1. Florida Keys Water Watch
Shelly Krueger
Florida Sea Grant/Monroe County Extension
1100 Simonton Street, Suite 2-260
Key West, FL

2. Florida Keys Water Watch Program Goals
A: AWARENESS – Importance of water quality
D: DATA – Collect baseline water quality data
A: ADOPT – BMPs to prevent NPS pollution
P: PARTNERSHIPS – Citizens & agencies
T: TOOLS & TRAINING – To sample local waterways & encourage stewardship
To reiterate importance of building partnerships the P. LIONFISH lionfish, lionfish. Hope to add a biological component as the program develops, year one focused on chemical monitoring. All of this modeled on AAS, >20 years, volunteers have reported invasive species, wildlife poaching, and illegal discharge – grease down storm drain

3. I was the AAW at UGA MAREX
I was the AAW at UGA MAREX. Great opportunity for building partnerships, in Georgia very successful in working with these organizations. 4H on Tybee Island has taught 1000’s of kids how to conduct. We have funding for 30 sites; Islamorada Youth Council, Sigsbee Charter School, shipwreck the Vandenberg, Stock Island Marina, Sugarloaf Shores, Tavernier Ocean Charter School, Marathon High School, ellen, martha? Villages of Islamorada. 5th grade to adult, individuals and groups. Targeting homeowners associations that are having Monroe County sponsored canal restoration demonstration to monitor water quality before and after

4. University Scientists
Citizen Science
USE
State Government
Federal Government
Local Government
University Scientists
Education
202 84
242
156
Establish baseline condition
231
185
100
Problem Screening
205 44
201 55
Research
175 87
107
184
Advocacy 88 32
106 37
Nonpoint Source Assessment
169 58
153 48
Restoration project planning
102 53
128 29
Land use decisions 69 31
150 18
Enforcement
103 7
Legislation 67 40
305(b) Report 96 24 14 6
Swimming advisories 26 3 4
Shellfish bed closures 28 1 11
GA Adopt-A-Stream QA/QC
Protocol
GA-DNR EPD Water Quality Database
EPA-approved chemical monitoring program
Right now, AAS letting me be certified through their EPA approved qapp. I’m writing a QAPP for all of the Water vaule of using aas, is letting me operate under their epa approved qapp, while I write one for state of Florida. Value to citizien science, this graphic shows how volunteer data used in US. Watch programs so that we can spread the program throughout the state, Lisa has BB WW
Table 1. Environmental Protection Agency Survey of Volunteer Data Uses and Users (USEPA, 2011)

5. Florida Keys Water Watch 4-Hour Workshop
Chemical Monitoring PPT
Chemical kits
GA-DNR Adopt-a-Stream
WQ DB
Written test >80%
Typical agenda – 4 hour workshops , annual recertification. Pass test with 80% or higher, I go out to their site, review their procedures and refill reagents 5

6. Chemical Water Quality Data
Lamotte Kits
Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, Nitrate, Orthophosphate, Alkalinity
Temperature
Salinity
Turbidity

7. Volunteer Responsibilities
Monitor site at least monthly
Legal Access
Enter data into GA-DNR EPD DB
Create a “Who to Call List”
Consistency: Same location, same tidal stage
Annual on-site recertification

8. GA-DNR Adopt-a-Stream Water Quality Database

9. Johnson High School Stream Team
Letting us use their WQDB

10. Florida Keys Water Watch

11. Questions?