Waterwatch is a national citizen science program, involving schools, community groups and landholders, that aims to engage communities in monitoring and protecting the health of local waterways.

Waterwatch participants in NSW can take an active role in monitoring the health of their local catchments by conducting monthly water quality testing and seasonal surveys of aquatic macroinvertebrates. The data collected by Waterwatch groups is quality assured once a year and is uploaded each month to the NSW Waterwatch website http://root.ala.org.au/bdrs-core/nswww/home.htm. The data becomes publicly available so that the community, government agencies, NRM organisations and local councils can assess information about water quality across our regions.

To contact a Waterwatch Coordinator in your local area go to: https://root.ala.org.au/bdrs-core/nswww/home.htm