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National Water Monitoring Day Summary

National Water Monitoring Day Summary. NWQMC meeting December 2002. Year of Clean Water. Celebration … …30 Years of successes Recommitment… …To work yet to be completed. Educate the public on water quality issues.

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National Water Monitoring Day Summary

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  1. National Water Monitoring Day Summary NWQMC meeting December 2002

  2. Year of Clean Water Celebration… …30 Years of successes • Recommitment… …To work yet to be completed • Educate the public on water quality issues. • Encourage & strengthen partnerships between citizens, private org’s & government agencies. • Celebrate accomplishments of the CWA • Identify work that still needs to be done.

  3. Resolutions • Presidential Year of Clean Water Proclamation • Joint Congressional Resolution designating 2002 as the Year of Clean Water • Year of Clean Water Proclamations by Governors of at least 15 States. • State based educational and celebratory events

  4. NWMD Workgroup • Chaired by YOCW / ASWIPCA • US EPA • USGS • NWQMC • Washington State Dept Ecology • Pennsylvania DEP • Texas Watch Program • URI Watershed Watch • Oklahoma Water Res. Board • Earthforce • EASI • Earthday Network • California Water Res. Board

  5. Four Tiers of Monitoring spanningOctober 12th to 27th • Federal agencies • State agencies • Volunteer monitoring progs All target their usual monitoring to that time span, Using their equipment and methodologies • Members of the public • YOCW monitoring kit

  6. Water Temperature • pH • Turbidity/Clarity • Dissolved Oxygen Kit cost $17.75 - 50 pH, DO tests Order at: www.yearofcleanwater.org

  7. Registration, Data Entry • All web based • www.yearofcleanwater.org (use Internet Explorer) • Registration required prior to monitoring • Monitor & site info • Helpful to know lat/long • Other planned activities • Shoreside cleanups • Surveys/Habitat Assessments • Water Festivals • Database 10/1/02 -12/5/02

  8. 4100 Sites Registered* • 66% (~2700 sites) data/info logged as of 11/15/02 • 80,000 – 85,000 participants, maybe as high as 100,000 • <2% entered supplementary data * USGS, EASI data not included

  9. Success Measured in Many Ways • Kansas City – week-long series of events • Involved thousands of folks • Recharged lagging partnerships • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Fndn • Monitoring coast from Oregon to Mexico • 2370 folks at 280 sites • SC – galvanized lake community to monitor “ignored“ lake • RI – 4 tiers of events • Reception-CWA/30, RIDEM/25, longtime volunteer monitors honored • Monitoring workshop • Travelling photo exhibit

  10. USGS: Outstanding in the Field • 67 USGS-related events • 5600 non-USGS attendees • 36 covered by news media • 28 TV/cable • 6 radio • 27 had “dignitaries” in attendence • Response from District Chiefs • 47 positive • 1 negative

  11. Concerns • Lack of involvement by agencies other than EPA, USGS • Time of year problematic • Limited parameters • Concerns with the kit • Database difficulties • Easiest for single site monitoring • No batch entry • Difficulty with locating sites • Poor map • Lat/long conversions tedious • Will the data be used?

  12. Next Steps • Overall summary report (EPA &USGS) • Light on data • Celebrating the event • Key happenings • Continuing the event • Timing: early Oct, Earth Day? • Monitoring week not day • Engaging more vol mon groups • Improving the kit • Better press coverage (110 clipppings)

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