Water Quality Program Intern

The Santa Cruz County Water Quality Program provides near-real-time data on water quality relevant to local beaches and waterways, groundwater, and drinking water. The program focuses on microbiology, geochemistry, cyanobacteria, and chemical fingerprinting. Student interns participate in field work (water quality sampling, flow measurement, groundwater testing), quality control/quality assurance and laboratory work (sample processing, chemical and microbiological testing, lab maintenance activities). The interns will learn basic concepts of laboratory accreditation and contribute to laboratory/data management functions. It is also possible to work on relevant independent projects.