H-GAC Texas Stream Team Certified Water Monitor Training

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is holding a certified water monitoring training course for new Texas Stream Team volunteers from 10 AM-4 PM, Friday, June 16.

This training is limited to volunteers willing to monitor in the San Jacinto-Brazos Coastal Basin project area and is limited to 10 trainees. If the training is full when you try to register, please email Will Merrell to be placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

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.

Texas Stream Team 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: 30-minute lunch break. Please bring a sack lunch.

More Event Details

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 with H-GAC 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 2 hours.