Urban Waters: A Cycle of Change

The Urban Waters Program is anchored in a simple cycle of change: linking water quality improvements to self-determined community priorities generates broader support and sustains the long-term efforts needed to restore urban water quality. The program strives to create a "virtuous cycle," as illustrated by the image below, which connects people to their urban waters and engages them in restoration, generates new momentum for urban water quality restoration efforts, and improves the surrounding neighborhoods and communities.