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Science activity #49915, updated 21 May 2024

Environmental Monitoring Program: Continuous Water Quality Monitoring

Description / purpose

DWR has conducted water quality monitoring for the California State Water Project since 1968. This program is currently managed by the Division of Operations and Maintenance, Environmental Assessment Branch. Initially, this program sought to monitor eutrophication (an increase in chemical nutrients) and salinity in the SWP. Over time, the water quality program expanded to include parameters of concern for drinking water, recreation, and wildlife. DWR's Division of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) currently maintains 16 continuous water quality monitoring stations located throughout the State Water Project. Data from these automated stations are uploaded to the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) website. Hourly to daily conductivity, temperature, turbidity, pH, fluorometry, UVA-254 absorption

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

Ted Flynn, Co-investigator - California Department of Water Resource [DWR]

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (1995)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (1995 - 2019)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Products and outputs

None provided