Watershed Management Bureau
    Volunteer River Assessment Program (VRAP)

   Sampling Equipment Needs

VRAP has a limited number of sampling equipment "kits" available to loan to volunteer monitoring groups upon advanced request. However, groups are encouraged to invest in their own equipment for long-term monitoring. Typically, a volunteer monitor group will need the following sampling equipment and supplies to collect VRAP samples:

Turbidity

  1.0 NTU Standard
  10.0 NTU Standard
  DI Blank (0.0 NTU Standard)
  Sample Vial
  Turbidity Meter
  Extra 9V Battery

pH

  pH Electrode Storage Solution
  pH Electrode Filling Solution
  4.0 pH Buffer
  6.0 pH Buffer
  7.0 pH Buffer
  pH Meter & Electrode Probe
  Extra 9V or AAA batteries

Dissolved Oxygen/Temperature

  Zero DO H20 Dissolved Oxygen Standard
  Extra DO Membranes and Membrane Solution
  DO/Temperature Meter
  Extra AA Batteries

Specific Conductance

  200 mS Conductivity Standard (or Other Standard)
  Conductivity Meter
  Extra AA Batteries

Other Supplies

  Bucket & Rope Coil
  Clipboard
  Cooler & Ice Packs (If sampling for laboratory parameters)
  Deionized (DI) Water Bottle/Water
  Field Data Sheets
  Kimwipes
  Pencils & Pens (Pencils will write in wet weather)
  Permanent Marker
  Plastic Sample/Laboratory Bottles (If sampling for laboratory parameters)
  Small Plastic Sample Container (for turbidity and pH)

Please ensure that you have all necessary equipment and supplies before each sampling event by keeping an Equipment & Supply Checklist in your VRAP Kit.