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In 1990, 1993 & 1995 severe flooding occurred on Scott County urban streams.

PSCW is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the stewardship of Scott County watersheds through education, technical guidance, and volunteer opportunities. This flooding was a result of the conventional methods being used to deal with stormwater. These events and concerns with water quality in Scott County streams led to the formation of the Partners of Scott County Watersheds, an alliance committed to developing and implementing ways all citizens can be better stewards of our watersheds. Since 2003, the group has been improving water quality and working toward flood reduction in Scott County by providing residents, landowners, developers, environmental organizations, educators, and government officials with education, technical support, and financial assistance to promote and install best management practices.

11/13/2026

Want to know how much nitrate is in your drinking water? You can’t taste it, see it, or smell it. You have to test. 🔍💧

Nitrate Watch volunteers have been doing just that. Catch a glimpse of the drinking water nitrate data reported by Nitrate Watch volunteers so far in 2026.

The US EPA mandates that the maximum allowable nitrate-N concentration for drinking water is 10 mg/L. Well water is not subject to this regulatory standard. Research indicates that a drinking water standard of 10 mg/L may not be sufficiently protective of human health. Adverse health effects have been observed with prolonged exposure to drinking water containing nitrate-N concentrations of 5 mg/L, or even less.

Want to test your water? Join the community science movement. Request a free Nitrate Watch kit at nitratewatch.org.

11/13/2026

Set a reminder to volunteer this fall!

Sign up at https://xstreamcleanup.org/upcoming-events

11/13/2026

Day 1: Stop reacting to flooding and plan for it

On December 15, Aaron Gwinnup and Greg Pierce (RDG Planning and Design) cover how to build a community stormwater plan, tie it to capital budgets, and carry it through development review. The morning wraps up with an ethics hour on who the engineer really serves: clients, the public and future residents. Planners and people newer to stormwater are welcome too.

Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ggqffg9

10/30/2026

See the last few cleanup opportunities of the season! With Xstream Cleanup

Cleanup Season is the new Spooky Season!

Visit https://xstreamcleanup.org/upcoming-events to view our last volunteer opportunities of 2026 with Partners of Scott County Watersheds, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and QC Clean River Advisory Council !

10/26/2026

10/23/2026

Join us and the DNR for a vegetation management and trash cleanup day at the Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area! During the week - so nothing filling up the Saturday schedule 😀🍁🌳

Event Date Wednesday - 10/28/2026 Start Time 2pm End Time 6pm Event Description Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and Iowa DNR for a cleanup at Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area! We will have opportunities for many age levels and abilities. Volunteer jobs include trash pickup along the sho...

10/23/2026

Take this 5 minute survey! We're looking for our communities interests relating to the river and need your input!

Your River. Your Community. Your Voice!

Got 5 minutes? Tell the Clean River Advisory Council (C-RAC) what the Mississippi River means to you and how we can work together to keep our waterways clean, healthy, and sustainable.

Finish the survey and enter to win a prize drawing!

Take the 2026 C-RAC Community Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CleanRiverQC

Every voice matters. Please share this post to help us reach more neighbors!

06/25/2026

Event Date Saturday - 07/11/2026 Start Time 8:00 AM End Time 12:00 PM Event Description Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds for the Summer 2026 Snapshot Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Event! This is your opportunity to become a citizen scientist for the day and gather important data about t...

06/18/2026

Registration is open!

Wondering if Partners of Scott County Watersheds' Spring Snapshot is the right volunteer activity for you? Maybe this will help!

Get the details and sign up at https://xstreamcleanup.org/upcoming-events

04/20/2026

Check out this upcoming weekday cleanup opportunity!
Xstream Cleanup

Event Date Wednesday - 05/13/2026 Start Time 9:00 AM End Time 11:00 AM Event Description Join the Clean River Advisory Council on our annual Spring Cleanup. We will be focusing on cleaning up garbage along the Jefferson Park Neighborhood on Wed. May 13th from 9am - 11am. We will meet at Jefferson Pa...

Address

1200 E 46th Street
Davenport, IA
52807

Telephone

(563) 336-3378

Website

http://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/

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