town of Plainfield
- Hendricks County Parks and Recreation
- Hendricks County Recycling District
- Hendricks County Soil and Water Conservation District

🍁 Fall is a good time to clean your gutters. Leaves and other debris can clog gutters, which can lead to frozen gutters ...
10/23/2026

🍁 Fall is a good time to clean your gutters. Leaves and other debris can clog gutters, which can lead to frozen gutters and/or overflowing gutters.

πŸ”  Word Game: can you guess the word(s) using the clues provided? If you've followed Word Wednesdays for a while, you've ...
10/22/2026

πŸ”  Word Game: can you guess the word(s) using the clues provided? If you've followed Word Wednesdays for a while, you've seen this word defined. (Hint: you can look back at the Word Wednesday posts for the answer. We don't mind.)
Reply with your answer below! πŸ† Winners will be awarded a GIF of our choosing.

β“πŸ” Teachers, homeschool parents, and scout leaders, looking for FREE guest speakers?Do your students enjoy solving myste...
10/21/2026

β“πŸ” Teachers, homeschool parents, and scout leaders, looking for FREE guest speakers?
Do your students enjoy solving mysteries? Schedule this "Ghost Map" lesson today!
Contact the Education Coordinator, Sarah Wolf, at [email protected] or 317-557-8043.
The whole list of activities offered and associated academic standards can be found at www.co.hendricks.in.us/cleanwater. These lessons are for 2nd through 12th grade.

❓ Word Wednesday: what is a "floodplain"?Floodplains are should be avoided when building homes and businesses because th...
10/21/2026

❓ Word Wednesday: what is a "floodplain"?
Floodplains are should be avoided when building homes and businesses because those areas WILL flood. It is important to leave floodplains as natural as possible so that they function properly, and reduce worse problems downstream.

🍁 Trees put a lot of energy into growing leaves during the summer. When allowed to decompose on the ground beneath the t...
10/20/2026

🍁 Trees put a lot of energy into growing leaves during the summer. When allowed to decompose on the ground beneath the trees, these leaves fertilize the trees naturally and for free. Don't be a robber and steal your trees' nutrients!

🍁 Leave the Leaves for box turtles!Move leaves to the edge of your property if you must, but don't set them out for the ...
10/19/2026

🍁 Leave the Leaves for box turtles!
Move leaves to the edge of your property if you must, but don't set them out for the garbage.

😲 Prior to 1972, many of our rivers, including the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, literally caught on fire due to rivers b...
10/18/2026

😲 Prior to 1972, many of our rivers, including the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, literally caught on fire due to rivers being used as dumping grounds and open sewers. On this day in 1972, the Clean Water Act was passed, and our rivers are healthier!
While vastly improved, our water still needs OUR help! Let's continue to work TOGETHER! Follow this page for more ways that YOU can help to protect OUR water!


πŸ’šπŸ’™ If fertilizing your lawn this fall, follow these tips to save money and to protect our water quality. Grass can't use...
10/17/2026

πŸ’šπŸ’™ If fertilizing your lawn this fall, follow these tips to save money and to protect our water quality. Grass can't use extra fertilizer if it is over-applied.

🍁 Consider Leaving the Leaves this fall. Keeping the leaves on your yard or in the compost pile has benefits. (Plus no b...
10/16/2026

🍁 Consider Leaving the Leaves this fall. Keeping the leaves on your yard or in the compost pile has benefits. (Plus no blisters!)

, keep leaves off the street and out of storm drains.

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355 S Washington Street, #160
Danville, IN
46122

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