Adopt-A-Stream

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Help keep Belton's streams clean through the City's Adopt-A-Stream Program.

Individuals, groups and organizations can adopt a local stream and help protect our water resources by completing at least two clean-up events per year for two years. The City provides clean-up supplies, safety materials and recognition signs for adopted areas.

How to Participate

  1. Choose a stream. Review the Adopt-A-Stream Map and select an area your group would like to adopt. Other locations may also be proposed. Permission is required to access private property.
  2. Review the requirements and apply. Read the General Conditions and Safety Guidelines, then complete the Application and Agreement. Allow one to two weeks for review.
  3. Complete the agreement and orientation. Once approved, submit the Agreement Form. The City will provide a safety orientation for the volunteer group leader before the first clean-up.
  4. Schedule your clean-up. Submit the Request for Clean-Up Event and Safety Kit form at least two weeks before the proposed event.
  5. Prepare your volunteers. Participants must complete the Volunteer Informed Consent and Release. Volunteers under 18 also require the Minor Participation Permission.
  6. Complete your clean-up. Follow the City's Safety Guidelines throughout the event.
  7. Wrap up. Return the Safety Kit and submit the Clean-Up Completion form. After your group's first clean-up, also submit the Adopt-A-Stream Recognition Sign Request.

For future clean-ups, submit the required event and completion forms for each event.

What the City Provides

The City provides clean-up supplies, safety materials and training aids. Adopted areas may also receive a recognition sign following the group's first clean-up event.

Questions?

Contact the Public Works Department at 816-331-4331.

Click here for Interactive Adopt-A-Stream Map

Don't have a stream you're interested in? Check out our Adopt-A-Street Program!

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