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Citizen Monitoring is a cooperative effort of the Utah Division of Water Quality and USU Water Quality Extension, to acquire better baseline data for Utah's waterways. Monitoring a stream, a lake/reservoir, or a wetland can lead to a new appreciation for these water bodies. Monitoring provides an increased understanding of how these water bodies function, the changes that occur over time, and how these changes are influenced by land uses and activities upstream. 
 

 For more information about these areas, and to see how you can help, please click on the links below.

 

 

A citizen volunteer monitoring program of Utah's lakes and streams. Volunteers help collect valuable data on water quality and learn more about aquatic ecosystems. We provide training and equipment, while volunteers agree to regularly monitor a chosen water body.  Data is stored and publicly available on our website for anyone to use for education and watershed management. 


 UTAH STREAM TEAM

An educational resource where water quality is taught through hands-on activities that teaches students the chemical, physical, and biological aspects that affect water quality.

 

STREAM SIDE SCIENCE

Another educational workshop and resource that uses basic water sampling and water quality testing to teach science, math and geography.

 

 TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT

See what educator and citizen monitoring trainings we are offering. Also, find where water quality testing equipment is located near you.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Learn about best management practices, which are ways to manage land or activities to reduce or prevent pollution of surface and groundwater.

LEARN MORE

Learn more about water quality interpretation tools and watersheds.

OTHER PROGRAMS

See what other programs are being done in Utah and across the country.


 

 For more information on why monitoring makes sense, go to the NIFA Volunteer Water Monitoring Page.