Monitoring of Primorsky Territory freshwater by public ecological agencies

Public environmental monitoring and control of fresh waters in Primorsky Territory has been conducted since 2003 when the "Clean Water" Scientific-Public Coordination Center was created. The long-term program of water protection in the Russian Far East was formulated in compliance with the Russian Clean Water Project in 2003. The network of more than 60 public ecological agencies (PEAs) was coordinated through the Clean Water Center in which the trained teachers, schoolchildren, students and amateurs conducted research on the ecological condition of regional freshwater resources and studied the biodiversity of the unique biota of Primorye. The results of this public work are compatible with activities of professional scientists and state environmental agencies.