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Survey for National Volunteer Monitoring Directory
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Monitoring program names:
| Indiana Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program |
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Affiliation, if you are part of a national, statewide, or regional network (e.g., Izaak Walton League, Texas Watch):
 | Contact Information |
| Name:Kathryn I. Clendenin | Street:P.O. Box 6015 (Shadeland) |
| City: Indianapolis | State: Indiana |
| Zip Code:46206-6015 | Phone: 317 308-3191 |
| Email:Kclenden@dem.state.in.us | Web site1:http://www.ai.org/IDEN/OWN/Voluntee.html |
| Fax: 317 308-3219 | Web site2: |
Does your program serve as an "umbrella" organization for smaller monitoring groups? Yes
Number of Active volunteers (excluding school classes):0
For programs that work with schools: Teachers Number:0 Students Number:0
Approx. annual monitoring budget: $ Year monitoring began:
Sources of funding or in-kind support
| Federal Government | X State Government | Local Government |
| Foundations | Businesses | Memberships |
| Donations | Grass roots fundraising (events, solicitations, etc.) | Other: |
Does program have a written QA (quality assurance) plan?No Is it state-approved?No
EPA-approved? No |
Does program have monitoring-related publications you are willing to share with, or sell to, other groups?No
Counties in which you monitor:
Program description:
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) recently established the position of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator, focusing on lake and wetlands monitoring and also managing the IDEM grant that funds River Watch. IDEM has partnered with the Indiana Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program to work on increasing the mumber of lakes being monitored and the parmeters being tested. An eductional component (K-12 action projects) is in the development stage and wetlands monitoring is in the research stage.
Environments monitored:
Lake or Pond, Wetland
Physical/chemical monitoring:
Rainfall, Water temp.
Biological monitoring:
Exotic/Invasive Species:
Additional activities:
Restoration activities:
| Data Uses |
| Education | |
| Advocacy | |
| Research | |
| Community organizing | |
| Screen for problems | |
| Establish baseline conditions | |
| Nonpoint source assessment | |
| BMP evaluation | |
| Land use decisions | |
| Watershed planning | |
| Plan restoration projects | |
| Enforcement | |
| Legislation | |
| Shellfish bed closures | |
| Swimming advisories | |
| State 305(b) report | |
Other
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