Protect Our Water
Protect Our Future
We are a Non-Profit Organization and licensed member of the global Waterkeeper Alliance movement, established exclusively to protect the Illinois River watershed from the numerous threats it faces today. Using legal advocacy, independent state-accredited testing, and you, the people, we will continue to impact real, measurable improvements in the quality of our water in our beautiful river and it’s tributaries.
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
Dec 10
Peoria City Hall
March 22
Peoria Public Library - Lincoln Branch
1312 W. Lincoln Ave.
Peoria Riverkeeper to speak to city council regarding a re-zoning application submitted by BioUrja Renewables. BioUrja, formerly known as ADM, has been in violation of the Clean Water Act for failing to develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, yet aims to add another facility on their property downtown, which is located in an Environmental Justice area and is rated in the 98th percentile in the nation for industrial stormwater discharge.
Peoria Riverkeeper is hosting the first of many neighborhood cleanups! Come join us for coffee, donuts, and community cleanup as we congregate at Peoria Public Library’s Lincoln Branch at 1312 W. Lincoln Ave. Peoria, IL 61605!
We will be focused on the area surrounding the library and adjacent main roads of Howett and Lincoln. Coffee, donuts, trash bags, gloves, and trash pickers will be provided!
The library will be open, so come check out a beautiful and historic piece of Peoria, meet some new friends, and help make Peoria a better place to live, one neighborhood at a time!
April 28
Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, Il
Peoria Riverkeeper hosting an educational seminar for Sun Foundation’s Clean Water Celebration
The Clean Water Celebration is held each spring at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. The largest event of its kind in the world, students learn how to make a difference by protecting water—our most precious resource. Illinois students, teachers, business professionals and environmentalists, are joined by an odd assortment of tiny tadpoles, wiggly worms, native bluegills, and zebra mussels. There’s nothing like it anywhere. Peoria
Our Services
From our community cleanup events, to public education, and engaging with our youth at school programs, we find many ways to promote awareness and involve EVERYONE in the importance of protecting our water sources.
We use state-accredited practices and laboratories to establish long-term water quality monitoring programs, tracking threats and the progress of our impact in real time
The federal Clean Water Act was established to hold polluters accountable and achieve sustainability for companies that pollute natural water bodies. We act as a representative of our water and step in when entities operate outside of federal and local regulations
Pollution and industry often target low income neighborhoods and areas for their operations. This is because these communities have less of a voice and influence to protect themselves and the natural resources around them. We engage with community leaders of low income areas andindigenous communities ensuring they have a voice in protecting these resources.
Help us make waves
The truth is…we cant do this without you! As a tax-exempt Nonprofit Organization (501c3), we are eligible to receive donations which can be written off on your annual tax statement. Please consider helping us save our river today!
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