Category: Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC)
CMC SOS Getting Started Guide
A quick guide of steps to take as a newly certified CMC SOS monitor.
VA SOS/CMC Muddy Bottom Manual
A step-by-step guide through the VA SOS Muddy Bottom sampling protocol.
VA SOS/CMC Rocky Bottom Manual
A step-by-step guide through the VASOS Rocky Bottom sampling protocol.
CMC SOS Monitor Manual
An essential for CMC SOS monitors – contains everything you need, including information on establishing a site, monitoring protocols, filling out data sheets, and submitting data.
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Pollution Sensitivities and Size Chart (Spanish)
A Spanish quick-guide to macroinvertebrate pollution sensitivity and size. Translation credit to Lucila Fernandez from Montgomery Parks.
Finding Your Latitude and Longitude
Guidance on how to find the latitude and longitude coordinates for your monitoring site.
Save Our Streams Advocacy Guide
The SOS Advocacy Guide shows you how to take action at the local, state or federal level to protect the waterways you monitor.

Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.