World Water Monitoring Day

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Environmental Protection Agency
staff on World Water Monitoring Day in 2009

World Water Monitoring Day was an

water resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic monitoring of their local water bodies.[1]
Roberta (Robbi) Savage, ACWF's president and CEO created WWMD, and Edward Moyer was the first WWMD Coordinator.

A simple test kit enables everyone, children and adults, to sample local water bodies for a set of

acidity (pH), clarity (turbidity) and dissolved oxygen (DO). Information on purchasing low-cost test kits is available from the current sponsoring organization, EarthEcho International, and the results of monitoring events are then shared with participating communities around the globe on the sponsor's website.[1]

World Water Monitoring Day was originally

celebrated annually on September 18. This date was initially chosen to be a month later (October 18) to recognize the anniversary of the US Clean Water Act, which was enacted by Congress
in 1972 to restore and protect the country's water resources. In 2007, the date was changed to facilitate participation in parts of the world where temperatures reach freezing conditions at that time.

In 2006, ACWF transferred the coordination of the event to the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA). The collective goal was to expand participation to one million people in 100 countries by 2012. In January 2015 the management of World Water Monitoring Day was transferred to EarthEcho International.

2008 saw students from Indonesia[2] to Arkansas[3] taking part in water sampling to bring attention to the importance of water quality.

As of 2018, EarthEcho International encourages participants to conduct their monitoring activities as part of the "EarthEcho Water Challenge" during any period between March 22 (World Water Day) and December of each year.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "EarthEcho Water Challenge". Washington, D.C.: EarthEcho International. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ^ Students take part in water monitoring, The Jakarta Post, November, 2008
  3. ^ Environmental concerns make water protection necessary, The Cabin.net, November, 2008

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