Since 1993, PAC volunteers, in cooperation with The Environmental Quality Institute at the University of North Carolina/Asheville, have regularly visited critical stream sites throughout our service area to take water samples to be tested for twelve distinct qualities. These qualities include acidity, conductivity, the presence of trace metals and nutrients, and the suspended solids and turbidity which can harm aquatic life.

PAC distributes the lab reports from UNC/Asheville to community groups, local governments and private citizens to enable them to reach informed decisions about the impact of population growth on water quality.

PAC also provides educational programs on watershed protection and environmental quality for area schools and civic groups. These popular programs use visual aids to help emphasize the critical importance of protecting our most valuable natural resource.

If you'd like to join our stream monitoring team or help us with our educational programs, let us know.

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