World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day was originally celebrated annually on September 18. This date was initially chosen to be a month later (October 18) to recognize the anniversary of the US Clean Water Act, which was enacted by Congress in 1972 to restore and protect the country's water resources.

Water Monitoring Day was established to encourage and educate people on how they can be shared with communities that participate from around the world. He Earth Echo Water Challenge (formerly World Water Monitoring Challenge) is an international program that runs annually from March 22 (the United Nations World Water Day) through December and equips anyone to protect the water resources we depend on every day.

World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America's Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program.