In 2000, the 10 municipalities in the Euclid Creek Watershed organized informally with the assistance of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) to form a Euclid Creek Watershed Council to address common environmental, storm water and development concerns in the Euclid Creek Watershed.

In 2001, NOACA obtained a grant from the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund to develop a regional storm water program model for USEPA’s Phase II program and to undertake a demonstration of the use of this model with Euclid Creek Communities. Each of the communities in Euclid Creek agreed to provide matching funds for this effort and to cooperate with it. NOACA contracted with the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to serve as watershed coordinator for this demonstration effort.

In 2002, the SWCD obtained a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to serve as a Watershed Coordinator for Euclid Creek. Consistent with the goals of the ODNR Watershed Coordinator Program, the purposes of this agreement are a) to facilitate development of a watershed plan for the Euclid Creek, and b) to promote coordinated participation of local units of government in the development of the plan.

Identification of Key Personnel:

Co-Chairs, Euclid Creek Watershed Council

Honorable John Kocevar, Mayor of South Euclid
Honorable Merle Gorden, Mayor of Beachwood

Advisor to Euclid Creek Watershed Council

Mr. John Beeker, Environmental Planning Director
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
1299 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 241-2414 ext. 250
FAX: (216) 621-3024
E-mail: jbeeker@mpo.noaca.org

Janine Rybka, District Administrator
Cuyahoga SWCD
6100 West Canal Road
Valley View, Ohio 44125
Phone: (216) 524-6580
FAX: (216) 524-6584
E-mail: jrybka@cuyahogaswcd.org