3 Challenges to Collecting Water Quality Data

Collecting and analyzing water quality data helps ensure a water system or treatment facility operates properly and meets national standards. However, maintaining data integrity isn’t without challenges. Here, we examine some of the most common problems associated with collecting water quality data as identified by industry professionals.1.     Changing regulationsEven the most successful program can be blindsided by new legislature and changing regulations. In an instant, your workload can change or your equipment can become outdated. In a recent webinar presented by YSI, which addressed the challenges of collecting water quality data, presenters used the EPA’s nutrient reduction program as an