Saturday, August 27, 2022—more than 1,800 participants They carried out, documented, and reported water quality monitoring in envelopes 200 points around the entire island.
The information collected will be added to the EarthEcho Water Challenge database ( monitorwater.org ), an international program dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging public action on water conservation. Your data will be part of a database maintained by citizen scientists, just like you.
We are immensely grateful to the event sponsors: Ford of Puerto Rico and MAPFRE Puerto Rico.
To the collaborators in the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico, Sea Grant Puerto Rico, Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo Interpretive Center, Para La Naturaleza, School of Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University, SurfRider Foundation in Rincón and the Agricultural Extension Service of the College of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; who donated their time, space and resources for the performance of training workshops throughout Puerto Rico.
Watch the video of the event's launch, held at El Escambrón Beach in San Juan, featuring commentary from the Estuary's Executive Director, Brenda Torres; the Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Anaís Rodríguez; the Caribbean Regional Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carmen Guerrero; the Executive President of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Engineer Doriel Pagán; and the Director of the Compliance Office for the Municipality of San Juan, María Matos. The event was streamed live on our Facebook page.
To the more than 1,800 participating citizen scientists: thanks to you, Puerto Rico's 2022 Water Quality Monitoring Day was a resounding success. We hope it was an educational experience and an inspiration for greater citizen action in the management of the island's water bodies and for environmental justice in the surrounding communities.
Don't forget to submit your monitoring data if you haven't already! Coordinate the delivery of your kit and pick up your reusable bottle. Contact us at [email protected]or to 787-725-8165.
