Test our Water

Calling all Water Lovers!

Become a Pearl Riverkeeper Water Steward!
You get all the equipment and training you need to learn about and protect our waterways.

Become a citizen scientist, conduct water quality sampling, learn about watershed issues and help your community!

Monitoring regularly leads to greater protection of our waterways. Citizen science creates valuable data for providing early detection of issues, determining changes over time, and supplementing monitoring by government agencies. If you love water and want to learn more about water quality, you are a candidate to become a Pearl Riverkeeper Water Steward!

REQUIREMENTS:
-Live in Pearl River watershed
-Have regular access to the river or a tributary
- Be interested in learning about water stewardship
-Groups and individuals can apply to become Water Stewards

CHALLENGES:
-Attend free training class (Bacteriological and/or Water Chemistry)
-Make a testing plan
-Conduct your first water quality test
-Conduct weekly or monthly water quality testing over time
-Monitor for invasive species, pollution and fish kills
-If desired, become a Water Steward Trainer

BACTERIOLOGICAL MONITORING

Get certified in the EPA-approved protocols of Bacteriological Monitoring. Learn to detect levels of E.coli and other coliform bacteria in water as indicators of contamination. Determine if water is safe for drinking, swimming and aquatic life.

WATER CHEMISTRY MONITORING

Get certified in the EPA-approved protocols of Water Chemistry Monitoring. Learn to test physical and chemical characteristics of water to determine pollution sources and long-term trends in water quality. Six variables are measured with a customized test kit, and results can be compared with water quality standards that define conditions for health waterbodies.

TRAINING DATES
Pearl Riverkeeper will be offering a combined on-line and in-person Bacteriological and Water Chemistry Monitoring class Apr 23. The class is free of charge!
**On-line coursework required before Apr 23 in-person class

Registration Closed, Class is Full