RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The James River Watch season has returned for its 12th season, keeping river users aware of river conditions as the weather warms across the City of Richmond.

The map has been updated to the ArcGIS platform. Users can find river conditions throughout the watershed, while bacteria data is posted to the map each Friday evening on the James River website.

Nearly 100 volunteers help the association by taking water quality samples at 38 monitoring stations across the watershed throughout the summer season. These will be used to "populate the map with key data points such as bacteria levels, turbidity, water and air temperature, and conductivity," according to a release from the James River Association.

“We are thrilled to kick off our twelfth season of James River Wat

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