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GSWA Stream Team. A sub-committee of the GSWA Land and Water Stewardship Committee. GSWA Stream Team. The Stream Team helps implement GSWA’s mission by: monitoring watershed streams and educating our communities about water quality and quantity
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GSWA Stream Team A sub-committee of the GSWA Land and Water Stewardship Committee
GSWA Stream Team • The Stream Team helps implement GSWA’s mission by: • monitoring watershed streams and • educating our communities about water quality and quantity • All Stream Team programs should support GSWA’s strategic intent to protect and improve water resources in the region
Stream Team Goals & Objectives • Monitor water quality within the watershed and communicate findings to stakeholders in the watershed and beyond • Identify riparian areas in need of restoration and employ sound restoration techniques where applicable and feasible • Engage local high school and college students and educators in learning about and monitoring water quality • Support GSWA’s water-related programming • Create community stewards and strengthen partnerships with other organizations with complementary interests • To be the most recognized and credible environmental organization in the area concerning the safety and quality of the water • Have a strong scientific and technological presence • Be a well-known and respected participant in any water advocacy issue that arises in the watershed
Stream Team Road Map(How Do We Get There?) • Conduct chemical assessments on streams in the watershed to identify contaminants, their sources, and trends over time • Conduct visual stream assessments throughout the watershed bi-annually • Implement quality assurance/quality control procedures in all work to ensure integrity of results • Submit chemical and visual assessment data to NJDEP • Solicit expert opinion where necessary to help explain monitoring results • Educate the public on water quality issues, projects, and results through newsletter articles, press releases, and social media • Implement the School Water Monitoring on the Passaic (SWaMP) program to get high school and college students involved in water monitoring • Stay up-to-date on water quality-related topics
Chemical Assessment Sampling Parameters Meter Measured Parameters • Water Temperature • Dissolved Oxygen • pH • Turbidity • Conductivity • Total Dissolved Solids Lab Analyzed Parameters • Nitrates • Nitrites • Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen • Soluble Reactive Phosphorus • Total Phosphorus • Total Suspended Solids • Total Dissolved Solids • Sodium • Chloride
Completed Projects • Adopt-a-Stream monitoring on Loantaka Brook (2005-2007) and Great Brook (2008-2010) • Silver Brook Watershed Management Plan • Silver Brook Riparian Buffer Restoration
Current Projects • Adopt-a-Stream monitoring on the Upper Passaic River (2011-2013) • Seton Hackney Stables Nonpoint Source Pollution Control • Stream Cleanups
Contact Us For more information about the stream team, past or current projects, or how to get involved, contact: Laura Kelm Director of Water Quality Programs Great Swamp Watershed Association lkelm@greatswamp.org 973-538-3500, ext. 16