NJ Watershed Watch Network
DIVISION: Water Monitoring and Standards
GENERAL PHONE NUMBER: (609) 633-9241
FAX NUMBER: (609) 633-1095
WEB SITE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The NJ Watershed Watch Network is a program acting as an umbrella for all of the volunteer monitoring programs in the state. The Watershed Watch Network has two advisory committees; data users and water resource managers make up the Internal Advisory Committee and volunteer monitoring program managers make up the Watershed Watch Network Council. The goal of this new program is to provide acceptable protocols and QA/QC requirements for volunteers if they chose to submit their data to the department, to assist volunteers in designing and building upon their existing programs and assist data users in gathering sound data for their uses.
The NJ Watershed Watch Network is responsible for coordinating 15-20 public trainings annually and other related water programs, including, the Annual NJ Volunteer Monitoring Summit, and biological and visual assessment training. These programs are designed to provide hands on experience, training and education to stakeholders, general public, students, and other government staff at the local, county, state, and federal levels.
The Watershed Watch Network has also developed a free online data management system that is available to the volunteer monitoring community. This online data management system has been designed to help alleviate the burden of data management and allow for volunteer collected data to be comparable and compatible with other available data at the department. The system is a powerful tool for users because it allows registered users to run simple statistics, create graphs for visual comparisons or make available for download all available data of a particular watershed, water body or geographic location. This system is also geospatially documenting the locations of volunteer monitoring locations, pipes, and ditches in a stream. It allows the data to be effectively managed, analyzed and reported for use by the department, other interested organizations, and the general public
MONETARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED:
The NJ Watershed Watch Network does provide a small amount of funding for volunteer monitoring efforts through a small mini-grant program and through service provider contracts.
PERMITTING RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE:
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