VA SOS trains and certifies volunteer water monitors throughout the state. Data collected by our certified monitors is sent to state agencies for use in water quality assessments. We are a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, and a project of the Virginia Division of the Izaak Walton League of America. We work with everyone from individuals to agencies to ensure that future generations inherit improved and protected streams, rivers, and estuaries across Virginia.
Without our dedicated volunteers, there would be no program. We currently
have more than 350 certified volunteers (growing weekly!) monitoring approximately
250 locations in Virginia’s streams.
While training volunteers to conduct water quality monitoring is our priority activity, we also work with schools and teachers and we support local watershed stewardship organizations. We create opportunities for individuals, groups, businesses, and government to meet each other, learn about water quality resources, and network. We do this by cooperating with Citizens for Water Quality.
Do you want to become a monitor?
Here are the steps to becoming a VA SOS
certified monitor...
To learn more about water monitoring, setting up a training session in your area, and topics that range from your watershed address to the fascinating critters that populate the streambeds, explore our site and visit frequently!
You can contact us at 804-615-5036. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 8297, Richmond, VA 23226. General e-mail inquiries are received at our office e-mail.
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Special Thanks
Our thanks is extended to the Beirne Carter Foundation, the Robins Foundation,
Virginia Environmental Endowment, Philip Morris USA, Luck Stone
Corporation, and the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund
(Bay License Plate Revenues) for their generous funding and support of the
Save Our Streams Program in Virginia and their work to promote a healthy
environment in our state.
