Lake Monroe Water Fund Mission
The Lake Monroe Water Fund is an active funder for watershed projects that conserve, protect and sustain Lake Monroe as our shared community water resource.
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The Future of Clean Water is in Your Hands – Give Directly to Our Endowment Fund
Beach Bash 2025 – August 9th
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The goal of a Water Fund is to contribute to water security through nature-based solutions that serve the entire community. Read More…
Lake Monroe, also known as Lake Monroe Reservoir is the sole water source for Monroe and several surrounding counties serving over 128,000 customers annually. Lake Monroe Reservoir became operational in 1965 when other water sources (University Lake, Griffy Reservoir and Lake Lemon) ran out – threatening the local population, the economy and the potential loss of Indiana University.
Lake Monroe Reservoir was built for flood control and as a 100 year water source, however, in 2015 we celebrated its 50 year anniversary. Now is the time to develop an ongoing funding vehicle for remediation projects, initiating BMP practices, implementing the Watershed Management Plan, and long term sustainability programs and protections to extend the life of Lake Monroe as our sole water source and to maintain it as key to our regional economy.
There are many ways that you can support the mission of Lake Monroe Water Fund: donation, education, participation and more. Click here to Get Involved!
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There are many ways that you can support the mission of Lake Monroe Water Fund, both small and large. Together we can protect the future of Lake Monroe.
Donate
Support us by giving to the Lake Monroe Water Fund Endowment or by giving a one-time or recurring gift to help support on the ground conservation efforts.
Educate
Keep learning! Take a look around the rest of this website to learn about the importance of Lake Monroe, and the ways you can help protect our watershed.