As an undergraduate researcher, I had the opportunity to perform microbiology-focused research on Urban Water Quality under a wet-bench Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) lab! I developed an independent detailed project proposal regarding the water quality of Flat Creek in my hometown of Gainesville, GA. I strengthened my literature analysis and qualitative research skills by performing literature research to help further structure and build on my project methods and goals. I partook in fieldwork and collected all my own samples, which was one of my favorite parts of this experience. I learned how to work with the IDEXX Colilert Test to process all samples for bacterial contamination and E. coli enumeration. I maintained and frequently updated my lab notebook, both physical and digital, detailing all sampling efforts, background research, and data analysis. I performed quantitative data analysis via t-test and ANOVAs. Weekly, I would attend literature reviews with my peers to learn and better focus on the direction of individual projects. I also lead a literature review myself! Research methods and results have been presented at the annual STEM conference at Georgia State University. This project concluded with a final written report.