Citizen Monitoring: Educating and Engaging Citizens through Monitoring Activities
Utah Water Watch (UWW) is a water quality education and data collection program that seeks to increase awareness about the importance of water quality and promote stewardship of Utah’s aquatic resources.
Become a volunteer
Monitoring Information
Calendar and EventsFeatures
Utah Water Week!
Celebrate Utah Water Week. May 6 - May 12. Find tips, library resources, events and
data from previous Utah Water Weeks.
Read our latest newsletter!
News about the starting monitoring season, Utah Water Week, harmful algae training
and research and more! 2018 Spring UWW Newsletter
Monitoring Season is upon us!
Utah Water Watch volunteers monitor lakes and streams April through October. Volunteers who need a refresher can find information here and/or attend one of our upcoming trainings. Check out the calendar for training details.
Data is entered into a database by volunteers and publicly available online at https://uww.usu.edu. Submit your data and enter a monthly prize drawing!
Register to become a Tier 1 volunteer today!
Our Tier 1 training is scheduled. Join our 80+ active volunteers to help monitor a site this year! To find an upcoming training, go to our Calendar or find a list of locations and dates here.
Map of Volunteer Data (2015-2017)
Sometimes it helps to visualize data. Check out the map showing statewide monitoring locations, organized by watershed and only including sites regularly sampled in 2015-2017. Click on the individual locations to find site information and graphs. Larger images available here.