What is a

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What is a Watershed?
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Watershed Watch
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Mission Statement
Watershed Watch in Kentucky is a statewide
citizens monitoring effort to improve and protect
water quality by raising community awareness, and
supporting implementation of the goals of the
Clean Water Act.
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Watershed Watch Is Statewide
Watershed Watch holds 501.C3 status through KWA,
KRWW, and Jackson Purchase Foundation
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Goal Get people into the real world to see first
hand the condition of their streams.
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Asking for two things
1. Conduct field surveys
2. Collect samples for lab analysis
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Common Measurements Common Language
1. Habitat Assessments
2. Biological Assessments
3. Field Chemistry

4. Lab Analysis
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Field Chemistry Measurements

• Flow (0-5 scale)
• Rainfall
• Turbidity (0-3)

• Dissolved Oxygen
• pH
• Conductivity
• Temperature

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Grab Sample Collections

• Herbicides, Spring
• Fecal Coliform, Summer
• Water Chemistry, Fall

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Sampling Event Logistics (It moves!)
Team
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Runner
Drop
LAB
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Participant Agreement Outlines
Project Activities (pull them out now! (please)

• Participant Agreement
• Your Name_________
• Contact Information
• _____________________
• Activity list
• ___Creek Visit
• __sending reports
• __Herbicide Event
• __Take Sample
• Equipment checkout
• Monitoring schedule
• ___Site info
• ___Safety

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• Participant Agreement
• Your Name_________
• Contact Information
• _____________________
• Activity list
• ___Creek Visit
• __sending reports
• __Herbicide Event
• __Take Sample
• Equipment checkout
• Monitoring schedule
• ___Site info
• ___Safety

Participant Agreement Fill both out Turn one
in (before you leave) Keep one as your
reminder. We will answer questions about them
as the workshop progresses.
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Selecting your stream site

• Selection Criteria
• Sign up for a Priority Site
• Identify a site that interests you.
• Site must have Water all year round
• Private ponds or wells are discouraged

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Identify your Site

• 1. Stream name from map
• 2. Location Description
• Correct!
• 50 meters upstream of Hwy 1533 bridge.
• 100 m Due South of Knott Central High School.
• NOT
• Out back of house
• near Flossy Mays barn at the big tree
• 3. Latitude and Longitude
• Use www.mapblast.com for decimal degrees.

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Getting Organized
Survey Duties
(science)
Coordinates the Data Collection
Supervises the Testing
Supervises the equipment/materials
Responsible for Reporting Results
(s/he may delegate that task)
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Getting Organized
Who to contact?
Your Area Coordinator
Steering Committee Contact
1-800-928-0045 Ext 473 (State)
Http//kywater.org/watch/
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