Students from schools in the Denver area gathered at the Littleton/Engleton Wastewater Treatment Plant on Wednesday, October 8th to partake in the World Water Monitoring Challenge. This non-profit is dedicated to testing water quality and comparing results all around the world!
SPREE was pleased to join many volunteers at the water testing plant to test water from the South Platte River. Students explored the process of getting clean water in the city, learned where their water comes from, tested water and compared tests from upstream and downstream of the plant (using the WWMC kit), and checked up on the health of the South Platte by identifying and looking at critters from the river with the SPREE staff!
The kids learned that it is easy to give our urban water ways regular “check-ups” by testing dissolved oxygen levels, taking the river’s temperature, measuring pH, measuring turbidity, and checking up on biological factors (finding critters!). They discovered that not only is it important to keep our waterways healthy, but that they can make a difference ever day!
To see more pictures from the event, click here!
