Andover Public Schools Water Quality Sampling
The Andover Stormwater Department works with Andover Public Schools in providing the community’s students with learning opportunities related to water quality. Each year, Stormwater Department employees visit classrooms to teach students about stormwater management principles. Once the classroom learning is completed, the City has worked with local developers to gain permission to test the quality of water in local ponds and lakes. Students test and monitor phosphorus, nitrates and dissolved oxygen levels in addition to ph. Students then report their results to the Stormwater Department for more detailed analysis and to have the data uploaded to the interactive public map.