The China Region Lakes Alliance| Adopt Your Watershed

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Contact Person and Group Information

Contact Name:	Jenna Richardson	Street Address:	571 Lakeview dr.

Group or School Name:	The China Region Lakes Alliance	City:	China

E-mail Address:	lakesalliance@yahoo.com	State:	MAINE

Phone #:	207-445-5021	Zip/Postal Code:	04358

Is this a School Group?

National or Regional Group Affiliation: (If your group is a member of a larger national or regional organization, or other partnership, give name.)

Describe your group's purpose, activities, publications, or accomplishments: * The China Region Lakes Alliance (CRLA) is a non-profit organization that works to improve and protect the water quality of four lakes in central Maine: China Lake, Threecornered Pond, Threemile Pond and Webber Pond. Our members include the lake associations from each of these watershed, the towns they are located in nad the Kennebec County drinking water supply plant. We have a conservation corps in the summer that does work mitigating erosion problems in these watersheds. We do a lot of outreach in these communities and soon we will have our own website! Our groups is a leader in the central Maine area when it comes to watershed issues adn education.

What waterbody types is your group involved with? (use X to check all that apply):

Groundwater	x River or Stream	Estuary	Other:
Coral reef	Marine	Air
x Land	x Lake or Pond	Reservoir
Beach	x Wetland

Do you conduct monitoring?
Is your group a state-wide organization?	No

Select the type of organization that most closely describes your group:	Watershed Alliance/Council

If you selected "other" as the type of organization above, please enter the type here:

List your group's partners:	China Lake Association, Threecornered Pond Improvement Association, Threemile Pond Association, Webber Pond Association, Town of China, Vasalboro and Windsor and the Kennebec County Water District.

Number of Volunteers:	20

If your group has a website, what is the Internet Address (URL)?	http://www.lakesalliance.org/


Geographic Information
In what geographic area does your group work?

Zip Codes:	04358; 04354

Counties:	Kennebec County

Cities/Towns:	China, Vasalboro, Windsor, Palermo, Augusta

Select a State:	Maine

Select your USGS Catalog Unit: (Select a state in the field above to show watershed choices.)	01030001-UPPER KENNEBEC

USGS Cataloging Unit: (8 digit)	01030001

Stream or Watershed Name:

Latitude/Longitude:

Describe in your own words:	We work in the central Maine region just outside of the popultaion centers of Augusta, our capital, and Waterville.