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Streets & stormwater divisionCity of Orlando's Florida LakeWatch
The most exciting aspect of Florida LakeWatch is how widespread the benefits reach! The City of Orlando benefits from the Florida LakeWatch program by receiving monthly data on the lakes enrolled. A citizen contact person on a specific lake can assist the City with distributing information to the local residents. That contact person can also act as a "watchdog" for their lake, notifying the City's Stormwater Division of any events that occur which may be harmful to the lake. The University of Florida benefits from the City because it has a local sample collection site and a trainer who teaches the volunteers the required techniques of collecting lake water samples. They benefit from the volunteers by having additional data on some of Central Florida’s lakes. The most important beneficiaries are the citizen volunteers. They learn about their lake's natural life cycle and become more aware of what affects their lake's water quality. They also receive quarterly and annual test results from the University of Florida, keeping them informed about the quality trend of their lake. The volunteers are welcome to discuss any concerns or questions about their lake with environmental professionals at either the University of Florida or the City of Orlando. How do volunteers get started in the Florida LakeWatch program? If you have lake access; a boat, canoe, or other watercraft; and can dedicate a few hours per month to collect and prepare water samples for the LakeWatch monitoring program, please contact the City of Orlando's LakeWatch Volunteer Coordinator, Clary Powell, at 407.246.2257 or email. We wish to thank the LakeWatch volunteers, past and present, for their dedicated effort. Key Names and Phone Numbers: (Click on name to send an email)
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