River Safe Homes

Make Your Home a RiverSafe Home! Protect our Waterways

Read the Riversafe Brochure & take the Survey!

New Water Quality Video!

Every time we water the lawn, wash the car - or even walk the dog - Washtenaw County residents have an impact on this area's life giving water systems.  Now, you and your family can be part of a program from the Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner that will protect Washtenaw County waterways: the River Safe Homes Program.

Your family could make your home a RiverSafe home. It's easy to do! By completing a user friendly online survey, residents can pledge to make their homes RiverSafe.  Taking the survey allows any resident to identify water quality protection activities you might already do around the house, and the program helps you commit to other pollution prevention practices you might not have considered before.

The RiverSafe Homes brochure gives all the information needed to get acquainted with the topics covered in the survey:

In return for taking the survey and making a commitment to water quality protection, participants receive a RiverSafe Homes marker to display at your home. You can choose from two marker styles once you complete the survey.

Read the Brochure & take the RiverSafe Survey Now!

Participants may also choose to be added to an e-mail list to receive periodic environmental tips and information. With more than 138,000 households in Washtenaw County, the RiverSafe Homes Program should have a great "cumulative effect" opportunity to reduce pollutants in all of Washtenaw County waterways.

The RiverSafe Reporter is a quarterly publication of the RiverSafe Homes program brought to you by the Water Resources Commissioners Office. In it you will find news, tips and information about water quality issues that you may be able to incorporate into your daily life.  For the latest edition of the reporter click HERE.

For more information about RiverSafe Homes or other water quality information contact:

Michelle Bononi, Senior Environmental Planner (734) 222-6833 or
Janis Bobrin, Water Resources Commissioner (734) 222-6886