Keep It Clean

    Hoover Crop  

Simple steps you can take at home to  prevent water pollution .


Take a Tour

Watershed Signage

Signage installed at Griggs, O'Shaughnessy & Hoover Reservoirs invites park visitors to  take a self-guided tour along the shoreline & learn about the green infrastructure installed there.

Rain gardens, porous pavement & more can improve the quality of storm water entering the reservoirs that supply our drinking water.

Non-point Source Pollution

Stormwater Runoff

Protect our Waterways
Illustration Courtesy of NCDENR

Waterways Task Force Reservoir Management Plans

The Waterways Task Force drafted management plans for each of the city’s three reservoirs. The task force included representatives from municipal, recreational, academic and residential communities. Public meetings and workshops were held to seek additional input and provide updates of the task force's progress. Reservoir management plans were completed in:

1990 Hoover Reservoir

1991 O’Shaughnessy Reservoir 

1995 Griggs Reservoir