Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, Inc.

Award Purpose: This Award Supports a Long Term Effort to Gather Clear, Reliable Information About Water Quality Across the Umpqua Basin. the Project Advances the Goal of Identifying Conditions That Affect the Health of People, Fish, and Wildlife and Helps Partners Understand Which Streams Face the Greatest Pressures and Which Areas Need Protection. by Collecting Consistent Data Through a Phased Approach, the Project Strengthens Decisions About Restoring and Preserving Watershed Health Across a Large and Diverse Landscape.activities to Be Performed: the Project Team Completes Monthly Water Quality Monitoring Throughout Several Major Watersheds in the Umpqua Basin. Staff With Many Years of Monitoring Experience Work With Trained Volunteers to Collect Information From Sites Located on Both Public and Private Lands With Permission From Landowners. They Measure Temperature, Turbidity, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, PH, Nitrate, Blue Green Algae Presence, Total Coliform, and E. Coli, and They Take Photographs to Document Site Conditions. They Also Place Continuous Temperature Loggers During the Summer Months to Record Detailed Temperature Patterns. the Team Rotates Through Multiple Watersheds Over a Three Year Cycle and Then Adds Representative Locations to Long Term Reference Runs, Creating a Complete and Repeatable Approach to Tracking Watershed Conditions.expected Deliverables or Outcomes: the Project Produces Accurate, Accessible Data That Describes the Status and Trends of Water Quality Throughout the Umpqua Basin. It Generates Clear Records of Monthly Sampling Results, Long Term Temperature Data, and Updated Reference Site Information. These Outcomes Support Planning Decisions, Help Identify Areas Most in Need of Restoration or Protection, and Strengthen Efforts to Recover Threatened and Endangered Species. the Information Also Enables Partners to Target Their Work More Effectively and Helps the Project Secure Additional Funding Needed to Continue Collecting Long Term Data.intended Beneficiaries: the People Who Benefit From This Work Include Local Communities, Landowners, and Residents Who Depend on Clean and Healthy Water. Fish and Wildlife That Rely on Cold, Clean Streams Also Benefit, as Do Tribal Nations, Public Land Managers, Community Organizations, and Others Who Use This Information to Guide Conservation and Restoration Activities. the Broader Watershed Community Gains From Having Dependable, Long Term Data That Supports Informed Decisions About the Health and Future of the Umpqua Basin.