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The Essential Storm Drain Water Management
The Essential Storm Drain Water Management
The Essential Storm Drain Water Management

Why storm drains are essential to watershed management.
 

The patented “Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler” is shown here with a sample collection net attached. The sampler was initially called the "Vasco Explorer." USGS biologists from Flagstaff, Arizona, are researching food sources for fish such as the rainbow trout, which are stocked in the Glen Canyon stretch of the Colorado River. The device is being used to collect samples of periphyton and invertebrates, potential food sources for fish. The diver in this video is Glen Black, Dive Safety Officer. Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler
Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler
Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler

The patented “Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler” is shown here with a sample collection net attached. The sampler was initially called the "Vasco Explorer." USGS biologists from Flagstaff, Arizona, are researching food sources for fish such as the rainbow trout, which are stocked in the Glen Canyon stretch of the Colorado River.

The patented “Handheld Underwater Suction Sampler” is shown here with a sample collection net attached. The sampler was initially called the "Vasco Explorer." USGS biologists from Flagstaff, Arizona, are researching food sources for fish such as the rainbow trout, which are stocked in the Glen Canyon stretch of the Colorado River.

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