Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring

Extension: Leading National Efforts

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The New England Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring programs participate and take leading roles in national programs, such as the:

north american lakes management society banner National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) external link

North American Lakes Management Society (NALMS) external link

The New England Regional Water Program sponsored the NALMS 2003 Annual International Symposium and annually sponsors the Regional New England Chapter of NALMS (NEC-NALMS) external linkconference. NERMC conducts trainings of their assessment tools at the annual NEC NALMS conference.

volunteer water quality monitoring logoThe National Facilitation of CSREES Volunteer Monitoring Efforts Project, external link a cooperative effort between the Universities of Rhode Island and Wisconsin, built a comprehensive support system for the 38 identified Extension-related volunteer water quality monitoring programs across the country. Project leaders were featured on a U.S. EPA watershed academy webcast "Getting Started in Volunteer Monitoring"external link. By assuming the leadership role as a national service provider for these programs, this project has improved communication, information sharing and coordination among programs, researchers, and partners within states, across regions, and nationally.