These sessions are designed to inform citizens of the program’s goals and how to monitor and evaluate physical and chemical features of water. Six water quality parameters, measured with a customized test kit, form the core of the citizen data.
Citizens who monitor lakes or deeper waterbodies often use a Secchi disk to determine the degree of visibility in natural waters. The 20 cm diameter disk is weighted and has a line that is marked every tenth meter. To collect samples from deeper waterbodies, monitors can use a remote sampler. This sampler can also be used to conduct depth profiles in a lake, up to 10 ft. deep. Citizens who monitor brackish and/or marine waters on the coast also measure salinity with a hydrometer.
Monitoring Supplies
To order:
Typical Monitoring Kit catalog No. 9844-01
$310.00*
Monitoring Kit with Secchi Disk catalog No. 9845-02
$450.00*
Full set of Reagents for Typical Kit, catalog No. R-9844-01
$120.00*
Hydrometer – for Coastal Groups (1.000/1.070), catalog No. 3-0011
$42.80*
Contact:
LaMotte Company
P.O. Box 329
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 800-344-3100 or 410-778-3100
Fax: 410-778-6394
LaMotte Website
To order:
Salinity Refractometer – for Coastal Groups (1.000/1.070), catalog No. SR5-AQ $51.20*
Contact:
Pentair
Phone: 844-347-4788
Pentair Website
To order:
Fieldmaster Student Secchi Disc $30.00*
Contact:
Forestry Suppliers
Phone: 800-647-5368
Forestry Suppliers Website
To order:
Remote Sampler – for deep water sampling, bridge crossings, docks, etc.
$90.00*
Contact:
Arts Pursuit
228 Woodfield Drive
Auburn, AL 36830
334-750-8537
*Contact listed company to get updated price for any equipment.