May18
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Date:
May 18, 2016
Time:
8:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Des Moines Izaak Walton League Facility
4343 George Flagg Parkway
Des Moines, IA
Contact:
Susan Heathcote
(heathcote@iaenvironment.org)
Twice a year, the Polk County Water Monitoring brings together volunteers to collect water samples at nearly 70 sites on streams, lakes and ponds in Polk and eastern Dallas County. Data collected at the event - which is processed at Des Moines Water Works lab and uploaded to the IOWATER volunteer base - provides a comprehensive “snapshot” of water sources in the state’s largest urban area, and allows the county's water quality to be compared year-to-year. This information is an invaluable data to environmental, state and water agencies
The event is organized and sponsored by the Iowa Environmental Council, Des Moines Izaak Walton League, Des Moines Water Works, DNR IOWATER program and the Raccoon River Watershed Association. Volunteers will meet at the Des Moines Izaak Walton League Facility.
Contact Water Program Director Susan Heathcote to volunteer: Heathcote@iaenvironment.org