Water Quality Program

Water Quality

World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is a yearly opportunity for people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds to learn more about their local water resources while taking part   in a important global water quality monitoring effort.

The monitoring tests are safe, easy and may be performed anytime from September 18 through October 18.

Last Modified on July 16, 2008

Converse County Conservation District

WELL WATER TESTING DAY

For over eight years Converse County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Services hold a well water testing day for drinking water wells during the month of May.

Water bottle sample kits are to be picked up and samples taken and returned to the Converse County Courthouse. Samples are taken to Casper to be tested and results will be received at a later date.

They include dissolved oxygen (DO), acidity (pH), turbidity (or clarity) and temperature.  Macro invertebrate (“bugs”) studies may also be reported.

WWMD data will be published on-line each year at www.worldwatermonitoringday.org so people all over the world can see the monitoring results.

Converse County Conservation District and Converse County School District #1participated on World Water Monitoring Day on the North Platte River in October 2007.  Over 90 student/scientists took samples and tested them for dissolved oxygen, acidity, turbidity and temperature.                           

Participants can also bring in their own clean bottle with a water sample and have it tested for nitrates and the results are received the same day.

Please watch for future information about the 2009 Well Water Testing day.

SOIL AND WATER STEWARDSHIP WEEK

The 2007 Soil and Water Stewardship Week theme was “Conservation Energy”. CCCD celebrated the occasion with cookies, lemonade, tea, and coffee on May 1 and 2 which was the same time that tree orders were being picked up for the seedling tree program.  Educational booklets and lesson plans were distributed to all of the schools in Converse County along with 1200 bookmarks.   Five thousand placemats were distributed to area restaurants for use during the week.  Churches in Douglas and Glenrock were provided with 200 program inserts.  The district also sponsored a poster contest and had 13 participants.

2007 Conservation Stewardship Poster Winners: Emily Ray, Tanner Gamble, Blake Brooks