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General Blue Water Task Force Information

Publications

Sampling and Lab Instructions

Sampling Data Sheet
Water Sampling Instructions & Sample Collection Video Demonstration
Written BWTF Lab Instructions for IDEXX Quantitray/Enterolert method & Surfrider Lab Tutorial.
How-to videos for using IDEXX Enterolert or Colilert.
MPN Table for the Quantitray Sealer

Autoclave Information

Getting your Data Out There

Educational Resources

BWTF Program Presentation by Mara Dias: PDF & Webinar Recording
2003 BWTF Manual
Video featuring Huntington Beach’s BWTF at the Pegasus School
Video featuring Santa Monica High School’s BWTF Program
"What's in the Water?" 1-Page BWTF Infographic containing information about fecal pollution and risk to human health.
Examples of Beach Signs and Public Notices of Beach Closures & Swimming Advisories

Other Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs

Safe Waters, Healthy Waters: A Guide for Citizen Groups on Bacteria Monitoring in Local Waterways, Center for Watershed Protection
Volunteer Bacteria Monitoring Program Guide, Neighborhood Water Watch, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
National Water Quality Monitoring Council, Webinar about "Volunteer Monitoring: Evolving Bacteria Monitoring Programs" by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Surfrider Foundation

Other Outreach and Information Resources

Use this web-based Ocean Illness Form to collect reports of people getting sick from swimming or surfing at your local beaches. Chapters can set up “alerts” on the site that will send them emails whenever a report is submitted within their designated area.
Learn more about BWTF and the importance of water testing on the Beachapedia website, including articles like Health Threats from Polluted Coastal Waters, Bacteria, and Bacterial Pollution: Tracking the Sources.