MMW Website Content
Here you will find pdfs of website content, as well as links for applications and forms.
Website Content:
Volunteer Monitoring
MMW Program Description
Getting Started with MMW
Starting a Volunteer Monitoring Program
How Are Water Resources Protected in Montana
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Field Gear Guide
2025 SAP Template
Funding
Website Content:
Volunteer Monitoring
MMW Program Description
Getting Started with MMW
Starting a Volunteer Monitoring Program
How Are Water Resources Protected in Montana
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Field Gear Guide
2025 SAP Template
Funding
2025 Laboratory Analyses and Gear Funding Application
Reporting
Helpful Links
Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ) Volunteer Monitoring Support Program supports volunteer monitoring in several ways:
MSU Extension Water Quality Program (MSUEWQ) offers the Data Hub. It provides storage and visualization of surface water data and photos collected by citizen scientists and groups across Montana. Contact Adam Sigler, the Extension Associate Specialist with questions or email ExtensionWater@montana.edu
MSUEWQ Data Hub
MSUEWQ Data Analysis Guidance
MSUEWQ also had a number of other resources available on their site in support of volunteer monitoring.
MSUEWQ Volunteer Monitoring
A Water Quality 101 webinar collaboratively hosted by Montana State University Extension, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Monitoring Montana Waters, and MWCC on April 25, 2024. Geared for volunteer monitoring program coordinators and anyone with an interest in water quality topics, the webinar included information about the fundamentals of water quality as they relate to water monitoring.
The mission of the Montana Watershed Coordination Council (MWCC) is to unite and support Montana’s watershed communities to promote healthy and productive landscapes. Many resources are available on their webpage.
MWCC's Montana's Watersheds
MWCC's Water Monitoring Resources
Montana Waters bond mountaintops to riverbeds, connect cities upstream with communities downstream, and provide the link between generations.
Join us in keeping our waters clean, clear, and connected
Additional Resources
How Water Quality is Protected in MT
A Guide to Montana Water Quality Regulation
How's My Waterway by US EPA
Volunteer Water Monitoring Guidebook by Montana Watercourse
“Who Does What with Water Resources” by Montana Watercourse
Monitoring Montana Waters collaborated with the FLBS K-12 program to make a document on accessing public stream data.
- Financial support, such as our Volunteer Monitoring Lab Analysis Program;
- Technical support, such as trainings and guidance documents;
- Administering volunteer monitoring opportunities; and
- Forming partnerships with other entities in the state that also support volunteer monitoring
MSU Extension Water Quality Program (MSUEWQ) offers the Data Hub. It provides storage and visualization of surface water data and photos collected by citizen scientists and groups across Montana. Contact Adam Sigler, the Extension Associate Specialist with questions or email ExtensionWater@montana.edu
MSUEWQ Data Hub
MSUEWQ Data Analysis Guidance
MSUEWQ also had a number of other resources available on their site in support of volunteer monitoring.
MSUEWQ Volunteer Monitoring
A Water Quality 101 webinar collaboratively hosted by Montana State University Extension, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Monitoring Montana Waters, and MWCC on April 25, 2024. Geared for volunteer monitoring program coordinators and anyone with an interest in water quality topics, the webinar included information about the fundamentals of water quality as they relate to water monitoring.
The mission of the Montana Watershed Coordination Council (MWCC) is to unite and support Montana’s watershed communities to promote healthy and productive landscapes. Many resources are available on their webpage.
MWCC's Montana's Watersheds
MWCC's Water Monitoring Resources
Montana Waters bond mountaintops to riverbeds, connect cities upstream with communities downstream, and provide the link between generations.
Join us in keeping our waters clean, clear, and connected
Additional Resources
How Water Quality is Protected in MT
A Guide to Montana Water Quality Regulation
How's My Waterway by US EPA
Volunteer Water Monitoring Guidebook by Montana Watercourse
“Who Does What with Water Resources” by Montana Watercourse
Monitoring Montana Waters collaborated with the FLBS K-12 program to make a document on accessing public stream data.