FIRST FLUSH 2008

First Flush Seeking Volunteers! First Flush is part of the clean-water revolution - be a clean water revolutionary! Please join us for this once-a-year opportunity.

Training will occur on World Monitoring Day and Coastal Clean-up day!

The actual event will take place during the first significant rain of the season (sometime between late September - early November) and will take place at any point of the day or night!!

FIRST FLUSH Classroom Training Session for Capitola & Santa Cruz:

DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 16

TIME: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

LOCATION: Simpkins Family Swim Center

979 17 th Avenue, Santa Cruz

Dry Run:

DATE; Saturday, Sept. 20

TIME: 9 AM

LOCATION: At your sampling site (assigned on Tues.)

The Tuesday night training will include the use of monitoring equipment & sampling techniques. The Dry Run on Saturday provides participants with hands on practice and a chance to see your site by daylight. Please plan to attend both.

Please Note : This year’s dry run takes place on the Annual Coastal Clean-up Day. We will be coordinating with Save Our Shores to do a special stream clean-up before we do the dry run. Plan to come ½ hour early to participate…OR…you will have time after the dry run to go to any of the clean up sites of your choice. Contact Save Our Shores @ http://saveourshores.org for more information.