Real answers about Marco Island's canal water quality start here.
Book a free water test at your dock — about 15 minutes, and your reading becomes part of the record for Marco Island's canals.
Marco Island's canals have been on Florida's impaired waters list since 2019, and residents have been asking why for just as long. C-HAWQ works with independent university researchers to answer that question with data.
C-HAWQ is a nonprofit and doesn't advocate for any single fix. We provide the independent research that helps municipalities make the best decisions for their communities.
Right at your dock, about 15 minutes — no equipment or experience needed.
Held August 28 at the Marco Island Public Library. Four researchers presented what the data shows about the canals — the full session is below.
Three free, hour-long sessions on what the canal science means for your community.
What native shoreline plants do for canal water quality — and how to put them to work along your own seawall.
How resident testing visits are building a live water quality map of Marco Island's canals — and how to add your own.
How canal water quality shapes the fishery you run on — and where the fix starts.