StreamWatch gathers chemical data from over 40 monitoring sites across the watershed. StreamWatch CATS volunteers monitor one weekend per month and attend a mandatory Quality Assurance session in the Watershed Lab every year.
StreamWatch Chemical Action Team (CAT) volunteers commit to taking water quality measurements on the third weekend of each month. Prior to May 2023, volunteers measured temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient levels by conducting simple chemical tests using a LaMotte kit. Moving forward, volunteers will measure chemical parameters with a handheld meter and collect water samples for nutrient testing in the Watershed’s own lab.