Alabama Water Watch

A program dedicated to developing citizen volunteer monitoring
of Alabama's lakes, streams, and coasts

 
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AWW Annual Reports

Produced by the Alabama Water Watch Program Office listing workshops, citizen group activity and program activities.

October 1, 1992 to September 30, 1994 October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002
October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1995 October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003
October 1, 1995 to September 30, 1996 October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004
October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997 October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005
October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998 October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006
October 1, 1998 to September 30, 1999 October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007
October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000 October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001  

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AWW Waterbody Reports

All report series are 16 pages long and can be downloaded or a hard copy can be ordered free of charge.  By clicking on the pictures shown below, you can view each document.  You can also download a pdf version by right clicking on the underlined words and selecting "Save Target As."
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Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring of Alabama's Reservoirs,
Special Lakes Worth Protecting, ...

Weiss Lake (939KB pdf)  
Lake Martin (1.5MB pdf)  
Lewis Smith Lake (772KB pdf) 
Lake Wedowee (592KB pdf)
Lake Mitchell/6page report (1.23MB pdf)
Lewis Smith Lake/6page report (318 KB pdf)

Weiss


Martin

 


Wedowee


Lake Mitchell

L. Smith Lake


Lewis Smith

 

Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring on Alabama's Coast,
Protecting Unique Estuaries and Streams,...

Weeks Bay (2,858 KB pdf)
Wolf Bay (3,208 KB pdf)
Dog River (3,770 KB pdf)


Weeks Bay


Wolf Bay


Dog River


Wolf Bay

Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring on Alabama's Streams,
Protecting 75,000 Miles of Aquatic Treasures,...

Tri-River Region (712 KB pdf) 
Saugahatchee Creek (1,379 KB pdf)
Friends of Locust Fork River/6page report (497 KB pdf)


TRRWW


SOS


Locust Fork River

 

Citizen Guide to Alabama's Rivers:

Black Warrior and Cahaba (899KB pdf) 
Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa (1,293KB pdf) 
Chattahoochee and Coastal Plains Streams (400KB pdf)
Tennessee (2.0 MB pdf)
Escatawpa, Mobile, Tombigbee (874KB pdf)


BW/Cah


AL/C/Tal


Chat/CPS


TN


EMT

     

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Booklets and Brochures

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Citizen Data Credibility

Over the past 15 years of GWW citizen monitoring, there have been several opportunities to compare citizen water quality data to that of professional agencies which follow Standard Methods for the analysis of water. The most recent GWW publication features, among other, citizen water data from Alabama Water Watch and Global Water Watch-Veracruz, Mexico.

Citizen Data Credibility publication (2,082KB pdf) 24 pp.

 

Alabama Water Watch, The First Five Years

Deutsch, W. G., A. L. Busby, W. Winter, M. Mullen and P. Hurley - 1998
Research and Development Series 42
International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments
Auburn University, Alabama, USA. 26 pp.

The First Five Years (4,038KB pdf)  

Alabama Water Watch Brochure

Designed provide general information about the Alabama Water Watch Program.

Alabama Water Watch Brochure (856KB pdf) 2 pp.

Stormwater Brochure

Designed by Michael Mullen, Troy State University, to inform folks about the Phase II permit process (who will have to get permits and what they will have to do to meet permit requirements).

Stormwater Management and Your Community (61KB pdf) 2p.

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Forms

Bacteria data form (128KB pdf) - used by monitors out in the field
Stream Biomonitoring data form (136KB pdf) - used by monitors out in the field
Water Chemistry data form (127KB pdf) - used by monitors out in the field
Workshop registration forms(22KB pdf) - used by Trainers/QA Officers during workshops
New Water Monitoring Sampling Site Form (58KB pdf) - used by monitors out in the field
Bacteriological Monitoring Recertification Form (101KB pdf) Trainer Internship Evaluation Form (117KB pdf)

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Group Activities

Storm Drain Stenciling (89KB pdf) 4p. - An education tool that helps make communities aware that drains connect with surface or ground water and that disposing of materials in storm drains causes damage to surface and groundwater.
Streamwalk (23KB pdf) 4p. - A simple, visual stream inspection activity.

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Newsletters

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The new AWWARENESS newsletter is published by AWW.

AWWARENESS Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2003 (1,124KB pdf) 4pp.
AWWARENESS Volume 1, Issue 2, Summer 2003 (273KB pdf) 4pp.
AWWARENESS Volume 1, Issue 3, Winter 2003 (289KB pdf) 4pp.
AWWARENESS Volume 1, Issue 4, Summer 2004 (278KB pdf) 4pp.
AWWARENESS Spring 2006 (301KB pdf) 4pp.


Issue 1


Issue 2


Issue 3


Issue 4


Old newsletters were published by Troy State University.
AWW Volume 10, Number 1, Summer/Fall 2002 (1,152KB pdf) 16pp   
NPS Volume 4, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2002 (1,290KB pdf) 16pp
NPS Volume 3, Number 4, Summer 2001 (1,084KB pdf) 12pp.
AWW Volume 8, Number 2, Fall 2001 (447KB pdf) 12pp.
NPS Volume 3, Number 2, Winter 2000 (338KB pdf) 12pp.
AWW Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 2000 (496KB pdf) 12pp.

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QA Plans

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Alabama Water Watch Quality Assurance Plan for Chemical Monitoring

Deutsch, W. G. and A. L. Busby - 1994.  63pp.  $15 (includes s&h)

Download QA Chem Manual (1,013KB pdf)    

Alabama Water Watch Quality Assurance Plan for Chemical Monitoring

Deutsch, W. G. and R. E. Estridge - 2004.  37pp.  $15 (includes s&h)Download QA Chem Manual (393KB pdf) 

Alabama Water Watch Quality Assurance Plan for Bacteriological Monitoring

Deutsch, W. G. and A. L. Busby - 1999.  64pp.  $15 (includes s&h)

Download QA Bacteriological Manual (3,627KB pdf)  


For help with creating your own QA Plan check out the following link:

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans or
(http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/monitoring/volunteer/qapp/vol_qapp.pdf)

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Stream Visual Assessment Protocol

An easy-to-use assessment protocol to evaluate the conditions of aquatic ecosystems associated with streams. 
Produced by USDA/NRCS, December 1998, 42p.

NWCC Technical Note 99-1 (301KB pdf)

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Media

Living Downstream - An Introduction to Alabama Water Watch - Video

Produced by Ensemble Productions - 1998
Directed and Edited by Barry J. McConatha
Written by W. G. Deutsch
20 Minutes - VHS ($8, includes s&h)

What is Alabama Water Watch
A Power Point Presentation as an Introduction to Alabama Water Watch

Produced by the AWW staff - 2006

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Listserve

For information on how to join our Listserve, Click Here.

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Press Release Examples

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