Denver, September 18, 2008 -- Volunteers from CH2M HILL, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and REI hosted Earth Force studdents from Gilpin seventh and eighth grade students, as well as students from other Denver schools, to participate in the World Water Monitoring Day kick-off event at Confluence Park. Sporting their Earth Force t-shirts, Gilpin students braved the light rail and mall ride to participate in the event, where they were paired with expert water quality volunteers and were able to assist them in their tests. Students and experts tested the water from the South Platte River for dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidly, temperature and macro invertebrates.
This was the second year that CH2M HILL hosted FrontRange Earth Force students.
"As a firm built on a foundation of sustainable practices, protecting our water and environment are a core concern for CH2M HILL employees," said Amy Lange, CH2M HILL's Denver Area Manager. "We are proud to join the thousands of other volunteers across the globe in contributing water data for this project and are excited to share this program with the next generation of environmental stewards."
Students left with a sense of accomplishment and excitement to continue their water quality investigation. Teachers from Gilpin received extra water quality monitoring kits for students to use at a later date and were instructed to enter their data on the World Water Monitoring Day website.
Read more about CH2M Hill and the World Water Monitoring Day in the Denver Business Journal.