Yellowknife — October 29, 2020
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has released two new videos promoting 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. The two videos 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.
Learn more about the NWT-wide Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program on ENR’s website.
· Watch: Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program https://youtu.be/gqA3X4RDKmU (English version) https://youtu.be/qsNcMES5XF4 (French version)
· Watch: How to take a grab water sample
https://youtu.be/WeUYXGaC7-Q (English version)
https://youtu.be/W36sQ4a8GVI (French version)
For more information, please contact:
Public Affairs and Communications
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Government of the Northwest Territories