Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch Volunteer Resource Manual
The Waterwatch manual provides all the details a volunteer needs to conduct monthly water quality testing. If you are interested in doing regular monitoring with Waterwatch, contact the Regional Facilitator at waterwatch@act.gov.au.
- ACT Waterwatch Volunteer Resource Manual (PDF File 2.4 MB)
- Instructions for measuring phosphorus at sites with high nutrient issues (PDF File 287.7 KB)
- Sign on / sign off sheet (PDF File 208.9 KB) - use this sheet each time you work to ensure insurance coverage should an incident occur
Data sheets
Use the following data sheets to collect Waterwatch data and then upload it to the Waterwatch database.
- Water quality field data sheet (PDF File 545.3 KB)
- Macroinvertebrate (water bug) survey results sheet (PDF File 545.3 KB)
- Rapid Assessment of Riparian Condition (RARC) data sheet (PDF File 226.8 KB)
Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch Volunteer Videos
The Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch team have produced a series of videos that outline the waterwatch program and explain how to undertake the water quality tests that Waterwatch volunteers undertake when sampling water quality. These are useful for both new and seasoned volunteers and helps to remind us how to undertake the water quality tests correctly to help ensure we are generating high quality data.
Why we do water quality testing
Waterwatch Safety Check
Testing Water Temperature
Testing Dissolved Oxygen using the Visocolour Grey Kit
Testing Dissolved Oxygen using the LaMott Blu Kit
Testing pH of water samples
Testing Phosphorus levels in your water samples
Testing Nitrates in your water samples
Testing Electrical Conductivity of your water sample using the Brown Eutech EC tester
Testing Electrical Conductivity of your water sample using the Green Eco tester
Measuring turbidity of your water sample
BioCollect app
Waterwatch volunteers can also use the BioCollect app to upload their water quality data.