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The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC), a 501(c)(3) organization, is a voluntary public watershed entity currently comprised of 35 municipal governments (i.e. cities, townships and villages), three counties (Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw), Henry Ford Community College and four cooperating partners (i.e. other organizations) as authorized by Part 312 (Watershed Alliances) of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) as amended by Act No. 517, Public Acts of 2004.
| name = Alliance of Rouge Communities
| formation = {{start date and age|2006|01|}}
| abbreviation = ARC
| tax_id = 22-3931720
| status = [[501(c)(3)]]
| headquarters = [[Canton, Michigan]]
| website = https://www.allianceofrougecommunities.com/
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{{primary sources|date=October 2012}}
{{refimprove|date=October 2012}}
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The '''Alliance of Rouge Communities''' (ARC) is a [[Michigan]]-based [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]] dedicated to maintaining water quality around the [[Rouge River (Michigan)|Rouge River]]. The ARC comprises 35 cities, towns and villages, along with [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]], [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]] and [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]] counties, along with non-government bodies governments as authorized by Michigan law. It was founded in 2006 and granted 501(c)(3) status in 2011. The ARC is funded through a mix of grants and membership dues applied to the member organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allianceofrougecommunities.com/history.html|title=History of the ARC|publisher=Alliance of Rouge Communities|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref>
The purpose of the ARC is to provide an institutional mechanism to encourage watershed-wide cooperation and mutual support to meet water quality permit requirements and to restore beneficial uses of the Rouge River to the area residents.
 
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== External links ==
 
* [https://www.allianceofrougecommunities.com/ Official website]
 
[[Category:Environmental organizations based in Michigan]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Michigan]]
[[Category:501(c)(3) organizations]]