What Are Waterwatchers Watching?
Our Snapshot groups use their monitoring kits to test the following water quality parameters.
Phosphate
Summary Instructions (PDF approx 90kb)
Nitrate
Summary Instructions (PDF approx 130kb)
Electrical Conductivity
Summary Instructions (PDF approx 111kb)
Turbidity
Summary Instructions (PDF approx 110kb)
pH
Summary Instructions (PDF approx 90kb)
For more information about these parameters see the Waterwatch Australia National Technical Manual or go to LINKS for other web sites with drinking water and waterway health guidelines.
Waterwatch groups also get involved in activities such as:
Aquatic macro-invertebrate monitoring
Frog Census www.frogatlas.com.au
Clean Up Australia Day www.cleanup.com.au
Our Patch/Catchment Care www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au
Other Action Programs addressing issues such as air pollution, waste, energy use etc