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VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORING |
 The
Montana Watercourse has been helping teacher, student and citizen volunteers monitor
Montana's waters since November 1996. Our goal is to promote knowledge and
stewardship of aquatic resources by teaching local volunteers the skills
needed to gather accurate, non-biased water quality information. Grants
from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental
Protection Agency helped to launch these efforts and continue to keep them
running.
The Montana Watercourse employs a non-advocacy approach in teaching water quality and water monitoring procedures, focusing on providing citizens with tools and training so that they may make informed decisions regarding local water quality issues. Consequently, participants are encouraged to work in a positive manner and to build bridges within their communities whenever possible. The information gathered by participants is for educational purposes and to increase awareness and enhance stewardship of Montana’s water resources. Additionally, it is a starting point for individuals to gather baseline information about their streams and rivers. Visit our Publications page to see the updated version of the Volunteer Water Monitoring Guidebook - new for 2008. The newest version of the Montana Ecological Data Application System (EDAS) is now available on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality Webpage. EDAS has the ability to calculate and display benthic macroinvertebrate metric results including those currently used by DEQ. Please use this link to download a ZIP file that contains a copy of the database and the instruction manual: http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/Standards/MT_EDAS.zip World Water Monitoring Day in Montana - information and data | Links to resources and guides | More resources and information for educators. | Educational groups doing water monitoring in MT.
| Montana Watercourse's on-line data repository ftp site Resources and Guides for Water Monitoring
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Home | Water Resources | Water Monitoring | Educators | Realtors | Calendar | Publications | About Us © Montana Watercourse | Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | mtwatercourse@montana.edu |
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