Resources
This page provides resources for you to view and download. If you have suggestions for additional information to post, please contact Karen Schaffer.
Report an Environmental Emergency
Call the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Hotline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1-800-928-2380 or 502-564-2380 Also notify Karen Schaffer so she can assist with follow-up.
Helpful Websites
48-Hour Rainfall: Volunteers can use these websites to estimate 48-hour rainfall for sample events
- Statewide: scroll down, set the lookup button to 48 hours and zoom to your approximate site location. Click on the map to obtain a 48-hour rainfall total. https://www.iweathernet.com/total-rainfall-map-24-hours-to-72-hours
- Louisville MSD Rain Gauge: use query to obtain 48-hour rainfall. http://raingauge.louisvillemsd.org/
Watershed Watch Training Materials: Training slides, standard operating procedures and field forms are available from this website. Note that slides are in PowerPoint format and some files are very large. Be patient if you try to download slides! http://kywater.org/sciad/wwky-sampling-methods/
Watershed Watch Training Videos: Google chrome is recommended for viewing videos
- Calibrating your conductivity meter
- NEW Online Recertification Training
- NEW Online Introduction to Watershed Watch Training
Kentucky Geological Survey Watershed Watch Data Portal: Search this database for information about active and inactive monitoring sites and data https://kgs.uky.edu/wwky/main.htm
Kentucky Division of Water Salt River Basin Website: Copy and paste this link to Internet Explorer to learn more about the Division of Water's efforts to protect and improve the Salt River Basin. https://eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water/Outreach/BasinCoordination/Pages/SaltRiverBasin.aspx
Kentucky Division of Water Community Outreach: Copy and paste this link to Internet Explorer to learn more about Watershed Watch, Volunteer Lakes Monitoring, support for schools and other community outreach programs. https://eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water/Outreach/Pages/default.aspx
Watershed Watch in Kentucky: Learn more about Salt River Watershed Watch's parent organization including the Science Advisory Committee, Citizen Action Committee, training materials and other information. http://kywater.org/
Kentucky Watershed Watch Data Management: Kentucky Division of Water database for volunteers, sites, event dates and registrations and more. Contact JoAnn Palmer (joann.palmer@ky.gov) to get access if needed. http://eppcapp.ky.gov/Watershed/
Kentucky Waterways Alliance: Learn more about this statewide organization that helps watershed groups protect and improve local waterways. https://kwalliance.org/
River City Paddlesports: This paddling group based in Louisville undertakes many efforts to improve paddling access, work toward clean water and partner with Salt River Watershed Watch. https://rivercitypaddlesports.wordpress.com/
Backyard Streams Program: The online course open to the public, click HERE to access. Those individuals who complete the course will receive a certificate noting they are Certified Backyard Stream Stewards. For those not interested in enrolling in the course but want to learn more, webinars are available on our new YouTube channel UK Watershed Protection and Restoration. While the course and materials are designed for urban homeowners, many topics are relevant to a wider audience.
Videos
Calibrating Your Conductivity Meter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVECdPNthgA&feature=youtu.be
About Salt River Watershed Watch #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkT68_5ttiU
About Salt River Watershed Watch #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjksuGusDU&t=2s
Beargrass: The Creek in Our Backyard: Documentary film by Morgan Atkinson and Dr. David Wicks https://morganatkinson.com/team-view/beargrass-the-creek-in-our-backyard/
SRWW Reports
- 2018 SRWW Annual Report
- Big Rock Bacteria Monitoring Report 1999 - 2008 (Middle Fork Beargrass Creek)
- Floyds Fork Canoe Launch Bacteria Study 2013 - slides
- Floyds Fork Canoe Launch Bacteria Study 2013 - report
- Floyds Fork Canoe Launch Bacteria Study 2015 - slides
- Floyds Fork Canoe Launch Bacteria Study 2015 - report
- Watershed Watch in Kentucky Success Stories (includes SRWW) - report