Volunteer Monitoring Links

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Resources

Environmental Reports - MDEQ generates numerous reports each year on the state's air quality, inland lakes and streams, Great Lakes, wetlands, drinking water, and environmental cleanups.

Biosurvey Reports - Biosurvey reports generated by the Surface Water Quality Assessment Section in the MDEQ's Water Division.

U.S. EPA Volunteer Monitoring Resources

The Volunteer Monitor, published twice yearly, is the national newsletter of volunteer water monitoring. Subscriptions are free, and issues since 1993 are available on-line as PDFs.

Starting Out in Volunteer Water Monitoring, Factsheet (Available in PDF - 837 KB)

Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual. EPA 440/4-91-002, December 1991. (Available in PDF - 868 KB)

Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual. EPA 841-B-97-003, November 1997. (Available in PDF - 4 MB)

Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual. EPA 842-B-93-004, December 1993. (Available in PDF)

Volunteer Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide. EPA 843-B-00-001, December 2001. (Available in PDF - 1.5MB and 256 KB versions).

Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans. EPA 841-B-96-003, September 1996. (Available in PDF - 147 KB).

Volunteer Water Monitoring: A Guide for State Managers. EPA 440-4-090-010, August 1990.

USDA CSREES Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring National Facilitation Project

This Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring National Facilitation Project is designed to build a comprehensive support system for Extension volunteer water quality monitoring efforts across the country. The goal is to expand and strengthen the capacity of existing Extension volunteer monitoring programs and support development of new groups.

Please visit http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer/ to access valuable resources and training modules that can help you with developing, managing and growing a program.