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IS ATTENTION TO DETAILS BE RELIABLE AND BE WILLING AND INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS ON ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE $RIFT #ATCHER TRAINING $RIFT #ATCHER PROJECTS TO HELP LOCAL CAMPAIGNS FOR AND CERTIlCATION PROCESS PESTICIDE REFORM 7ORKING WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WE AIM TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONWIDE s #AREFUL RECORDKEEPING 4O MAKE SURE YOUR DATA EFFORT TO PREVENT PESTICIDE DRIFT !S PARTNERS WE WILL ARE RELIABLE $RIFT #ATCHER OPERATORS WILL NEED TO BE WORKING TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IN THE KEEP A CAREFUL RECORD OF EACH SAMPLE TAKEN 3PECIAL FOLLOWING ROLES FORMS ARE PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE 3HVWLFLGH$FWLRQ1HWZRUNZLOOSURYLGH s !CCESS TO YOUR DATA )N ORDER TO LINK YOUR PROJECT WITH SIMILAR PROJECTS AND TO MAKE CHANGES ON A s $RIFT #ATCHER +IT !LL THE MATERIALS YOU NEED TO REGIONAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL 0!. REQUESTS ACCESS TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN AIR SAMPLING EXPERIMENTS ARE THE RESULTS OF YOUR SAMPLING 7E WILL RESPECT ALL CONTAINED IN THE $RIFT #ATCHER +IT 7E WILL LOAN REQUESTS FOR CONlDENTIALITY OR SELL YOU A $RIFT #ATCHER KIT OR KITS WHICH INCLUDES A 5SERS -ANUAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES s $EPOSIT ON EQUIPMENT )F YOU ARE BORROWING FOR SAMPLING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR SHIP THE $RIFT #ATCHERS FROM 0!. WE ASK THAT YOU PING SAMPLES PROVIDE A DEPOSIT ON EACH $RIFT #ATCHER 4HE DEPOSIT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU WHEN YOU s $RIFT #ATCHER TRAINING ! 0!. STAFF MEMBER RETURN ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO 0!. )F YOUR GROUP WILL CERTIFY THAT YOU ARE QUALIlED TO USE THE $RIFT IS A MEMBER OF #ALIFORNIANS FOR 0ESTICIDE 2EFORM #ATCHER EFFECTIVELY #02 IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR #02 TO COVER THIS COST SEE PAGE FOR #02 CONTACT INFORMATION s 0ROJECT PLANNING AND STRATEGY SUPPORT 0!. 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