GMR Citizens’ Water Quality Monitoring 2010 data sharing 28 Feb. 2011
From Idea to Program A collaborative effort from the beginning
Mapping Out Our Work
A Call to Action
Equipment and Funding
Getting Out There upstream downstream right bankleft bank
Going to the Next Level Level 2 Credible Data lab with OEPA QUAP—Quality Assurance Program QHEIs / QHEI training
Data! Nitrates—excess from row crops Total Phosphorous—excess from WWTP, row crops soil erosion. pH—elevated by algal photosynthesis Conductivity—elevated by WWTPs & septic systems Turbidity-elevated by runoff erosion from row crops and construction sites. Fecal Coliforms—elevated by human and animal feces.
Total Phosphorus Registering samples Turbidity Nitrate