H-GAC Texas Stream Team Certified Water Monitor Training 

The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department is holding a certified water monitoring training course for new Houston-Galveston Area Council Texas Stream Team volunteers on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Houston Advanced Research Center.  

REGISTRATION FOR THIS TRAINING IS AT CAPACITY. Please contact Teri MacArthur at 281-381-3281 to be added to the waiting list.

Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the training will be completed in this one-day training session.

Phase 1 (morning session): Hands-on training in a classroom setting.

Phase 2 (afternoon session): Conduct monitoring procedures in the field under supervised conditions.

The Texas Stream Team program is a network of trained volunteers and supportive partners working together to collect quality-assured data about Texas surface waterbodies and to ensure information is available to all Texans. There are more than 400 volunteers collecting water quality data from lakes, rivers, and streams in programs across the state.

Lunch: One-hour lunch break. Please bring a sack lunch.

Please contact Teri MacArthur at 281-210-3928 for more information.

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Training Phase I

Hands-on training in a classroom setting. Explains how to handle the monitoring equipment and demonstrates the tests. Volunteers then perform the tests under the close supervision of the trainer. Adherence to safety procedures is emphasized. Approximately 3 hours.

       

Training Phase II

Provides volunteers the opportunity to conduct the monitoring procedures in the field. Safety considerations in monitoring and site selection are emphasized. Volunteers conduct the tests with limited supervision and assistance of the trainer. Trainer carefully observes volunteers' procedures, answers questions, and corrects errors in procedure and safety. Approximately 3 hours.

Training Phase III

(Scheduled individually after completion of Phases 1 and 2)

Conducted as a one-on-one session with a trainer and each volunteer at their assigned monitoring site. Volunteer conducts all tests under limited supervision from the trainer. If satisfactory, the trainer signs off and training is complete. Volunteer becomes an H-GAC Texas Stream Team Certified Water Quality Monitor. Approximately 3 hours.