Get Involved

Local governments are critical partners in restoring and protecting their local waterways. Here are some ways that local governments can help protect and restore the Ross Barnett Reservoir:

1. Sponsor a tour to identify potential causes of NPS (nonpoint source) pollution in your community and to illustrate the application of BMP’s.

2. Sponsor an amnesty day and allow people to bring in old paint, chemicals, oil and other chemical waste for proper disposal.

3. Publicly encourage other civic, environmental, business and governmental groups to join you in sponsoring sound preventive measures.

4. Encourage local government officials to develop construction erosion/sediment control ordinances in your community.

5. Consider the impact to streams, rivers, and lakes when making planning and zoning decisions.