World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) as a global educational outreach program.
The program, subsequently named the "World Water Monitoring Challenge" and "EarthEcho Water Challenge," aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
In 2006, ACWF transferred the coordination of the event to the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA).
The collective goal was to expand participation to one million people in 100 countries by 2012.
In January 2015 the management of World Water Monitoring Day was transferred to EarthEcho International.