Some 212,502 people worldwide visited their local streams, rivers, lakes and other water bodies to mark World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) 2010, according to the program’s Year in Review report released by the event sponsors, the Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association (IWA). The results represent a 73 percent increase in participation from 2009.As an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources, WWMD engages citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local waterways. Although some participants acted as individuals, many took part with school, university, civic, environmental, and faith-based groups.
