Lake Havasu City currently has an Adopt a Street/Adopt a Wash Program. For more information please contact Linda Wheeler, Lake Havasu City Public Works Administration, (928) 453-6660. The Adopt-A-Street/Wash Program is a litter awareness program where civic/community groups, families, or businesses volunteer to pick up litter along Lake Havasu City washes.

What Lake Havasu City Provides For Volunteers

• Available Street/Wash segments for volunteer groups based on safety considerations, including traffic volumes, speeds, curves, and a number of intersections.
• Supply safety vests which must be returned after the work is finished.
• Fabricate and install signs identifying the name of the group.
• Supply litter bags and removes and disposes of the filled bags.
• Provide safety training for group coordinators.

What Volunteers Must Provide

• Two year commitments to pick up litter along a segment of a city wash or Street.
• Schedule a date and time of each clean up with the Public Works Department contact. (Linda Wheeler)
• A commitment to pick up litter at least two times per year.
• Hold a safety briefing before each clean up.
• Designate a member as a coordinator.
• Maintain a working group of six to ten people.