Goal:
To determine if the efforts of the October 19, 2002 cleanup were maintained through the winter months in Arizona or if this area was a collection pool for debris and litter flowing downstream.  Additionally we focused on finding other cleanup locations in the immediate area so we could institute another cleanup the weekend of Earthday 2003. 

Process:
To dive last years cleanup site to visually understand the impact last years cleanup had on the area.  Photograph the site and record and land and underwater data.  Cleanup any additional litter that was found in the area.

Quantity of divers:
Only two divers on this assignment, Kim and Jay                 

Results:
The results were very positive.  The immediate site that was cleaned underwater last year remained constant due to the divers' efforts.   We found a few large tree branches that were not in the area last year, but no additional litter was found.  The visibility was very poor due to the lack of river water flow which was at 9.2 ft³/sec on this day and therefore made the underwater  photo shoot near impossible.  We found large schools of carp in the area and a few small mouth bass.

Visibility was not great this cleanup	But we still found 300 aluminum cans

Additional data: 
After seeing the success of the previous years cleanup, we focused our time in the water  on other key areas downstream and found a few places that needed a significant amount of help.  During this assessment Kim and I pulled out another 300 beer cans, numerous plastic bottles, bed sheets, glasses and other items. 

Please see the links below for photographs of the litter pulled out of the river that day.

• Main Category • Volunteers - April 6, 2003 • Cleanup Site - April 6, 2003 • Litter Photos - April 6, 2003 •