AWWareness Newsletter Winter 2011
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Dedicated to Community-Based Watershed Stewardship through Citizen Volunteer Monitoring
Alabama Water Watch (AWW) is a citizen volunteer, water quality monitoring program covering all of the major river basins in Alabama. AWW is a part of the Global Water Watch network.
The AWW vision is to have a citizen monitor on every stream, river, lake and coast in Alabama. The goal of AWW is to foster the development of statewide water quality monitoring by:
- Educating citizens on water issues in Alabama and the world
- Training citizens to use standardized equipment and techniques to gather credible water information using quality assurance protocols.
- Empowering citizens to make a positive impact by using their water monitoring data for environmental education, waterbody restoration and protection, and involvement in watershed stewardship.
The success of AWW depends on the volunteerism and commitment of Monitoring Groups. Volunteers may participate in AWW by becoming certified and regularly monitoring their waterbodies. They may also identify problems by analyzing data and taking action steps to resolve water quality problems. Support to monitoring groups, the program and the association is funded, in part, through membership dues, gifts and services.
Click on the map to learn more about Alabama's rivers
AWWareness Blog
AWW makes a splash with students at Radney Elementary
AWW personnel traveled to Radney Elementary School in Alexander City in early January to participate in an innovative environmental ed program established between the AWW citizen water monitor group, Lake Watch of Lake Martin, and the school. Click to read more.
AWW Biomonitoring Workshop a big hit
On Saturday, December 10th, 2011 a group of enthusiastic citizens braved the chilly but beautiful Saugahatchee Creek to learn how benthic macroinvertebrates or “aquatic bugs” can tell us a great deal about water quality. Click to read more.
A Dry October Renews Drought it the State (Regional News)
This October was dry even by October's standards, with much of Alabama receiving little precipitation.
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Coosa Riverkeeper Helps Improve Water Quality (Regional News)
Coosa Riverkeeper Frank Chitwood tests dissolved oxygen levels on Logan Martin Lake near Riverside Landing. He works for swimmable, fishable, drinkable water on the Coosa. Click Here to read the article.
