Salt Creek Watershed
Salt Creek Watershed Group Vision :
A healthy Salt Creek watershed that protects and improves lake Michigan water quality, provides recreation for surrounding communities, and helps maintain a strong economic base and an excellent quality of life.
The 49,573-acre Salt Creek watershed located in Porter County, Indiana includes sections of Valparaiso, Portage, Chesterton, Porter, Burns Harbor, and South Haven. SDCF kicked off the Salt Creek watershed planning process (funded by Indiana Department of Environmental Management) in 2006 with a workshop designed to educate stakeholders on the watershed and watershed management. The Salt Creek Watershed Group met quarterly to guide the development of the plan. The Group includes representatives from all municipalities in the watershed, IDEM, NIRPC, the Porter County Plan Commission, the Porter County Surveyor’s Office, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Valparaiso and Purdue Universities, the Northwest Indiana Steelheaders, and others.
Salt Creek is identified in IDEM’s Impaired Waters Lists starting in 1998. The Salt Creek Watershed Management Plan assesses current water quality, identifies pollutant sources, and provides activities necessary to achieve water quality goals.
Downloads:
The Salt Creek Watershed Management Project
