Surfrider Foundation - Blue Water Task Force

Surfrider Foundation believes that everybody deserves access to clean water to surf, swim, and play in.

The Blue Water Task Force is Surfrider’s citizen science water testing program that provides critical water quality information to protect public health at the beach.

Annually, the Blue Water Task Force:

Runs 55 Active Water Testing Labs

Tests 480+ Beaches

Collects 7500+ Samples

In many areas across the country, as lifeguards leave the beach for the off-season, health officials stop testing. The Blue Water Task Force is dedicated to filling in those gaps. Along with year-round sampling, Blue Water Task Force labs monitor beaches that are not covered by agencies, including potential sources of pollution like rivers, creeks and stormwater outlets, that discharge onto the beach. Surfrider chapters use this program to bring together their communities to solve local pollution problems.

We are happy to present this freshly released film to share the stories of our Blue Water Task Force volunteers nationwide.

Learn more at Surfrider.org

Directed by: Sachi Cunningham

Produced by: Ty Smith & Mara Dias

Filmed by: Sachi Cunningham & Bobby Alan

Edited by: Sachi Cunningham