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In South Dakota, many lakes used for recreational purposes have little or no information documented about their quality and health safety. The East Dakota Water Development District started Dakota Water Watch in 2007 in an effort to establish a formalized program to train citizen monitors to gather information about South Dakota waters. Data collected by citizen monitors would help fill gaps in existing data as well as highlight lakes and streams that may need additional testing and attention. The primary goal of the Dakota Water Watch program was to see if citizen volunteers could successfully and accurately collect water quality data, especially bacteriological data. If you are interested in volunteering to collect data for your lake, contact: Jeremy at edwdd3@Brookings.net. |