Water Quality

Citizen Science Fact Sheets

• Overview of Water Testing
• Color Odor Temperature and pH
• Turbidity/Transparency
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorous
• Total Coliform and E. coli Bacteria
• Triazines (Atrazine)
• Stream Biology
• Stream Site Assessment
• Starting a Water Monitoring Team
• Water Monitoring Data Sheet
• Interpretation Guide for Water Tests

K-State Water Quality Series

• Managing the Farmstead to Minimize Groundwater and Well Contamination
• Nitrate and Groundwater
• Plugging Abandoned Wells
• Private Well Maintenance and Protection
• Private Wells Safe Location and Construction
• Recommended Water Tests for Private Wells
• Selecting an Onsite Wastewater or Septic System
• Taking a Water Sample
• Testing to Help Ensure Safe Drinking Water
• Wastewater Pond Operation Maintenance and Repair
• Watering Established Trees and Shrubs
• Why do Onsite Wastewater Septic Systems Fail