Kentucky River Watershed Watch Inc.

Protecting and Restoring the Kentucky River Basin Since 1997

Welcome to the Kentucky River Watershed Watch (KRWW). For nearly three decades, our network of dedicated volunteers, scientists, and community leaders has worked across the basin to monitor water quality, raise public awareness, and empower local stewardship.

Our History & Evolution

Founded in 1997, incorporated in 2000, Kentucky River Watershed Watch began as a grass-roots, volunteer-driven water monitoring initiative in cooperation with the Sierra Club, Kentucky Waterways Alliance and the Kentucky Division of Water Water Watch program. Across 42 counties, hundreds of community volunteers have gathered thousands of water samples, creating one of the most comprehensive water quality data sets in the region.

Our volunteers helped pinpoint sources of pollution, inform local leaders, and educate communities on the health of their local streams, tributaries, and the mainstem of the Kentucky River.

Our New Mission: Advocacy & Nature-Based Solutions

Now that Watershed Watch in Kentucky DBA Kentucky Watershed Watch is managing water quality monitoring directly, Kentucky RIVER Watershed Watch is expanding its mission under the banner of Kentucky River Basin Advocates to actively drive solutions across the watershed. 

We are championing nature-based solutions and stronger community advocacy
to tackle modern water quality and stormwater challenges:

• Riparian Buffers & Stream Restoration: Restoring natural vegetation along stream banks to filter runoff, prevent severe erosion, and restore aquatic habitats.

• Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Promoting rain gardens, bioswales, and wetlands in rural and urban areas to naturally filter pollutants before they enter our waterways.

• Floodplain Protection: Advocating for healthy floodplains that naturally absorb floodwaters, reduce downstream risks, and improve basin-wide resilience.

• Community Advocacy: Empowering citizens and local leaders to support policies, land-use planning, and watershed management strategies that prioritize clean, healthy water.

Board Officers

• President: Jerry Weisenfluh, Lexington, KY

• Vice President: Mary Rossano, Wilmore, KY

• Secretary: Ken Cooke, Lexington, KY 

• Treasurer: Mary Miller, Wilmore, KY

• Registered Agent & Board Member: Hank Graddy, Versailles, KY
  
  
  

Get Involved

Whether you want to become a volunteer water sampler, advocate for green infrastructure in your community, or support our efforts through a tax-deductible donation, there is a place for you in the watershed protection movement.

Contact Us: KYRIVERWW@gmail.com

Organization Information & Public Disclosures

Kentucky River Watershed Watch is a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to transparency and community service.

• Tax Status: Recognized 501(c)(3) Public Charity (Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law)

• Employer Identification Number (EIN / Tax ID): 31-1749797

• Address:
  137 N. Main Street

Versailles, KY 40383

www.kentuckyriver.org is the official website and domain of Kentucky River Watershed Watch, Inc. (formerly krww.org)