Waterwatch is a national community water quality monitoring network that encourages all Australians to become involved and active in the protection and management of their waterways and catchments.

The Waterwatch network is made up of individuals, community groups and school groups who undertake a variety of biological & habitat assessments and physical & chemical tests to build up a picture of the health of their waterways and catchments.

By monitoring their local waterways over time, community members can determine if the health of the waterway and surrounds are improving, declining or being maintained.

The Molonglo Catchment Group is a strong supporter of the Waterwatch program, working in collaboration with the Molonglo Waterwatch Coordinator, employed by ActewAGL and funded under the Getting Equipped program, another Living Environment Project, to complement the Molonglo Catchment Group's many positive solutions to improve the quality of our waterways.

Current Programs:

• M-CHiP
• Frogwatch
• Educational Opportunities ( 497KB)

M-CHiP – The Molonglo Catchment Health indicators Program

The establishment of this program in each sub-catchment will lead to better monitoring and evaluation of environmental agencies and the community’s on-ground works.

The Program provides simple and practical methods that community groups can use to:

• measure the health of their local catchment;

• provide input into sub-catchment management planning and enable groups to practice adaptive management;

• identify options for remedial action and where to best use grant monies or in-kind services;

• monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their on-ground projects;

• identify early warning signals of environmental problems; and

• measure over time the trends in the condition of the natural resources in their catchment.

More information is available on the About M-CHiP page.

 If you are interested in the Molonglo CHiP please contact  Waterwatch Molonglo

Frogwatch is a community frog monitoring program that collects important information about frog species and therefore catchment health and water quality. Frogs are well known for their sensitivity to pollution and habitat degradation, which makes them ideal indicators of the health of our catchments and waterways. The Frogwatch Census involves a simple assessment of our waterways by assuming that healthy habitats provide suitable conditions for diverse and abundant frog populations.

If you are interested in Frogwatch please contact Waterwatch Molonglo.

The Waterwatch network strives to achieve a shared responsibility and collective action for natural resource management through partnerships between community, government and industry.

If you are interested in joining a Waterwatch group or perhaps starting up your own group then please contact Waterwatch Molonglo.

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