The Official Blog of Alabama Water Watch
We have wrapped up our final USFS CitSci Project Workshop for 2020!
AWW and the National Forests in Alabama held three water quality monitoring workshops in the Bankhead, Tuskegee , and Conecuh National Forests. We would like to thank everyone who attended these workshops, and especially all of the the project participants who have picked up sites to monitor!
We have recently had a few volunteers who have entered data online, but have not seen their data on the Data from Tables or Data from Maps. This could be because it was not submitted successfully into the AWW Server. We want to help you ensure that you have successfully submitted your data to AWW. Follow the steps below to learn how to check if we received your data!
Continue reading “How To: Confirm if your data record was submitted successfully to AWW when entering data online.”By: Mona Dominguez and Sydney Zinner
Alabama Water Watch volunteers spend hours collecting, entering, and analyzing data each month with the intention of improving water quality in Alabama. It is important that our volunteers and supporters have a better understanding of how this valuable data is used and who exactly is using it.
Please remember to check your certification status on your AWW Welcome Page periodically. We place a great importance on the credibility of AWW data, and one way to ensure credible results is to keep all of our monitor’s certifications up to date!
Continue reading “Check Your Certification Status!”What is a “Flash” Drought?
A flash drought is the rapid onset of drought. While conventional drought is mainly driven by a lack of precipitation, flash drought is often caused by a combination of abnormally high temperatures, winds, and/or incoming radiation that leads to abnormally high evapotranspiration rates (read more). After enduring one of the hottest and driest Septembers on record, Alabama and the vast majority of the Southeast are currently in flash drought conditions.
Continue reading “Alabama Flash Drought”To order:
Alabama Water Quality Monitoring Kit catalog No. 9844-02
$307.00*
Alabama Water Quality Monitoring Kit with Secchi Disk catalog No. 9845-02
$473.20*
Refill – Alabama Water Quality Monitoring Kit, catalog No. R-9844-01
$117.87*
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
844-347-4788
Pentair Website
To order: Remote Sampler – for deep water sampling, bridge crossings, docks, etc.
$100 (not including shipping)
Contact:
Alabama Water Watch
334-844-4785
awwprog@auburn.edu
The AWW Water Chemistry Kit can be found here on LaMotte’s Environmental Education Partnership Programs webpage.
Call LaMotte Company’s Customer Service department at 1-800-344-3100 to place your orders. LaMotte does not have an online purchasing option. The hours of operation are 8:15 AM to 5:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.
When placing an order – ALWAYS stress that you are ordering items for the Alabama Water Watch Program.
Payment for your order may be by MasterCard, VISA or American Express to speed order processing. Orders are shipped via UPS surface from Chestertown, MD.
Organizations and non-profits may apply for net 30 day open account terms, but are required to provide trade references and a bank reference. Customer Service can send you the appropriate forms upon request.
LaMotte Company will accept purchase orders from school systems and local, state, and federal agencies. Purchase orders may be faxed to 1-410-778-6394. Please ask for an Order Acknowledgement to confirm your order.
UPDATE: Free stakeholder meeting during 10th US Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) symposium on November 6th. (More info below)
Dr. Alan Wilson is a professor in Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences in the College of Agriculture. Dr. Wilson has offered his thoughts on recent news stories of pet deaths related to poor water quality, specifically freshwater algal blooms.
We would like to thank everyone who attended the 2019 Alabama Water Watch Annual Meeting on June 22, 2019. As always, it was a pleasure to be able to catch up and chat with each of you about the great work you’ve been doing. Below, you will find a quick recap of the groups of individuals awarded honors for their exemplary work this year.
This summer, AWW launched a brand-new curriculum and set of educator workshops focused on the book, Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge, by former AWW Director, Dr. Bill Deutsch. The project was made possible with special funding from the Alabama Bicentennial Commission (Alabama 200), support of the Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
