Water Conductivity: An Initial Screening Tool

Ben Faulkner, a stream scientist and environmental consultant based in West Virginia, explains that conductivity measures the ability of a given quantity of water to conduct electricity at a specified temperature. It is neither a meaningful measure of contamination nor of the ability of a given body of water to meet its designated use. Faulkner explains that conductivity is a tool used in the field as an initial screening tool — not to identify the cause of any water quality impairment.

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