{"id":367,"date":"2024-09-23T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castco.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=case-study&p=367"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:08:51","slug":"severn-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/castco.org\/case-study\/severn-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Severn: Citizen science bacteria testing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Co-designing and testing bacteria monitoring protocols<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
This CaSTCo project provides opportunities for communities to co-design monitoring programs and determine which tests to use alongside experts. The Severn demonstration catchment invited volunteer reps to work alongside the environmental charity, water company, and government to help develop and test new methods, comparing them for accuracy and ease of use. This has culminated in multiple \u2018water blitz\u2019 days, where collaborators collected data across the catchment to test using 10+ comparable water testing methods for both bacteria and water chemistry on a single day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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