Community-Based Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Toolkit

Data Management

Now that you have completed field and laboratory work, it is important to properly manage, analyze, and share your data. For more tips, tricks and additional information, see section 8 of the Standard Operating Protocols for Recreational Water Monitoring.

Why use the toolkit? How to Design a Recreational Water Monitoring Program Field Work Preparation and Monitoring Sample Processing and Analysis Data Management Field Work Training Videos Sample Processing and Analysis Training Videos

SECTION FOUR

Documents for Data Management:

Data Entry Template and Instructions

This data entry template and instructions will show you where to fill in specific pieces of information pertaining to your monitoring plan and information collected.

Data Entry Template and Instructions

Weekly Data Sharing Resources

We recommend upholding the principles of open data. As part of open data, share your results widely and often. The Swim Guide is a great place to share recreational water quality data.

Swim Guide Getting Started

Report Cards

Open the report card canva template (canva)

Report Card Data Analysis

Report Card Analysis Datasheet

Seasonal Data Sharing Resources

Analyse and visually display your results after the monitoring season to share with the public using these resources.

R Script and Instructions for Visual Data Display