Water monitors from throughout Alabama came together Saturday, June 25th to celebrate 24 years of watching the water. Alabama Water Watch (AWW) hosted their annual meeting on the Auburn University campus. Eric Reutebuch, AWW Director, welcomed the crowd, congratulated...
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Sydney Smith, AWW trainer & monitor extraordinaire!
Sydney Smith is a welcome addition to the AWW family as both a monitor and a trainer. She started monitoring a couple of years back while pursuing her studies, a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science at Auburn University. She quickly pursued becoming an AWW...
Jacksonville River Monitors make a big splash in Alabama
by Stephen G. Tsikalas, Ph.D. and Jade Patolo, M.S. https://www.facebook.com/JacksonvilleRiverMonitors Established in February of 2014 by Jade Patolo with the assistance of Ms. Francine Hutchinson and Dr. Stephen Tsikalas, the Jacksonville River Monitors (JRM) are a...
For the love of the darter
We hope that you enjoy the following article that one of our faithful AWW water monitors sent to us last week. Marty Schulman, water monitor extraordinaire, has been employing his monitoring talents in the protection of one of the most endangered fish species in...
City of Daphne purchases AWW water testing kits for local volunteers
by Ashley Campbell, CPESC, Environmental Program’s Manager, City of Daphne The City Daphne is an ADEM permitted Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). As part of the City’s implementation of its Stormwater Management Program Plan, the City purchased...
AWW loses a member of our family
The AWW family mourns the loss of Bill Peters, AWW monitor, citizen trainer, mentor and friend. Bill completed his earthly work on Thursday, October 2nd, 2014. In addition to his work with AWW and the Living River Center on the Cahaba River, Bill also encouraged...
AWW Names New Director
Dr. Bill Deutsch provided a few other AWW Program Updates, the centerpiece of his talk being his announcement that he is stepping down as Director of the AWW Program after about 22 years. Bill officially retired from Auburn University last June, and received Research...
2014 AWW Awards
AWW recognized the following Award Winners for 2014. Mike Mullen Award This award recognizes the individual who turned in more data records than any other monitor during the past year. A few years back, AWW decided to name the award after Michael Mullen, who...
Meet the fine folks that keep AWW growing statewide!
by Rita Grub I bet you’re enjoying the warmer temps and signs of spring – soft greens and colors we haven’t seen for several months. And maybe you’re like me – amazed that over 25% of 2014 is in the past. It’s been a BUSY time for AWW: There have been over 30...
AWW Data Makes Swimming at Your Favorite Water Hole Safer
Want to keep yourself and your loved ones from getting sick from exposure to contaminated water while recreating? Well, now, there’s an app for that! It’s called the SWIM Guide. Here's a description of the Swim Guide and how it came to be, source: www.theswimguide.org...
AWW Program Updates and Important Announcements Shared During the 2013 Annual Meeting
On May 10th, the 2013 AWW Annual Get-Together took place in Auburn, AL at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve. The evening began with a lovely Social Hour during which old friends had a chance to catch up, and folks had a chance to start new water watch...
Water Watchers catch industrial sludge release into creek
Emails and phone calls were abuzz last week among Auburn-area water watchers and creek residents who detected something amiss with their beloved Saugahatchee Creek. They reported to the Alabama Water Watch program office that the creek was running black, and that it...
AWW in 2012 Watershed Center of Excellence Report
AWW accomplishments in 2012, though far from record-setting, were stable relative to the previous year in spite of limited funding for the program. AWW’s efforts date back to 1992, when ADEM provided funding to the AU Department of Fisheries for the establishment of a...
S.O.S. celebrates 15 years of Saugahatchee Stewardship
by Barbara and Ron Estridge Save Our Saugahatchee (S.O.S.) celebrated the 15th anniversary of its founding at its April 19, 2012 bi-monthly meeting. S.O.S was incorporated as a non-profit in April 1997 with the mission of improving the quality of Saugahatchee Creek...
Water Watcher wins 2012 W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Award
Dick Bronson received the 2012 W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Award at a surprise award ceremony during the Lake Watch of Lake Martin annual meeting at the Elk’s Lodge on Lake Martin on Sunday, February 19th, 2012. The award “seeks to publicly recognize achievements...
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