WATER DATA COLLABORATIVE: Harnessing the Power of Citizen Science Water Data Collaborative Webinar Series The Water Data Collaborative is an affiliation of academic, governmental and non-profit institutions dedicated to harnessing the power of citizen-based water quality monitoring data. The Collaborative has two main goals: • Increase the adoption of best practices and technologies among water data collectors to increase contributions of water data to state regulatory programs and open-data repositories through the Internet of Water. • Develop and implement technology that enables shared water data to become actionable information for water restoration and protection. The Collaborative was formed with funding from Pisces Foundation in late 2017. Since then, we have been working to develop a systematic process and set of resources that citizen monitors can use to more effectively collect, manage, and share their data in open data repositories so the data can be used to inform decisions and take action. We invite you to join the following webinar series that will highlight some of the work we have been doing for your information as well as your feedback. This figure shows the locations of organizations, governments, and tribes that work to protect water resources. Citizen-led non-governmental organizations make up the vast majority of these organizations. Most of these organizations participate in water quality monitoring of some kind. Building a Better Tomorrow for Community Water Science: Introducing the Work of the Water Data Collaborative and the Internet of Water Tuesday April 16th 1-2PM EST Presenter: Adam Griggs, River Network Summary of Webinar: This webinar will introduce viewers to the work of the Water Data Collaborative and the Internet of Water. These two analogous efforts are working to build better infrastructure to make water data more documented, discoverable, and useful. Learn about the tools and resources we are creating to help turn your data into useful information that guides water protection across the country. Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8116440202540118797 e Water Data Collaborative: Linking citizens, technology and action to protect water resources. John Dawes | Chesapeake Commons [email protected] Jeff Allenby | Conservation Innovation Center [email protected] Samantha Briggs | Izaak Walton League [email protected] Adam Griggs | River Network [email protected] Barb Horn | River Watch of Colorado [email protected] Katherine Luscher |Waterkeeper Alliance [email protected] Jerad Bales | CUAHSI [email protected] Peter Colohan | Internet of Water [email protected]