World Water Monitoring Day is a global initiative that is celebrated annually on September 18th. The goal of this holiday is to bring awareness to the importance of checking your water quality and encouraging people to take action to protect watershed health.

World Water Monitoring Day unites people around the world for a common cause: checking and protecting their local water bodies. Participants come together to connect to their local water resources through water quality testing or by taking actions such as organizing waterfront cleanup. By bringing people together on this day, World Water Monitoring Day creates a collective awareness and highlights the role everyone plays in protecting water resources.

EarthEcho plays an important role in World Water Monitoring Day through our Water Challenge Program. The Water Challenge engages participants, partners, and ambassadors around the world to check their local water quality, share their data with a global database, and take action to protect their local watershed. 

This might sound intimidating at first, but the process is actually really fun! Want to know more? In this video, Ryann Jibson walks us through the steps of testing the water quality at Lake Union Park in Seattle, WA. 

Ryann learned how to test and monitor water when she was 13 years old and joined EarthEcho’s Water Challenge Ambassador Program. Each year, this group of youth ambassadors collaborate and learn alongside their peers, conduct community water monitoring programs with local youth, and use their experiences to take direct action to protect local water resources. Wondering what a day in the life of a Water Challenge Ambassador actually looks like, Ayaan Shaikh can show you! 

For our ambassadors, World Water Monitoring Day is a year round celebration! If this program sounds like something you or a loved one would enjoy, check out our website to learn more. 

Get Involved! 

Celebrate World Water Monitoring Day by taking part in the Water Challenge today! Visit your local water body—whether it be a creek, river, ocean, or anything in between- and participate by testing your water quality or taking action. Track your findings and contribute to the global initiative at monitorwater.org!