In 2007, AWW contributed an article titled VALIDITY AND APPLICATIONS OF CITIZEN VOLUNTEER – MEASURING MONITORING PERFORMANCE BY LOCAL WATERSHED GROUPS. Here’s the backdrop for this special edition:<\/p>\n
In January 2006, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum indicating that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had not demonstrated results under the Clean Water Act Section 319 Program. The memorandum indicated a need to provide proof that water-quality and ecosystem improvements have been made through the efforts of watershed groups, and that the improvements are measurable.\u00a0This issue of Water <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span>Resources IMPACT <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>describes success stories from selected watersheds across <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>the nation. The social aspects of volunteerism are placed into perspective, proposed legislation is described that could help clean up watersheds, and the importance of quality assurance is emphasized.<\/p>\n