Hoosier Riverwatch

Hoosier Riverwatch is volunteer program in which citizens are training to monitor water quality. Hoosier Riverwatch is a program of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Office of Water Quality, Watershed Assessment and Planning Branch. The program began in 1996 to increase public awareness of water quality issues and concerns by training volunteers to monitor stream water quality.

Through one day hands-on workshops, Hoosier Riverwatch trains citizens to monitor water quality through physical, chemical, and biological assessments.

You can learn more about the program through the IDEM website or the Hoosier Riverwatch website.

You can find available trainings at www.hoosierriverwatch.com/. If there is one being offered in Elkhart County you can sign up at the top of this webpage.

Do you live in or near Elkhart County? You can borrow a Hoosier Riverwatch volunteer trunk by contacting 574-523-2030 or emailing elkcoswcd@elkhartcounty.org . You can find a trunk near you by visiting IDEMs website.