5963cd11-3090-48b9-9fd6-4d9abda8a00b en-US utf8 dataset The Surfrider Foundation pointOfContact 2015-01-16 ISO 19115 Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003(E) Surfrider Foundation Blue Water Task Force Bacteria Data for Beaches and Coastal Waters, 1993 - Present. 2015-01-16 publication Since 1993, Surfrider Foundation Chapters have been collecting water quality data at beaches and in coastal watersheds through the volunteer-run, Blue Water Task Force program. Water samples are processed using the IDEXX Quanti-Tray/2000 Method to test for enterococcus bacteria, a bacteria indicator used by the EPA to determine human health risk at beaches and in other recreational waters. Surfrider lab and sampling site locations can be viewed at http://www.surfrider.org/blue-water-task-force Mara Dias The Surfrider Foundation 631-902-9230 mdias@surfrider.org originator irregular bacteria indicators Enterococcus Ecoli beaches coastal waters recreational waters human health risk theme User California Oregon Washington place None This is volunteer-generated data. Sampling and lab protocols are posted at http://www.surfrider.org/blue-water-task-force. Sampling frequency varies for each lab, i.e. weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly. Years in operation also varies for each lab. public unclassified en-US health oceans West Coast -124.543972 -117.06456 32.548874 48.778 ground condition 1993-01-01 Mara Dias Surfrider Foundation Water Quality Manager 631-902-9230 mdias@surfrider.org pointOfContact http://www.surfrider.org/blue-water-task-force WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Blue Water Task Force Home Page http://www.surfrider.org/bwtf/sites.csv WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Blue Water Task Force Sites List of all BWTF sampling sites and lat/long locations