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CRWA Baseline Water Quality Monitoring
Volunteer Monthly Water Quality Monitoring Project
Background
Prior to 1994, there had never been a comprehensive study
of the Charles River watershed. Previous studies had typically been limited
in geographic and technical focus. CRWA's advocacy required stronger scientific
underpinnings based on a more holistic understanding of the way the watershed
worked.
Project Highlights
In 1994, CRWA set off on an ambitious multi-year project
to formulate a comprehensive, water quality management plan that would
serve as a definitive guide over the next several decades to communities,
businesses, land owners, environmental groups, and regulators working
toward a healthier river.
The project involved:
- monitoring flow, water and sediment quality, habitat and biota;
- modeling hydrologic, water quality and economic conditions in the watershed; and
- watershed management planning with strategies for improving conditions in the river.
This work the cooperative efforts of CRWA staff, several university research
teams, a network of over 100 volunteers, and several state and federal
agencies.
Although the original project was completed in 1998, CRWA has continued the volunteer monthly water quality monitoring program each year. Data from our project now forms one of the most comprehensive data sets on the Charles River, including year-round information from all reaches of the river.
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