In 1996, Cook Inlet Keeper established the Kachemak Bay Citizens' Environmental Monitoring Program (KBCEMP) to actively involve citizens in collecting reliable water quality data in the Kachemak Bay and Anchor River watersheds. This report analyzes water samples, taken by the KBCEMP, according to various parameters.

"In 1996, Cook Inlet Keeper established its Citizens' Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) to actively involve citizens in collecting reliable water quality data in the Cook Inlet basin ... This report will focus on the pilot project area, which includes the Kachemak Bay and Anchor River watersheds and sub-watersheds."--Page 1.

Cook Inlet Keeper, a private non-profit organization, analyzed five years of water quality monitoring findings collected from the Kachemak Bay and Anchor River Citizens' Environmental Monitoring Program sites.

Study describing the existing environmental conditions in Cook Inlet, southern Alaska, and a plan for handling of data on water resources in an area of rapid industrial development.