About the Partnership
The Drinking Water Providers Partnership is a collaboration of the Geos Institute, USDA Forest Service Region 6, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Washington Department of Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management OR/WA Office, and WildEarth Guardians.
Together, we coordinate an annual, competitive grant solicitation and award program for environmental conservation and restoration projects in municipal watersheds across the Northwest.
The Partners share a common vision that watershed restoration is an important and effective way to provide clean, inexpensive drinking water to communities and protect native fish populations, particularly when downstream and upstream users work together.
Our goals are to:
- Restore and protect the health of watersheds which communities depend upon for drinking water while also benefiting aquatic and riparian ecosystems, including the native fish that inhabit them.
- Support local partnerships between drinking water providers, landowners, and restoration practitioners.
Annual Solicitation Information:
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Current Solicitation
The 2021 call for proposals is open!
- 2021 Request for Proposals
- 2021 Application for Funding
- High-resolution map of source watersheds in Oregon and Washington (and state-specific maps for Oregon and Washington)
Applications are due by 5:00PM PST on 8 January 2021.
If you have questions, please contact a member of the Partnernship
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Past Solicitations
We ran our first solicitation in 2015 and made our first awards in 2016.
- 2020 Request for Proposals and Application for Funding (closed)
- 2019 Request for Proposals and Application for Funding (closed)
- 2018 Request for Proposals and Application for Funding (closed)
- 2017 Request for Proposals and Application for Funding (closed)
- 2016 Request for Proposals and Application for Funding (closed)
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Contact Us
The members of the DWPP look forward to working with you to foster working partnerships between water providers and restoration practitioners throughout Oregon and Washington. Please don’t hesitate to contact any of the following individuals with questions:
- U.S. Forest Service: James Capurso, Regional Fisheries Biologist, 503‐808‐2847, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Julie Harvey, Drinking Water Protection Coordinator, 503‐229‐5664, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Washington Department of Health: Corina Hayes, Source Water Protection Manager, 360‐236‐3114, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management: Scott Lightcap, Fisheries Program Lead for OR & WA, 541‐464‐3325, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Dan Brown, Natural Resource Advisor - Forest Sector, 503-326-6832, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- WildEarth Guardians: Marlies Wierenga, Pacific Northwest Conservation Manager, 503‐278‐0669, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- The Freshwater Trust: Mark McCollister, Habitat Restoration Director, 503-222-9091
- Geos Institute: Tonya Graham, Executive Director, 541-261-6479, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
