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Core Monitoring
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Targeted Foundational Research
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Unsure
Delta region
Cache Slough Complex
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Suisun Marsh
Twitchell And Sherman Complex
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Data Application / Analytics
Data Application – Data Analysis
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Improving Methods And/or Infrastructure For Science And Monitoring
Invasive Species Control And Management
Land Use Designation
Methylmercury Tmdl
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Pollution Control
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Predation
Salinity Gate Management
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Wastewater Management
Water Conveyance / Infrastructure
Water Demand
Water Operations
Water Storage
Wetland Resilience
Wetlands
Science topics
Above-highwater Refugia
Agriculture
Air Temperature
Algae
Ammonia
Amphibians And Reptiles
Aquatic Vegetation
Arsenic
Atmosphere
Backwater
Bedload
Benthic
Benthos
Bioaccumulation
Biosentinels
Birds
Bivalve
Brazilian Waterweed
Cadmium
California Tiger Salamander
Carbon
Carbon Storage
Chemistry
Chinook Salmon
Chlorophyll A / B
Climate Change
Conductivity
Constituent Of Emerging Concern Cec
Copper
Corbicula/potamocorbula
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Delta Smelt
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Direction
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Docks And Ports
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Endocrine Disruptors
Energy And Mines
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Fecal Coliform / E. Coli
Fish
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Flame Retardants
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Flood
Flows
Flushing Rates
Food Webs
Forest Harvesting
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Fungicides
Giant Garter Snake
Giant Reed
Green Sturgeon
Greenhouse Gas Ghg
Groundwater
Gulls
Habitat
Habitat Restoration
Harmful Algal Blooms Hab
Herbicides
Hg And Methyl Mercury
Historical Ecology
Hunting
Hydrocarbons / Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Pah
Insecticides
Insects
Intertidal / Transition Zones
Invasive / Non Native Species
Invertebrates
Jellyfish
Land Elevation
Landscape Change
Landscape Metrics
Lead
Levees
Light
Longfin Smelt
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Mammals
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Marsh Wildlife
Methylmercury
Microplastics
Mollusks
Mudflats
Mysis
Nitrogen
Nitrogen / Ammonia
Non-forested Vegetation
Non-resident / Overwintering Birds
Nutria
Nutrients
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Other Species
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Pesticides
Ph
Phosphorous
Phragmites
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Polychlorinated Biphenyl Pcb
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Predation
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Recreation & Tourism
Remote Sensing
Residence Time
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Riparian Wildlife
Roads And Bridges
Rodenticides
Sacramento Splittail
Salinity
Salmon Migration
Salmon Rearing
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
Saltwater / Freshwater Marshes
Sav/fav
Sea Level Rise
Seasonally Flooded
Sediments
Seismicity
Selenium
Shorebirds
Sloughs
Snowpack / Snow Water Equivalent Swe
Socio-economic Drivers
Soil
Solar Irradiance
Spongeplant
Stage
Steelhead Trout
Stormwater Runoff / Drainage
Striped Bass
Sturgeon
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Subsidence
Surface Water / Flow
Suspended Sediment
Temperature
Terrestrial Wildlife
Tidal Wetlands
Tides
Toxicity
Turbidity
Urban Development
Velocity
Vessels And Shipping Channels
Wastewater Discharge
Water
Water Conveyance / Infrastructure
Water Hyacinth
Water Intakes, Fish Screens & Passage
Water Management
Water Operations / Exports
Water Storage
Water Temperature
Water Use / Demand
Waterfowl
Waves
Wetland Mapping
Wetlands
White Sturgeon
Wildfire
Wind
Yellow Star Thistle
Zinc
Zooplankton
Science action area
1a. Establish Publicly Accessible Repositories, Interactive Platforms, And Protocols For Sharing Information, Products, And Tools Associated With Monitoring And Modeling Efforts, In Support Of Forecast And Scenario Development, Timely Decision-making, And
1b. Develop Tools To Assist Adaptive Management In The Delta
1c. Identify And Implement Large-scale Experiments That Can Address Uncertainties In The Outcomes Of Management Actions For Water Supply, Ecosystem Function, And Socioeconomic Conditions In The Delta.
2a. Evaluate And Update Monitoring Programs To Ensure Their Ability To Track And Inform The Management Of Climate Change Impacts, Emerging Stressors, And Changes In Species Distributions.
2b: Identify And Prioritize Important Data Sources That Should Be Interconnected To Promote Collaboration And Provide The Technology Necessary To Easily Access This Information
3a. Conduct Studies To Inform Restoration And Approaches To Protecting Human Communities That Are Resilient To Interannual Hydrologic Variation And Climate Change Impacts.
3b. Develop Integrated Frameworks, Data Visualization Tools, And Models Of The Delta Social-ecological System That Evaluate The Distribution Of Environmental Benefits And Burdens Of Management Actions Alongside Anticipated Climate Change Impacts.
4a. Use Multi-method Approaches (e.g., Surveys, Interviews, Oral Histories, And/or Observations) To Develop An Understanding Of How Human Communities’ Values, And Uses Of Cultural, Recreational, Agricultural, And Natural Resources Vary Across Geography, D
4b. Synthesize Existing Data And Collaboratively Develop Additional Long-term Data Collection And Monitoring Strategies To Address Knowledge Gaps On Human Communities Within The Delta And Those Reliant On The Delta, With The Goal Of Tracking And Modeling
4c. Measure And Evaluate The Effects Of Using Co-production Or Community Science Approaches (in Management And Planning Processes) On Communities' Perceptions Of Governance And On Institutional Outcomes, Such As Implementation Or Innovation.
4c: Understand Mechanisms For Observed Relationships Between Flows And Aquatic Species
5a: Advance Integrated Modeling Through Efforts Such As An Open Delta Collaboratory (physical Or Virtual) That Promotes The Use Of Models In Guiding Policy.
5b. Identify Thresholds In The Survival And Health Of Managed Fish And Wildlife Species With Respect To Environmental Variables (e.g., Flow, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen) And Location-specific Survival Probabilities To Develop Strategies That Will Suppor
6a. Evaluate How Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, And More Frequent Extremes Will Impact Habitats, Water Supply, Water Quality, Sediment Supply, Long-term Species Persistence, Primary Productivity, And Food Webs.
6e. Predict And Test How Water Allocation And Supply Decisions, And Ecological Flow Scenarios Should Change Under Projected Climate Change To Maintain Habitat Conditions, Access Of Target Species To Critical Habitat, And Interactions Among Native And Inva
N/a (project Initiated Prior To 2017)
Saa Action Area 1 (2017-2021): Invest In Assessing The Human Dimensions Of Natural Resource Management Decisions
Saa Action Area 2 (2017-2021): Capitalize On Existing Data Through Increasing Science Synthesis
Saa Action Area 3 (2017-2021): Develop Tools And Methods To Support And Evaluate Habitat Restoration
Saa Action Area 4 (2017-2021): Improve Understanding Of Interactions Between Stressors And Managed Species And Their Communities
Saa Action Area 5 (2017-2021): Modernize Monitoring, Data Management, And Modeling
Saa Need 1 (2022-2026): Improve Coordination And Integration Of Large-scale Experiments, Data Collection, And Evaluation Across Scales And Institutions
Saa Need 2 (2022-2026): Enhance Monitoring And Model Interoperability, Integration, And Forecasting.
Saa Need 3 (2022-2026): Expand Multi-benefit Approaches To Managing The Delta As A Social-ecological System
Saa Need 4 (2022-2026): Build And Integrate Knowledge On Social Processes And Human Behavior To Support Effective And Equitable Management
Saa Need 5 (2022-2026): Acquire New Knowledge And Synthesize Existing Knowledge Of Interacting Stressors To Support Species Recovery
Saa Need 6 (2022-2026): Assess And Anticipate Climate Change Impacts To Support Successful Adaptation Strategies
Unspecified
Start year
End year
Organizations and funding programs
Lead implementing organization
Audubon Canyon Ranch
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
California Department of Conservation [DOC]
California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection [CALFIRE]
California Department of Parks and Recreation [PARKS]
California Department of Pesticide Regulation [DPR]
California Department of Transportation [Caltrans]
California Department of Water Resource [DWR]
California Energy Commission [CEC]
California Rice Commission
California Sea Grant
California State Coastal Conservancy
California State University - East Bay
California State University Long Beach
California State University Maritime Academy
California State University [CSU]
California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
California Water Board - Central Valley Region
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board [Central Valley RWQCB]
Coastal Conservation and Research, Inc.
Contra Costa Water District [CCWD]
Cornell University - Lab of Ornithology
Cramer Fish Sciences
Delta Regional Monitoring Program [RMP]
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program
DigitalGlobe
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
European Space Agency
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hydrofocus Inc.
Land IQ
MarineTraffic
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Michigan State University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]
National Agricultural Statistics Service [NASS]
National Audubon Society
National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]
Oregon State University
Pacific Flyway Council
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission [PSMFC]
Pardee RAND Graduate School
Point Blue Conservation Science
Port of Stockton Board of Commissioners
Portland State University
R2 Resource Consultants Inc.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
San Diego State University
San Francisco Estuary Institute [SFEI]
San Francisco State University [SFSU]
San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center
San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition [SJCDWQC]
Santa Clara University
Sierra Streams Institute
Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition [SMC]
Stanford University
State Water Contractors [SWC]
Suisun Resource Conservation District
The Institute for Bird Populations
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [USACE]
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR]
U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA]
U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Biological and Environmental Research [DOE-BER]
U.S. Department of Transportation [DoT]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS]
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
UNAVCO
University of California
University of California - Berkeley [UC Berkeley]
University of California - Davis [UC Davis]
University of California - Los Angeles [UCLA]
University of California - Merced [UC Merced]
University of California - Riverside [UC Riverside]
University of California - San Diego [UCSD]
University of California - Santa Barbara [UCSB]
University of California - Santa Cruz [UCSC]
University of Maryland - Center for Environmental Science
University of Vermont, USGS Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
University of Washington [UW]
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition
Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency
Partner implementing organizations
Agricultural Coalitions: Landowners membership fees
Anchor QEA
Bachand and Associates
Bureau of Transportation Statistics [BTS]
California Cooperative Anadromous Fish and Habitat Data Program [CalFish]
California Department of Conservation [DOC]
California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]
California Department of Food and Agriculture [CDFA]
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection [CALFIRE]
California Department of Parks and Recreation [PARKS]
California Department of Pesticide Regulation [DPR]
California Department of Public Health [CDPH]
California Department of Water Resource [DWR]
California Environmental Protection Agency [CalEPA]
California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project
California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology [Caltech]
California Landscape Conservation Cooperative [CALCC]
California Natural Resources Agency [CNRA]
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment [OEHHA]
California State Board of Equalization
California State Coastal Conservancy
California State Lands Commission [CSLC]
California State University [CSU]
California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
Central Valley Flood Protection Board [CVFPB]
Central Valley Joint Venture
Central Washington University [CWU]
Chapman University
Collaborative Adaptive Management Team [CAMT]
Conservation Farms and Ranches
Cramer Fish Sciences
Delta Conservancy
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program
Department of Fish and Game [DFG]
Desert Research Institute [DRI]
Ducks Unlimited
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
EcoMetric Consulting
Environmental Science Associates
Fishery Foundation of California
FloodSAFE Environmental Stewardship and Statewide Resources Office [FESSRO]
Hydrofocus Inc.
ICF International Inc.
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Interstate Council on Water Policy [ICWP]
Koy'o Land Conservancy
Land IQ
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [LBNL]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Maine Prairie High School
Manomet Inc.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Michigan State University
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories [MLML]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]
National Agricultural Statistics Service [NASS]
National Agriculture Imagery Program [NAIP]
National Audubon Society
National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]
National Science Foundation [NSF]
National Wetlands Inventory - Many Supporting Organizations
NatureServe
Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering - PRISM Climate Group
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission [PSMFC]
Point Blue Conservation Science
Purdue University
RAND Corporation
Resource Management Associates [RMA]
Restore the Delta
Rohde Environmental Consulting, LLC
SUNY College of Envir. Science & Forestry
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District [Regional San]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission [BCDC]
San Francisco Estuary Institute [SFEI]
San Francisco State University [SFSU]
San Joaquin County Resource Conservation District
San Joaquin Valley Drainage Authority
Santa Clara University
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Solano Land Trust
South Yuba River Citizens League
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project [SCCWRP]
Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition [SMC]
Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
State Water Contractors [SWC]
Suisun Resource Conservation District
Texas A&M
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [USACE]
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]
U.S. Bureau of Land Management [BLM]
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR]
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA]
U.S. Department of Defense [DoD]
U.S. Department of Energy [DOE]
U.S. Energy Information Administration [EIA]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS]
U.S. Forestry Service [USFS]
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
U.S. National Park Service [NPS]
University of British Columbia [UBC]
University of California - Berkeley [UC Berkeley]
University of California - Davis [UC Davis]
University of California - Irvine [UCI]
University of California - Merced [UC Merced]
University of California - San Diego [UCSD]
University of California - Santa Barbara [UCSB]
University of California - Santa Cruz [UCSC]
University of Kansas
University of South Carolina
University of Washington [UW]
Utah State University
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Western Ecosystems Technology Inc.
Western States Water Council [WSWC]
Wolf Creek Community Alliance
Yuba River Management Team
Primary funding organizations
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]
California Department of Water Resource [DWR]
Delta Regional Monitoring Program [RMP]
Delta Stewardship Council
Interagency Ecological Program [IEP]
State Water Contractors [SWC]
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS]
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Funding programs
California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW - Prop 1
Delta Regional Monitoring Program RMP
Delta Science Program - Delta Science Solicitations
Delta Science Program - Operation Baseline
Delta Science Program and California Sea Grant - Delta Science Fellows Program
Interagency Ecological Program IEP
Funding Sources
CalFED Bay Delta Fund CBDF
California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW - General Fund
California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW - Prop 1
Delta Stewardship Council - General Fund
Proposition 50
Proposition 84
Wetland Program Development Grant
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Delta Regional Monitoring Program
Lead
San Francisco Estuary Institute [SFEI]
Description
The Delta Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) is a stakeholder-directed project formed to develop water quality data necessary for improving our understanding of Delta water quality issues.
Science topics
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Main channels
,
Sloughs
,
Chinook Salmon
,
Steelhead Trout
,
Green sturgeon
,
White Sturgeon
,
Striped bass
,
Fish
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Lead
California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
Description
Within the ILRP, growers can opt to acquire one of 2 types of permit coverage: Coalition coverage and Individual coverage. If the coalition option is chosen, a grower is allowed to share the cost of compliance, monitoring and reporting with other members of the coalition and reduces/eliminates grower interactions with the Central Valley Water Board (CVWB). The CVWB will then undertake the water quality monitoring. Ambient water and sediment quality monitoring for agricultural discharge will occur using three types of monitoring: Core Monitoring, Assessment Monitoring, and Management Plan Monitoring. Combined, these three levels of monitoring are designed to characterize the discharge from irrigated agriculture as a result of irrigation and storm water runoff.
Science topics
Agriculture
,
Surface water / flow
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Phosphorous
,
Carbon
,
Chemistry
,
Toxicity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Lead
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Conductivity
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Endangered Species Project
Lead
California Department of Pesticide Regulation [DPR]
Description
In California, DPR has been studying endangered species protection issues with federal funding since 1988. DPR activities include mapping sites occupied by federally listed species, evaluating pesticide exposure risks to inhabited sites, classifying risk and developing protection strategies to minimize risk as needed. There are currently 359 federally listed species in California including federally protected endangered and threatened species, proposed endangered, proposed threatened and Category 1 candidate species (that await only administrative processes to become protected species). Collectively, the federally listed species may occupy about 16 million acres, or about 16 percent of the land area of the state, albeit at very low densities. Of all federally listed species in California, the San Joaquin kit fox has by far the greatest overlap with agricultural areas, accounting for about 10 million acres in 14 counties, mostly in the agriculturally rich southern San Joaquin Valley. Other species that are interspersed with agricultural areas include birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and many plants.
Science topics
Agriculture
,
Urban development
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Chinook Salmon
,
Delta Smelt
,
Benthos
,
Shorebirds
,
Giant garter snake
,
California tiger salamander
,
Insects
,
Other species
,
Fish
,
Mammals
,
Birds
,
Amphibians and reptiles
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Pesticide Use Reporting
Lead
California Department of Pesticide Regulation [DPR]
Description
California's pesticide use reporting program is recognized as the most comprehensive in the world. In 1990, California became the first state to require full reporting of agricultural pesticide use in response to demands for more realistic and comprehensive pesticide use data. Under the program, all agricultural pesticide use must be reported monthly to county agricultural commissioners, who in turn, report the data to DPR. California has a broad legal definition of "agricultural use" so the reporting requirements include pesticide applications to parks, golf courses, cemeteries, rangeland, pastures, and along roadside and railroad rights-of-way. In addition, all postharvest pesticide treatments of agricultural commodities must be reported along with all pesticide treatments in poultry and fish production as well as some livestock applications. The primary exceptions to the reporting requirements are home-and-garden use and most industrial and institutional uses.
Science topics
Agriculture
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Non-forested vegetation
,
Environmental drivers
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Water Quality Exchange [WQX]
Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA]
Description
The Water Quality Exchange (WQX) is the mechanism for data partners to submit water monitoring data to EPA. The Water Quality Exchange (WQX) is a framework that allows states, tribes and other data partners to submit and share water quality monitoring data via the web to the Water Quality Portal. WQX uses the technology, standards and protocols of the National Environmental Information Exchange Network, or Exchange Network, to provide a means for data partners to share water quality monitoring data to the Water Quality Portal. WQX is not a distributed database, but rather a standard set of data elements that all data partners map to in order to share data. States, tribes and others who store water quality data in a personal database and have the ability to generate XML files, can now submit data directly to the publicly-accessible Water Quality Portal using the WQX framework. In response to the need for common access to standardized water quality data for the nation, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Water Quality Monitoring Council developed the Water Quality Portal (WQP), the largest standardized water quality data access tool available at the time of this writing.
Science topics
Salinity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Hydrocarbons / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
,
Flame retardants
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Microplastics
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Conductivity
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Water Quality Monitoring
Lead
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR]
Description
Water Quality includes a program of real-time telemetry, generally with 15-minute reporting to the California Data Exchange Center. In addition, the SJRRP initiated a program of manual water quality constituent measurements. Reclamation will evaluate shallow groundwater, irrigation supply, subsurface drain system and San Joaquin River water quality for SJRRP seepage investigations.
Science topics
Chlorophyll A / B
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Main channels
,
Sloughs
,
Conductivity
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Water Quality in the Nation's Stream and Rivers
Lead
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Description
In 1991, Congress established the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project to address where, when, why, and how the Nation's water quality has changed, or is likely to change in the future, in response to human activities and natural factors. A prominent feature of NAWQA is the development of long-term consistent and comparable information on streams, rivers, ground water, and aquatic systems. The NAWQA Project is designed to answer these questions: 1. What is the current condition of our Nation's streams, rivers, and groundwater? 2. How are these conditions changing over time? 3. How do natural features and human activities affect these conditions, and where are those effects most pronounced? Under the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project, there are several surface water and ecology studies, including the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RQSA) (a baseline assessment of streams), and current conditions and long-term trends monitoring.
Science topics
Wastewater discharge
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Phosphorous
,
Carbon
,
Chlorophyll A / B
,
Harmful algal blooms HAB
,
Suspended sediment
,
Chemistry
,
Toxicity
,
Salinity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Hydrocarbons / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
,
Flame retardants
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Microplastics
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Main channels
,
Sloughs
,
Backwater
,
Benthos
,
Insects
,
Mollusks
,
Crustaceans
,
Fish
,
Invertebrates
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
SJCDWQC Surface Water Monitoring
Lead
San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition [SJCDWQC]
Description
The San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition (SJCDWQC or Coalition) performs monthly surface water quality monitoring as part of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program to characterize discharge from irrigated agriculture.
Science topics
Wastewater discharge
,
Agriculture
,
Surface water / flow
,
Toxicity
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Non-forested vegetation
,
Conductivity
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
California Rice Commission [CRC] Surface Water Monitoring
Lead
California Rice Commission
Description
The efforts began under the RPP and, beginning in 2004, included activities under the Conditional Waiver for Rice (CWFR) under the ILRP. The CWFR expired at the end of 2014, and in 2015 the Rice Waste Discharge Requirements (Rice WDR) takes effect. The CRC implements water quality monitoring and reporting activities in compliance with the following two programs of the CVRWQCB: -CVRWQCB Order No. R5-2014-0032, Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sacramento Valley Rice Growers, and associated Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) Order R5-2014-0032 -Rice Pesticides Program (RPP), pursuant to the Conditional Prohibition of Discharge requirements specified in the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins (Basin Plan;Resolution R5-2010-9001)
Science topics
Wastewater discharge
,
Agriculture
,
Surface water / flow
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Phosphorous
,
Toxicity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Copper
,
Insecticides
,
Non-forested vegetation
,
Conductivity
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Sacramento River Water Quality Monitoring
Lead
Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency
Description
The Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (WDCWA)—a cooperative partnership between the City of Davis and the City of Woodland—was formed to implement the Davis-Woodland Water Supply Project (DWWSP) and construct a new surface water treatment plant to treat water from the Sacramento River which, once complete, will largely replace the Cities’ current groundwater supply. In October 2013, CH2M-Hill was selected as the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Company for this project. In anticipation of this new surface water treatment facility, the WDCWA began an extensive source water monitoring program in August 2009. The purpose of this monitoring program was to characterize the quality of Sacramento River water at the DWWSP intake, to assist in the selection of an effective treatment process train, and to provide the required raw water data necessary for obtaining a Domestic Water Supply Permit from the State Water Resources Control Board’s Drinking Water Program (DWP;formerly under the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)). After fulfilling the initial one-year monitoring program agreed to by CDPH, a scaled down sampling program was initiated to better understand seasonal trends in water quality, and to fill the time gap between the initial 2009-2010 monitoring efforts and startup of the new Regional Water Treatment Facility (RWTF).
Science topics
Surface water / flow
,
Groundwater
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Phosphorous
,
Salinity
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Conductivity
,
Water use / demand
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Municipal Water Quality Investigation Program [MWQI]
Lead
California Department of Water Resource [DWR]
Description
DWR's municipal water quality monitoring program studies the effect the Delta has on quality, treatability, and reliability of source waters for municipal use. Discrete water quality samples are collected monthly and biweekly throughout the Delta. The Real Time Data and Forecasting-Comprehensive Program (RTDF-CP) collects continuous data at 5 key locations in the Delta, State Water Project and Central Valley Project, coalesces the data into graphs, and provides model-based water quality forecasts. Together, these resources are essential tools for drinking water purveyors in efficiently managing water treatment operations. MWQI monitoring data are used in drinking water supply studies, to identify long-term trends in drinking water quality, and to help DWR and other agencies research and mitigate drinking water issues in Delta waters and the SWP. Additionally, in collaboration with the BDO, O&M EAB, and OCO, monitoring data are used to further develop the "early warning" system that provides advance notice to Delta water users of possible drinking water quality problems. Monitoring data are collected by two different monitoring strategies;1) discrete grab samples, and 2) continuous real-time monitoring via remotely located instrumentation. Municipal water quality monitoring parameters include: Organic carbon, Anions, Cations, Salinity, Nutrients, Chlorophyll, Metals, and Total dissolved solids
Science topics
Water conveyance / infrastructure
,
Agriculture
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Phosphorous
,
Carbon
,
Chlorophyll A / B
,
Detritus
,
Harmful algal blooms HAB
,
Phytoplankton
,
Other zooplankton
,
Salinity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Hydrocarbons / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
,
Flame retardants
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Microplastics
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Main channels
,
Sloughs
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
June 14, 2024
Title
Quality Assurance & Quality Control [QA/QC] Program
Lead
California Department of Water Resource [DWR]
Description
The QA/QC Program implements our QA/QC Policy through Water Resources Engineering Memo (WREM) 60 (PDF). WREM 60 establishes our policies and procedures to assure that quality assurance is used in our chemical and physical measurements, data collection, and data measurement and management activities. Our QA/QC Program ensures that all water-related data is collected in a way that is scientifically sound, legally defensible, comparable and compatible with State and federal agencies, and is properly documented. All of our divisions, districts, contractors, and agency cooperators performing measurement activities are subject to the provisions of WREM 60. QA/QC protocols include: Standard operating procedures Quality assurance templates Quality control standards Quality assurance assessments Department-wide quality assurance guidance documents
Science topics
Salinity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Hydrocarbons / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
,
Flame retardants
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Microplastics
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
June 14, 2024
Title
Surface Water Protection Program
Lead
California Department of Pesticide Regulation [DPR]
Description
CA Department of Pesticide Regulation is the lead agency for regulating the registration, sales and use of pesticides in California. It is required by law to protect the environment, including surface waters, from environmentally harmful pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or controlling the uses of such pesticides. The Surface Water Protection Program addresses both agricultural and nonagricultural sources of pesticide residues in surface waters. It has preventive and response components that reduce the presence of pesticides in surface waters. The preventive component includes local outreach to promote management practices that reduce pesticide runoff. Prevention also relies on DPR's registration process in which potential adverse effects to surface water quality, particularly those in high-risk situations are evaluated. The response component includes mitigation options to meet water quality goals, recognizing the value of self-regulating efforts to reduce pesticides in surface water as well as regulatory authorities of DPR, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB).
Science topics
Surface water / flow
,
Groundwater
,
Toxicity
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Copper
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Main channels
,
Sloughs
,
Backwater
,
Non-forested vegetation
,
Habitat
Updated
April 29, 2022
Title
Stormwater Multiple Application and Report Tracking System [SMARTS]
Lead
California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
Description
SMARTS provides a platform where dischargers, regulators, and the public can enter, manage, and view storm water data including permit registration documents, compliance, and monitoring data associated with California's Storm Water General Permits. SMARTS is compliant with the EPA's Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) which sets requirements for electronic reporting of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and report submittals. The Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System more commonly referred to as SMARTS is the Water Board’s online database. The Industrial General Permit requires all documents related to Storm Water to be certified and submitted electronically on the website. These documents can include a site’s Notice of Intent (NOI) or No Exposure Certification (NEC) application, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), Storm Water Sample Results, or Annual Reports. SMARTS has three types of user roles: Legally Responsible Persons (LRPs), Duly Authorized Representatives (DARs), and Data Entry Persons (DEPs). Each Facility is required to have an LRP account on SMARTS in order to apply for either NOI or NEC coverage under the IGP. That LRP has the option to link additional users to the account. For example, Frog Environmental can be linked to SMARTS as a Data Entry Person. As your DEP, Frog Environmental can assist with uploading and properly preparing documents that are required to be on SMARTS. Although we can help with the data entry, all documents are required to certified and submitted by either the LRP or the DAR that is linked to the facility’s SMARTS account. We also assist with the certification process by sending step by step instructions and answering any questions you may have regarding SMARTS.
Science topics
Wastewater discharge
,
Urban development
,
Salinity
,
Water temperature
,
Dissolved oxygen
,
pH
,
Turbidity
,
Hg and methyl mercury
,
Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB
,
Hydrocarbons / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
,
Flame retardants
,
Endocrine disruptors
,
Lead
,
Cadmium
,
Copper
,
Zinc
,
Arsenic
,
Selenium
,
Constituent of emerging concern CEC
,
Insecticides
,
Rodenticides
,
Herbicides
,
Fungicides
,
Microplastics
,
Nitrogen / ammonia
,
Other discharge contaminants
,
Stormwater runoff / drainage
,
Fecal coliform / E. coli
Updated
April 29, 2022