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First Flush Rain Event 2014 - CWC Seeks Adventurous Volunteers!
First Flush is an annual, volunteer monitoring event that samples storm drain runoff during the first significant rain of the season.
During the first rainfall, water washes significant levels of pollution off street surfaces, driveways, and curbs and into storm drains. This concentrated mix of often polluted water flows directly from these storm drains into creeks, rivers, and the Monterey Bay.
Volunteers are trained to monitor specific storm drains & collect water samples during the first initial runoff. We monitor day or night!
Samples are sent to a professional lab to assess levels of non-point source pollutants such as nutrients, metals, bacteria, hardness, and total suspended solids.
Find out what's happening in Capitola-Soquelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
You can read more about First Flush on our website: http://coastal-watershed.org/monitoring/first-flush/
This year we will be monitoring storm drains in the City of Capitola.
Find out what's happening in Capitola-Soquelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Training dates are soon - please contact the office to sign up:
Classroom Training Date: Monday, September 8, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Meeting Place: City of Capitola Council Chambers, 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola
Dry Run Training Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Time: 9:00 am - Noon
Meeting Place: Teams will meet Creekside Plaza, Soquel and carpool to monitor pre-assigned storm drain.
Please plan to attend both trainings
Contact Debie Chirco-Macdonald to sign up: 831-464-9200 or djchirco@coastal-watershed.org
We can’t wait to get you on board!
