Water Quality Volunteers
News
The 2026 Swim Smart Monitoring season will start on Wednesday, June 10.
Learn more below about volunteer responsibilities and how to get involved!
Water Quality volunteer responsibilities
In 2001 the WRP launched the first citizen-based Water Quality Monitoring Program in the White River watershed. The Program goals is to better understand potential threats to water quality and public health.
Every year WRP staff and trained volunteers gather water quality monitoring data at 16 popular swimming holes throughout the watershed.
Water Quality Monitoring volunteer responsibilities include:
- Participating in a training session in May;
- Monitoring a specific site every other Wednesday from June through August with equipment provided;
- Gathering data on conductivity and turbidity and collecting a water sample (for bacteria analysis) at the site;
- Transporting the water sample bottle to a designated drop-off location; and
- Maintaining a data sheet.
Volunteer resources
Documents:
Videos:
Contact us
If you are interested in becoming a Swim Smart volunteer, please contact WRP Project Manager Christian Pelletier at christian [at] whiteriverpartnership.org.
Water Quality Volunteers
News
The 2026 Swim Smart Monitoring season will start on Wednesday, June 10.
Learn more below about volunteer responsibilities and how to get involved!
Water Quality volunteer responsibilities
In 2001 the WRP launched the first citizen-based Water Quality Monitoring Program in the White River watershed. The Program goals is to better understand potential threats to water quality and public health.
Every year WRP staff and trained volunteers gather water quality monitoring data at 16 popular swimming holes throughout the watershed.
Water Quality Monitoring volunteer responsibilities include:
Volunteer resources
Documents:
Videos:
Contact us
If you are interested in becoming a Swim Smart volunteer, please contact WRP Project Manager Christian Pelletier at christian [at] whiteriverpartnership.org.