The DNR Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP), in collaboration with Save the Dunes and the Septic System Coordination Work Group, is recruiting Clean Water Ambassadors to represent neighborhoods in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties.

The ambassadors will play an active role in the LMCP’s Good Neighbor: Neighborhood Ambassador Program, an education initiative designed to reduce septic system failures and the resulting negative impacts on water quality in northwest Indiana. Clean Water Ambassadors will help educate homeowners with septic systems about how to properly maintain and care for their system, as well as encourage routine maintenance.

Clean Water Ambassadors must maintain residency within the community they are representing and have an interest in the environment and/or public health. A monetary stipend awarded by Save the Dunes is available for qualified participants. For more information about the Good Neighbor: Clean Water Ambassador Program, see savedunes.org/cleanwaterambassador or contact the Lake Michigan Coastal Program atcoastal@dnr.IN.gov.

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Media contact: Bri Ciara, Special Projects Coordinator, Lake Michigan Coastal Program, 219-921-0863,coastal@dnr.IN.gov.