Water grant applications deadline nears

BELLEVILLE – Applications for the Illinois American Water Environmental Grant Program are available.

The company will award grants of up to $10,000 to support innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface
water and or groundwater supplies through partnerships.

To qualify, proposed projects must:

■ Address a source water or watershed protection need in the community.

■ Be completed between May 1 and Nov. 30.

■ Be a new or innovative program for the community or serve as a significant expansion to an existing program.

■ Be carried out by a formal or informal partnership between two or more organizations.

■ Provide evidence of sustainability (continued existence after the American Water grant monies are utilized).

■ Be in an Illinois American Water service area .

Visit www.illinoisamwater.com for more information or application forms.

Applications must be postmarked by March 10, and emailed to karen.cotton@amwater.com; or Karen Cotton at Illinois American Water, 123 SW Washington, Peoria, IL  61602.

Illinois American Water is an investor-owned water utility, providing water and wastewater services.

American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville and at 304 Second Ave., Sterling.