The objectives of this project are listed as follows. The “ Central River Conservation Center” (CRCC) in which the Taichung County, Taichung City, Changhwua County and Nantou County are involved is established by combining material and human resources of universities, communities and groups. Then the participation of volunteer group to watch Wu River and report mechanism are activated. The adaptation and monitoring of river sections, the participation of river environment management and pollution watching are encouraged to reduce the pollution emission and improve the landscape of river. CRCC which takes the informing and supervising responsibility is the platform between the local environmental protection bureau and watch volunteers. In the aspect of achievement, 4 student volunteer watch crews are established to monitor river water quality and watch specific river section regularly in this year. 6 civil volunteer watch crews are guided by the CRCC to enhance their watching skill and the reporting of pollution events. Thus 5 reporting events are patronized in this year, it is 5/23 of all nationwide events.

River watch, Public Participation, Management of river watching