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James Beckley Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
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Common Myths About Volunteers Volunteer means free Volunteer means poorly funded Volunteer means poor quality/quantity Volunteer means limited resources (e.g. lab access)
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Busting The Myths In September 2012, DEQ conducted an online survey of non-DEQ monitoring groups 20 question survey designed to identify resource needs and contribution levels from these organizations 34 organizations responded
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What Term Best Describes The Water Quality Monitoring Group You Belong To? Citizen Volunteer- 15 College/University- 7 Federal Government- 5 Non Profit/NGO- 5 Local Government- 2
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How Many Sites Are Monitored By Your Group In A Year? Values ranged from 1 to 180 880 total sites reported in survey Average number of sites monitored per group was 27
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Which Parameters Does Your Water Quality Monitoring Group Sample For? Field parameters/ DO, pH, Temp- 25 Bacteria/ E coli- 22 Benthic Macroinvertebrates- 19 Nutrients (N, P)- 15 Water clarity/Turbidity- 13 Other- 9
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Does Your Monitoring Group Drop Off Samples To A Laboratory For Testing? No- 22 Yes- 12
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If Yes, Is The Laboratory Operated By The Monitoring Group Or A Contracted Laboratory? Lab operated by a monitoring group- 8 Contracted lab- 4
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What Is Your Group’s Primary Source Of Income To Cover Operating Costs? Budget Allocation- 10 Grants/ Endowment- 10 Donation- 5 No Funding Source- 5 Membership Dues- 2
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How Much Does The Primary Source Of Income Cover Operating Expenses? 100%-12 90%- 4 80%- 3 70%- 6 60%- 3 <50%- 5 Percent Funding Of Total Budget Responses
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What Is The Secondary Source Of Income To Cover Monitoring Costs? No Funding source- 9 Grants/ Endowment- 7 Budget Allocation- 3 Donations- 3 Membership Dues- 2 Selling Services- 2 Other- 4* * Includes 2 responses for donating personal funds or volunteering time
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How Much Does The Secondary Source Of Income Cover Monitoring Expenses? 50%- 2 40%- 0 30%- 7 20%- 5 10%- 6 0%- 9 Responses Percent Funding Of Total Budget
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How Many Are Paid Positions, Average Number of Hours Worked and Salary? Average paid staff per group= 1.2 Average monthly hours worked per paid staff= 37.2 hours Average monthly salary for paid staff = $898.38 ($24.15/ average) Average yearly salary per paid staff = $10,780.56 Average yearly salary for paid staff per group = $12,936.67
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How Many Are Unpaid Volunteers and Average Number Of Volunteer Hours? Average number of volunteers per group= 14.2 Average number of monthly hours per unpaid volunteer= 9.4 hours Average equivalent monthly salary for unpaid position (assume $22.60/hr) = $212.44 http://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time Average equivalent yearly salary per volunteer= $1,996.94 Average equivalent yearly salary for volunteers per group= $28,356.55
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Estimated Annual Expenses To Perform Water Quality Monitoring
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What Is The Primary Reason For The Group To Monitor Water Quality ? Identify areas of good or bad water quality- 13 Education and outreach of the public-10 Response to a specific concern- 3 Advocate for the environment- 2
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Who Is The Intended Audience For The Water Quality Data Collected By The Group? Government officials- 26 General public- 25 Members of the group- 24 Academic peers- 11 Local Partners/Schools- 4
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How Is The Data Communicated? Online Database/ Smartphone Application- 19 Newsletter/Report- 17 Power Point/Meetings- 12 Research Paper- 9 E-mail/Website- 5 Radio/Podcast- 1 Other- 3
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Does Your Group Submit Water Quality Data To The Virginia DEQ? Yes- 23 No- 9
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If Yes, is Any of the Submitted Data Considered Level III by the VADEQ? Yes- 18 No- 4 Do not know- 4
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Is Your Group Interested In Submitting Data To The Virginia DEQ? Yes- 31 No- 1
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