Streamwatch Monitor

The Watershed Institute is looking for volunteers to join their stream monitoring team. Two of the teams are Chemical Action Team (CAT) and Biological Action Team (BAT).

StreamWatch CAT volunteers monitor one weekend per month year-round and attend a mandatory Quality Assurance session in the Watershed Lab every year. Volunteers test six basic water quality parameters: water and air temperature, phosphates, nitrates, pH, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen. The results are analyzed and reported to the public through our quarterly sub-watershed report cards, municipal report cards, and online. Data is also submitted to the EPA’s Water Quality Exchange. Volunteers in the CAT program will need to be able to collect data over the summer. CAT volunteers monitor the streams monthly.

StreamWatch BAT volunteers monitor the populations of organisms called
macroinvertebrates. Water quality ratings are based on the abundance of various species and their sensitivity to pollutants. If the stream is healthy, a diverse macroinvertebrate population can be found in a relatively small sample of water. A reduction in their numbers may indicate a high level of pollution. Sampling is conducted twice a year in the spring and fall. Once a year the organisms are identified to family level in the Watershed Lab by BAT volunteers. The other samples collected that year will be sent to a certified lab for identification to the genus level. BAT volunteers monitor the streams twice a year

For both opportunities, students MUST agree to a 1 year commitment.
All volunteers will be supplied with transportation through the Pace Center for Civic Engagement

In addition to registering on MyPrinceton U, please fill out the form attached below and send it to eniedergang@thewatershed.org

File Attachments: VIS_2123

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