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Freshwater Watch
Creating connections between communities and their local freshwater body by acting as stewards for the natural environment, measuring and monitoring water quality
By testing our local rivers, our FreshWater Watch programme provides an overview of the state of our waterbodies.
We want to engage 100,000 people by 2030
FreshWater Watch (FWW) enables communities to monitor, protect and restore their local water resources. FWW empowers communities to become citizen scientists by providing the tools needed to identify harmful pollutants, collect evidence and track this data over time. Your funding can support a new community group or you can fund (match funding options available) our Great UK WaterBlitz. The Great UK WaterBlitz is a biannual campaign calling on everyone test their local rivers.
This will be met via new community groups and the WaterBlitz
| Resource | Description | Quantity needed | When needed | How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONEY | Funding will allow us to either fund a new community group or match-fund our Great UK WaterBlitz. | Great UK WaterBlitz: £50,000 Community Group: £4,000 | Flexible | This will enable us to engage local communities and teach people about the importance of citizen science. |
We use surveys and participant feedback. For our Great UK Waterblitz we also publish a report.
Support for local community projects through volunteering
Support for initiatives focused on strengthening community networks
Currently seeking funding from a variety of trusts and foundations and corporates.
We have wonderful supporters such as the National Trust, Surfers Against Sewage, The Rivers Trust.