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...
AWW Position Paper on pathogen contamination in public waters
Alabama Water Watch believes that citizen monitoring can make Alabama's waters safer and has recently drafted a position paper titled 'A Science-Based, Community-Based Approach to Monitoring and Controlling Pathogens in Alabama Waters.' The position paper outlines how...
LMLPA cuts through the crap to safeguard the public health
Logan Martin Lake Protection Association (LMLPA) started water monitoring on the lake in 1996 to fulfill their mission of ‘GUARDING LOGAN MARTIN LAKE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY’ (see www.lmlpa.org for more information). Over the past 16 years, LMLPA has coordinated...
ADEM acknowledges value of citizen water data
In March 2012, AWW responded to a request for public input relative to ADEM’s 2012 draft 303(d) list of impaired streams. AWW examined volunteer monitor water data collected in recent years, and requested that ADEM consider this wealth of information as it evaluated...
AWW contributes evaluation of more than 18,000 data records for ADEM Triennial Review
ADEM held their Triennial Review of Alabama’s Water Quality Standards on July 19th, 2012. This review, conducted every three years, is a public hearing that gives the public an opportunity to become involved in the state’s water quality evaluation and review process...
Data to Action Southern Style
AWW was recently featured in River Network's newsletter, River Voices, with an article titled 'Volunteer Monitoring Data: Data to Action Southern Style'. Click here for article