The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced they are launching a new, locally-led volunteer water monitoring program to assist Iowans in gaining a better understanding of their local water quality. While water monitoring has been a component of the DNR since 1998, this program is going to make a shift to a locally-led focus, to better serve partner communities, organizations and citizens. The DNR will provide leadership training if needed, and then also train volunteers to work with the leaders on sampling coordination and data reporting. “Volunteer water monitoring is best able to inform local water quality goals if the decision-making and coordination is locally-led,” says Steve Konrady with the DNR’s Water Quality Bureau. “We can help interested communities, watersheds, counties and regions get started and have an opportunity to take ownership and derive more value from their locally-led, volunteer water monitoring programs,” he adds. More information on the program can be found by following the link included below.
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