Citizen Science

You can take the first steps toward monitoring your local water sources for yourself using the California Water Boards’ Visual Assessment Fact Sheet:

• https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/swamp/docs/cwt/guidance/4210.pdf

Additionally, NASA provides some instructions for how a citizen can get involved in monitoring water quality in their area:

• https://terra.nasa.gov/citizen-science/water-quality