Monitors are a vital part of our
organization. They get down in the streams and sample the water to
do an assortment of test for pollutants. MCWA lends their volunteers
kits equipped with all the necessary tools to monitor their streams.
The kits include tests for dissolved oxygen, nitrates-nitrogen,
turbidity, temperature and orthophosphates. Monitors also do a
visual assessment of the streams which include stream bottom
surveys, stream depth, riffle analysis, water appearance, flow
observation, stream bank condition and wild life observations.
Monitors report their data on a monitoring
sheet through email or snail mail. The sheet is downloadable through
this website or it can be picked up at our meetings. The results
are compiled in an excel worksheet with graphs tracking the streams
through out the year.
Safety is a major concern for monitoring because often times you
will be in a wooded area. Make sure you wear orange during hunting
season, we don't want any needless injuries. For a complete list of
safety guidelines, follow this link:
EPA SAFETY TIPS
Attention monitors : if you are running low on supplies, contact the
president or another Board member.
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