Swimming Season Is Here – Time To Check Water Quality Where You Paddle or Swim!

Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper samples and tests for bacteria  (E. coli) at 20+ sites in the Choctawhatchee – Pea Rivers Watershed

The results of testing are posted in a free app, The SWIM Guide. Pull up the map in SWIM Guide and click on a site or sites you want to check. Sites are rated as relatively safe (green), unsafe (red), or caution (yellow). www.theswimguide.org

Want the Data for a Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper Bacteria Monitoring Site or Sites?

Go to the Alabama Water Watch Website and the data section and use the map to locate sites. Click on the site to see available data in a chart like this one.

All the available data for the site, both bacteriological and chemistry, will be available.

Alabama Water Watch (auburn.edu) To learn about water quality monitor training, contact your Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper and or Alabama Water Watch.