The Earth System Science Center in Huntsville hosted AWW water quality workshops in September. Click photo above for more info
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Alabama Water Watch continues its evolution
As a friend of AWW, you probably already know that hundreds of citizen monitors volunteer hundreds of hours each year in stewardship of streams, rivers, lakes, bays and bayous statewide (you may BE one of those monitors!). Volunteers that have been trained and...
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...
Alabama Water Watch Association Updates by Mike Kensler, President of the AWWA Board
The AWWA Board of Directors is small, but dedicated. One high priority of the Board is to broaden, deepen, and strengthen the Board by adding expertise and capacity - for example, adding legal, accounting, and fundraising capacities of the board while retaining...
And the Winners Are…
The following awards were presented to AWW Groups and Monitors at the 2013 AWW Get-Together on Friday, May 10th, 2013: 2013 River Basin Award: Chattahoochee Basin In late 2009 there was one AWW monitor testing two sites in the Chattahoochee watershed. Because of the...
AU Hosts Water Policy Symposium
Acknowledging the crucial role water plays in sustaining Alabamians and supporting future development, Governor Bentley established a task force in 2012, known as the Alabama Water Agencies Working Group (AWAWG), charged with developing policy options for a...
Alabama 4-H Dives into Clean Water
Most of us feel it is also our responsibility to instill an appreciation and respect for the environment in the children and youth of our communities. This is accomplished first by setting a good example for them, and also by providing them with opportunities to...
ADEM Releases Final 2012 303(d) List
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that states assess surface waters and compile a list of those that have become polluted to the point that they no longer support their Use Classification (e.g., Fish & Wildlife, Public Water Supply, Swimming...
COMMUNITY COLUMN: Monitoring our lake water
The mission of HOBO (Home Owners Boat Owners) is to preserve, protect and improve the quality of life in and around Lake Mitchell. One way we do this is through water monitoring. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE ARTICLE (SOURCE: The Clanton Advertiser)
Coast Guard presents Certificate of Appreciation to AWW
Michael Freeman, U.S Coast Guard Flotilla Commander posted at Auburn University, presented AWW Program Director, Bill Deutsch and the AWW staff with an official Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb.20, 2013, thanking AWW for their many years of...
Power in Numbers
Dr. Bill Deutsch, AWW Director Almost four years ago, I joined thousands of volunteers across the U.S. who monitor precipitation through a group called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS, at www.cocorahs.org). Similar to our AWW network...
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...
Water Watchers spread the good word
On Saturday October 20th, two Auburn-area AWW water monitor groups worked together to spread the word on water monitoring and watershed stewardship. Friends of Chewacla Creek and the Uphapee Watershed (CHEWUP) joined forces with Save Our Saugahatchee (SOS) to educate...
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