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River Tracker Network
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Maiden Creek Watershed Association members learn
sampling protocols at a DRN training session.
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Goal: To empower citizens with basic knowledge of water chemistry and parameters
that affect their local streams. This knowledge and involvement gives citizens
increased tools and credibility when speaking for their local streams. Data
collected by our River Tracker Teams on more than a dozen parameters are entered
into a Delaware Watershed-wide database maintained by DRN. DRN offers assistance
in data analysis to monitors interested in using their data at the local level.
This information is also used by DRN as a “red flag system” to
identify specific areas of need for restoration or protection and to alert
regulatory agencies of pollution incidents. Since 1999, volunteer monitors
have reported over 80 pollution incidents and advocated for clean up of these
pollution sources that otherwise, may have gone unnoticed.
Volunteer Requirement - Volunteers are required to attend an initial
training session as well as participate in annual quality assurance and
quality control sessions. Data must be collected once a month between
the hours of 10 and 2 pm. We are currently not expanding this initiative
at new sampling locations unless a monitoring study design has
been completed for the waterway of interest. |
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