The Government of Northwest Territories (NWT) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has released two new video resources to promote the NWT-wide Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program.
The videos provide an overview of the program and step-by-step instructions on how to take a water sample. They are intended to be valuable resources for NWT communities looking to get more involved in research and monitoring.
During the development of “Northern Voices, Northern Waters: NWT Water Stewardship Strategy” (2010), NWT communities and Indigenous governments highlighted the need to be more involved in water stewardship activities, such as monitoring and research.
The NWT-wide Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program started in 2012 and was designed to contribute to the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy in three ways:
- Provide opportunities for local monitors to do water sampling activities
- Collect water quality information for a baseline data set
- Help address community concerns about the health of the water
The program involves community members from 21 different communities in the NWT, ENR staff and other water partners. The goal of the monitoring program is to include NWT residents in water quality water monitoring at sites across the NWT to answer community questions about water quality.
To learn more about the program, click here:
NWT-wide Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program
To watch the Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program video, click here:
https://youtu.be/gqA3X4RDKmU (English version)
https://youtu.be/qsNcMES5XF4 (French version)
To learn how to take a water sample, click here:
https://youtu.be/WeUYXGaC7-Q (English version)
https://youtu.be/W36sQ4a8GVI (French version)
