Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition
The Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition was formed from the Vision Statement of the Blue Ridge Mountain Communities Area Watershed Plan “Future of the Mountain: A Common Vision for the Jefferson County Blue Ridge Mountain Communities Area.”
The goals of the Coalition are:
- Monitoring, protecting, and restoring water quality in the Blue Ridge watershed of Jefferson County;
- Reducing nutrients and sediment in the Blue Ridge watershed of Jefferson County and ultimately in the Chesapeake Bay;
- Obtaining funds to achieve effective and long-term solutions;
- Educating citizens about the natural environment and how they can have a positive impact on our watershed and ultimately the quality of the Chesapeake Bay;
- Honoring the Common Vision and new concerns of the residents of the Blue Ridge communities of Jefferson County; and
- Preventing future necessity for public water or sewage systems by preserving and improving the current private water sources, wells, and septic systems along the Blue Ridge of Jefferson County.