2014 VA SOS Results

2014 VA SOS Results

Posted on by Dawn Merritt

The results are in! In 2014, Virginia SOS volunteers monitored 119 sites on 79 streams across the state, taking samples during 298 monitoring events.  Thirty-seven percent of the samples indicated unacceptable water quality.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) relies on volunteers to provide the most accurate picture of stream health across the state and uses this data in reports to Congress.  Thanks to all the volunteer monitors who braved the elements in 2014 to provide this valuable data!

StreamWatch Volunteer Training Session

StreamWatch is hosting volunteer stream monitor training sessions on Saturday, February 28, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Center.  They are also holding one on Saturday, March 28, at the Fluvanna County Library from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The sessions will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling—catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health.

The training is free, but class size is limited.  To reserve a space, or for further information about the training, contact Anne Dunckel at 434-249-5306 or anne@streamwatch.org.

StreamWatch collects and consolidates stream health data and distributes information about stream conditions to decision-makers and the public.  For more about StreamWatch, visit www.streamwatch.org.

StreamWatch Volunteer Training Session

StreamWatch is hosting volunteer stream monitor training sessions on Saturday, February 28, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Center.  They are also holding one on Saturday, March 28, at the Fluvanna County Library from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The sessions will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling—catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health.

The training is free, but class size is limited.  To reserve a space, or for further information about the training, contact Anne Dunckel at 434-249-5306 or anne@streamwatch.org.

StreamWatch collects and consolidates stream health data and distributes information about stream conditions to decision-makers and the public.  For more about StreamWatch, visit www.streamwatch.org.

StreamWatch Volunteer Training Session

StreamWatch is hosting volunteer stream monitor training sessions on Saturday, February 28, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Center.  They are also holding one on Saturday, March 28, at the Fluvanna County Library from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The sessions will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling—catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health.

The training is free, but class size is limited.  To reserve a space, or for further information about the training, contact Anne Dunckel at 434-249-5306 or anne@streamwatch.org.

StreamWatch collects and consolidates stream health data and distributes information about stream conditions to decision-makers and the public.  For more about StreamWatch, visit www.streamwatch.org.