About the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC)
The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC), a 501(c)(3) organization, is a voluntary public watershed entity currently comprised of 35 municipal governments (i.e. cities, townships and villages), three counties (Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw), Henry Ford Community College, University of Michigan-Dearborn and cooperating partners (i.e. other organizations) as authorized by Part 312 (Watershed Alliances) of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) as amended by Act No. 517, Public Acts of 2004.
The purpose of the ARC is to provide an institutional mechanism to encourage watershed-wide cooperation and mutual support to meet water quality permit requirements and to restore beneficial uses of the Rouge River to the area residents.
Current and recently completed projects include:
- 2015 GLRI NOAA funded Henry Ford Estate Dam Fish Passage design project
- 2014 Restoring Tree Canopy in the Rouge River Area of Concern funded through GLRI and USDA Forest Service - View the Press Release
COMPLETED PROJECTS:
- 2013 Rouge Oxbow Restoration Project Phase III Design funded through Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Learn about the project, Learn what the benefits will be
- 2012 Restoring Community Trees in an Urban Watershed funded through
GLRI and USDA Forest Service - Danvers Pond Dam Removal funded through GLRI
- Transforming the Rouge funded through GLRI
- Wayne Road Dam Removal and Restoration funded through a Rouge Round X Grant, GLRI and NOAA
- Rouge River Monitoring for E. coli TMDL Implementation funded through MDEQ Clean Water Fund (CMI)
Health of the Rouge River
