The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) offers water quality monitoring training to Alaska Native Villages free of charge! Those that attend the training will receive a water sampling and testing field kit. After the training, you will be all set to start monitoring water quality in your community when you get back home!

In addition to general water quality monitoring, you can also use this training to test water bodies that you are concerned are contaminated by your dump.

Who to contact for information:
Call the NAFWS at (907) 222-6005 Ask for Karen or Shawna.
NAFWS 131 W. 6th Ave., Suite 3, Anchorage, AK 99501
E-mail: aknafws@alaska.net

Types of Training
Phase I: Introduction to water quality monitoring
Phase II: Development of water quality monitoring
Phase III: Development and Implementation of Quality Assurance
Program visit in Rural Alaska: The program visit trainings are held in communities that are currently setting up, or already have, a water quality assessment/monitoring program.

Training Dates Coming Up
Click here to go to our calendar for postings of water quality trainings.

Costs
Training, lodging, and lunches are provided free of charge. Travel and other meals will need to be covered by the participant. Note: You may be able to use IGAP funds to cover travel costs.

As noted above, you will receive a free water sampling and testing field kit at your training. This kit will provide you with all the basic equipment and test kits you will need to sample and test water quality.

Some of the tests in the kit, however, will run out as you use them. You will then need to purchase refills for these tests when they run out.

Here’s a quick step-by-step guide to use to help you order refills for your water sampling/testing field kit.

Step 1
See how many times you use the test each month, or how fast you use each the supplies up.

Step 2
Figure out when you will run out. For example, if you got your kit 6 months ago and you have one-half of the bottle left, you will run out in 6 months. Or if you use up one packet each month and you have 10 left you will run out in 10 months.

Step 3
Order all of the supplies that you will run out of in the next 6 months (or however much time you figured out in step 2). Allow an extra 2-4 weeks time for delivery.

To order refills, CLICK HERE, for a list of test kits, company names, and price kits.

For more information

Click on the box below for more information about this program.

And remember, if you have any questions call the NAFWS at (907) 222-6005. Ask for Karen or Shawna.