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Colorado River Watch : ウィキペディア英語版 | Colorado River Watch
Colorado River Watch is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program operated by the non-profit organization Colorado Watershed Assembly,〔(Colorado Watershed Assembly )〕 in collaboration with the Colorado Division of Wildlife.〔(Colorado Division of Wildlife )〕 Its mission is to work with voluntary stewards to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health, and utilize this high quality data to educate citizens and inform decision makers about the condition of Colorado's waters. This data is also used in the Clean Water Act decision-making process. River Watch's motto is "Real people doing real science for a real purpose."〔http://www.coloradowater.org/River%20Watch〕 ==Program== River Watch started with six schools in 1989 on the Yampa River. Since then, over 70,000 people have participated with 900 stations, and 400 water bodies on record. River Watch is the largest statewide volunteer monitoring program in the US, with over 4000 samples taken per year. Over 70% of the volunteers are school groups, with citizen groups, individuals, colleges, youth programs, government agencies, and non-profit organizations also volunteering. The goals of River Watch are: * To collect quality aquatic ecosystem data over space and time to be used water-quality decision making * To provide hands on experience for individuals to understand the value and function of the river ecosystem
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