The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) is an aquatic sciences research institute that works to improve management of aquatic systems in Southern California and beyond. Since its founding as an intergovernmental public agency in 1969, SCCWRP has been developing strategies, tools and technologies that the region’s water-quality management community relies on to more effectively protect and enhance the ecological health of Southern California’s coastal ocean and watersheds that drain to it. As an R&D agency, SCCWRP’s reputation is built on conducting research and translating this science into actionable guidance and recommendations that inform management decision-making and policy development.

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Callejas, I.A., Y. Kong, K. Osborn, W. Hung, M. Cira, T. Cason, A. Sloane, A. Shenkiryk, A. Masikip, A. Singh, A. Jones, J.A. Steele, J.A. Jay. 2024. The influence of urbanization and water reclamation plants on fecal indicator bacteria and antibiotic resistance in the Los Angeles River watershed: A case study with complementary monitoring methods. Science of The Total Environment

James, A., K.M. Fritz, B. Topping, T. Nadeau, R.F. Edgerton, K. Nicholas, R.D. Mazor. 2024. Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains of the United States. Technical Report 1408. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C.

Mazor, R.D., A. James, K.M. Fritz, T. Nadeau, R.F. Edgerton, K. Nicholas. 2024. Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods for the Arid West and Western Mountains of the United States of America. Technical Report 1407. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C.

Damien, P., D. Bianchi, F. Kessouri, J.C. McWilliams. 2024. Extremes and Short-Term Fluctuations in Coastal Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans DOI:10.1029/2024JC021197.

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