Intel to help improve water quality in the Licking Watershed
NASHPORT, Ohio (WCMH) – Gov. Mike DeWine, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Intel are teaming up for a new H2Ohio project that will help improve water quality in the Licking Watershed.
Since Intel came to Ohio, it made a commitment to invest in the people and the natural resources of the state. That latest commitment is the Dillon Wetland Restoration Project.
“The message we are sending today with Intel’s participation in this is that we’re all about water in the state of Ohio. We value it, we take care of it and we protect it,” said Gov. DeWine.
The project was announced Thursday morning at Dillon State Park in Nashport, but the Dillon Wetland will be built six miles from there.
The wetland will help Ohio’s water in multiple ways including improving habitats for wildlife in the area, protecting the state’s natural resources and improving the quality of our water.
“We’re going to continue to build wetlands. They are a natural filter, they’re good for wildlife, they’re going to be here forever. By making these improvements we can make sure that the water continues to be clean,” said Gov. DeWine.
Construction on the wetland project is set to begin sometime this summer and should be completed by spring 2025.