Starting in 2012, UWW has trained 1,331 citizen scientists.

Some volunteer feedback:

"It (Utah Water Watch) is interesting and fun. We have had four neighborhood children join us this year."

"I enjoy learning new things, gaining new skills, and making a difference in my community."

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tier 1

Methods and Instructions
Opportunities

Methodologies

The methodologies for monitoring are linked below. Click on a topic to find step by step instructions, along with overview videos. For specifications about the equipment used and costs visit our UWW Equipment Spreadsheet.

Utah Water Watch - Monitoring Guidelines (quick, printable instructions)

Utah Water Watch Tier 1 Volunteer Manual

DRAFT - Utah Water Watch Tier 1 Volunteer Manual (updated datasheets and salinity)

field observer Field Observations & Sampling Locations

pH strips pH

DO kit Dissolved Oxygen (Stream Only)

Community Fishing (Lake Only)

Decontamination

regtrwet Harmful Algal Blooms (Lake Only)

Temp Temperature

Turbidity- Secchi disk user Turbidity Tube (Stream turbidity)

Turbidity- Secchi disk user Secchi Depth (Lake Transparency)

Ecoli E. coli (Easygel)

photopoint Photo Point Monitoring

Click on the link below for the appropriate Tier I datasheet:

UWW Tier I Lake Datasheet

UWW Tier I Stream Datasheet

Opportunities

boy comparing dissolved oxygen ampuole to comparator chart Learn how to get started by clicking the Get Involved link!

This map shows all the sites that volunteers are currently monitoring and all sites that are available to new volunteers. After you attend a training, the coordinator and UWW team will work with you to find a site to monitor at.

Immediate needs: Jordan River, East Canyon Creek, and Strawberry River

Interested in doing more with your class or club? Check out Stream Side Science! This program has a training very similar to Utah Water Watch, but is more directed towards how educators can bring water quality monitoring into the classroom as an ongoing activity or as a one-day lesson.