1.0 DCPLUS 20250917 10085700 20250917 10085700 https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/582d1c3575c94c0b8833202e2f372804/info/thumbnail/ago_downloaded.png https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=582d1c3575c94c0b8833202e2f372804 582d1c3575c94c0b8833202e2f372804 Feature Service https://services5.arcgis.com/46uuDRUIJaYdCLJw/arcgis/rest/services/Ribble_Citizen_Science_monitoring_locations/FeatureServer Ribble Citizen Science monitoring locations 2025-09-17T10:08:57 2025-09-17T10:11:01 Water quality data collected by Ribble Rivers Trust's Citizen Scientists through spot sampling. Data collection began in October 2022 and is ongoing, and covers the Ribble catchment in England's northwest. -180.0 180.0 90.0 -90.0 1 Ribble Rivers Trust<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Ribble Rivers Trust's Citizen Scientists collect water quality data for a number of reasons:<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>1. As part of our <a target='_blank' href='https://castco.org/case-study/ribble-riverblitz/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>RiverBlitzes</a>: a 1-day event where 10-15 locations across the same waterbody catchment are sampled, to home in on sources of pollution.<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>2. As part of monthly monitoring of RRT's projects sites both pre- and post-works, to measure the impact the interventions have had on improving water quality.<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>3. As part of monthly “surveilance” monitoring by a community group to monitor the health of their local rivers, including to complement or fill in the gaps in RRT's own monitoring.<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'> <p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Which water quality parameters are being tested?<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Ribble Rivers Trust's Citizen Scientists test water samples for the following parameters*:<ul><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Temperature (degrees C). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/multi-parameter-devices/1737-pocket-water-resistant-ec-ph-and-tds-low-range-tester' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-98129 Pocket EC/TDS and pH Tester, Low Range</a></li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>pH (pH units). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/multi-parameter-devices/1737-pocket-water-resistant-ec-ph-and-tds-low-range-tester' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-98129 Pocket EC/TDS and pH Tester, Low Range</a> </li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Electrical conductivity (uS). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/multi-parameter-devices/1737-pocket-water-resistant-ec-ph-and-tds-low-range-tester' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-98129 Pocket EC/TDS and pH Tester, Low Range</a></li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Total dissolved solids (ppm). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/multi-parameter-devices/1737-pocket-water-resistant-ec-ph-and-tds-low-range-tester' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-98129 Pocket EC/TDS and pH Tester, Low Range</a></li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Orthophosphate as P (PO4-P) (ppm). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/photometers/790-phosphate-low-range-checker' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-713 Low Range Phosphate Checker for Saltwater and Freshwater Aquariums | Hanna Instruments UK</a>, as per the best practice guidance set out by CaSTCo (<a target='_blank' href='https://castco.org/knowledge-base/hanna-checker-phosphate-low-range/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Method audit: Phosphate – Hanna Checker - CastCo</a>) </li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Unionised ammonia (NH3) (ppm). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/aquarium/475-ammonia-low-range-checker-0-00-to-3-00ppm' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-700 Ammonia Low Range Colorimeter - Checker HC (0.00 to 3.00ppm)</a>, utilising CaSTCo's best practice principles for the similar phosphate checker (see above).</li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Turbidity (FTU). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/turbidity-meters/2433-hi-93703-11-portable-iso-compliant-turbidity-meter-with-data-logging-and-pc-connectivity' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HI-93703-11 Portable ISO Compliant Turbidity Meter with Data Logging and PC Connectivity</a></li><li><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>E.coli (cfu/100ml). Equipment used: <a target='_blank' href='https://www.rothbioscience.com/collections/r-card-products/products/r-card-ecoli-500' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>R-CARD® EC - E. Coli - Rapid Test - Accurate Count - Carton of 500 – Roth Biosciences, LLC</a></li></ul><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>*Note that there will be samples - especially those collected prior to March 2025 - that were not tested for all parameters.<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'> <p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Why can you not see the raw data?<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Landowners allow our Citizen Scientists to access their land on the provision that the data collected is not shared in the public domain. RRT & partners are working closely with landowners and businesses to remedy pollution sources identified by the data. To publish the raw data could lead to a breakdown of trust and prevent improvements from being delivered. <p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family:"Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.2em; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>To request access to the raw data, contact admin@ribbletrust.com, stating the purpose for which you require the data. 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