Monitoring Water quality monitoring is needed to identify water quality problems and track changes over time. The Plan relies heavily on watershed councils and other local groups to support agency monitoring efforts. State funding also helped staff to coordinate watershed council operations. The objective is to help these developing organizations set priorities and focus their work for both monitoring and planning activities. Agency basin teams and work groups are working to develop project implementation networks.
Data collection is in progress both by agency staff and through functioning local organizations.
As dairy operators, we've been very impressed with the state agency people who've started working with us on water quality. They're very professional and they know their stuff. We really feel that they treat us as partners. Water Quality Volunteer efforts can supplement agency monitoring programs.