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.
What Is A Water Fund?
Why Now?
How Can You Help?
What Is A Water Fund?
The goal of a Water Fund is to contribute to water security through nature-based solutions that serve the entire community. Read More…
Why Now?
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.
How Can You Help?
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!
Dive in to the info bubbles below to learn more about why Lake Monroe Reservoir is so important to our community.
DRINKING WATER
Lake Monroe is the sole drinking water source for over 128,000 customers in Monroe County.
Learn More RECREATION
1.5 million annual visitors enjoy Lake Monroe: from sailing to swimming, boating, fishing and more.
Learn More NATURAL HERITAGE
Home to the once endangered Bald Eagle, Lake Monroe boasts a wide array of flora and fauna.
Learn More ECONOMY
There are over 6,000 businesses contributing $6.4 billion in GDP, all of which are reliant on Lake Monroe.
Learn More DRINKING WATER
Lake Monroe is the sole drinking water source for over 128,000 customers in Monroe County.
Learn More RECREATION
1.5 million annual visitors enjoy Lake Monroe: from sailing to swimming, boating, fishing and more.
Learn More NATURAL HERITAGE
Home to the once endangered Bald Eagle, Lake Monroe boasts a wide array of flora and fauna.
Learn More ECONOMY
There are over 6,000 businesses contributing $6.4 billion in GDP, all of which are reliant on Lake Monroe.
Learn More Water Fund Statistics
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Affecting change takes a community.
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.
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