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RiverTrends: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring

RiverTrends: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring. Anna Mathis, VA Program Coordinator. Our mission is…. ... to restore the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay by bringing together the energy, passion and capabilities of people and organizations who are committed to making a difference.

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RiverTrends: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring

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  1. RiverTrends:Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Anna Mathis, VA Program Coordinator

  2. Our mission is… ... to restore the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay by bringing together the energy, passion and capabilities of people and organizations who are committed to making a difference.

  3. Connecting people to the Bay and its rivers • The Chesapeake Watershed Network • Project Clean Stream • RiverTrends citizen scientists • www.chesapeakebay.net

  4. Topics • History of RiverTrends • RiverTrends Today • Quality Assurance & DEQ Partnership • Using RiverTrends Data • Value of Volunteering • Key Components of a Successful Program

  5. History of RiverTrends

  6. RiverTrends Today: Parameters • Core Parameters • Dissolved oxygen • pH • Salinity • Temperature (air and water) • Water clarity and depth • Secondary Parameters • Bacteria • Nutrients • Precipitation

  7. RiverTrends Today: Groups & Sites

  8. RiverTrends Today: Funding VA DEQ Citizen Monitoring Grants VA Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund

  9. Quality Assurance QAPP (Quality Assurance Project Plan) • Training • Recertification Sessions • Frequency of monitoring • Train-the-Trainer Program

  10. DEQ Partnership • Letter of Agreement • Virginia Citizens for Water Quality • Site identification • Technical support • Quality Assurance • Pollution Response

  11. Using RiverTrends Data: DEQ

  12. Using RiverTrends Data: Report Cards • Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition Protocols • Educate stakeholders • Promote citizen stewardship

  13. Using RiverTrends Data: Localities • Partnership with City of Richmond to collect data on local streams • Citizen monitors collect field data and samples for analysis • Richmond WWTP provide lab analysis of nutrient data • DPU also providing funding for staff support

  14. Citizen Science • Volunteer recruitment & retention • Quality assurance & oversight • Creating stewards • Filling in gaps • Eyes & ears on the ground

  15. Key Components of a Successful Program • Develop partnerships • Have a monitoring plan • Ensure quality data • Volunteer recruitment and retention • Use your data and know your end result • Reducing expenses and diversify funding sources

  16. Together, we can finish the job… …of restoring the Bay watershed. Anna Mathis 804-775-0951 amathis@allianceforthebay.org https://allianceforthebay.org/our-work/connecting-people/rivertrends/

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