Good water quality is essential for a healthy environment and society. The Kenai Watershed Forum has monitored the water quality of the Kenai River watersheds twice a year (once in the spring and once in the summer) since 2000; this is not an easy task and certainly one we could not accomplish alone. Thanks to the partner list below, we now have a comprehensive and growing understanding of the water quality in our backyard, something we can be proud to pass on to the next generation of water quality sampling volunteers!
Below is a list of program partners that are providing in-kind and/or financial support with baseline sampling for 2024:
- AK Department of Environmental Conservation
- AK Department of Fish and Game
- AK Department of Natural Resources
- City of Kenai
- City of Soldotna
- Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited
- Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership
- Kenaitze Indian Tribe
- Salamatof Tribe
- SGS North America, Inc.
- Tyonek Tribal Conservation District
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
The data from this sampling effort can be accessed by contacting Environmental Scientist Benjamin Meyer.
Comprehensive Baseline Water Quality Report
A comprehensive review of water quality data from this project was published in 2007 and in 2016:
In 2023, a new comprehensive review of water quality data from 2000 – 2023 is in progress
- Preview the report in progress for 2000 – 2023 data
- Listen to a 2022 interview on KDLL Public Radio
- Access our current Quality Assurance Project Plan
Project Map
Use the interactive map below to view our project monitoring sites
Check out our other current and historical water research programs
