A federal task force that includes SCCWRP has reached agreement on the technical and management actions that will need to be taken to support development of a coordinated national strategy … More
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Webinar series highlights eDNA methods, applications for environmental monitoring
The California Water Quality Monitoring Council and its partners have launched a six-part webinar series to educate managers and other interested parties on how environmental DNA (eDNA) methods can be … More
Standardized monitoring protocols to enable eelgrass beds to be assessed based on ecological functioning
SCCWRP has completed development of a set of standardized assessment protocols for assessing the health of eelgrass beds based on their ecological functioning. Development of the eelgrass beds monitoring SOPs … More
Workplan developed for study probing how water temperature affects stream health
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a workplan for a two-year study that aims to improve managers’ understanding of how water temperature affects the health of sensitive aquatic life in … More
Statewide effort launched to update management guidance for benthic HABs
A statewide HABs monitoring workgroup has reconvened a subcommittee to be co-led by SCCWRP that will examine how to improve management options for protecting humans, dogs, and wildlife from toxin-producing … More
Steering committee convened to review ocean numerical model for mitigating climate change
A steering committee has been convened to guide an upcoming, independent scientific review of a computer modeling tool that was developed by a team that includes SCCWRP to predict the … More
Tools being developed to evaluate resiliency of coastal wetlands to sea level rise
SCCWRP and its partners have begun developing a set of regional assessment tools to evaluate the resiliency of Southern California’s coastal wetlands to sea level rise – a project that … More
Study launched to expand use of bioanalytical cell assays for more aquatic matrices
SCCWRP and its partners have launched an intercalibration exercise to evaluate laboratories’ proficiency using bioanalytical cell assays to detect contaminants in surface water, stormwater, seawater and other aquatic matrices. The … More
Pair of calculator tools developed to streamline analysis of BMP performance data
SCCWRP has developed a pair of open-source calculator tools to streamline and standardize how stormwater managers process raw monitoring data they’ve collected in the field on the performance of stormwater … More
Custom-built rainfall generator that creates controlled wet weather conditions to be used initially for street sweeping study
SCCWRP has developed a custom-built, field-deployable rainfall generator capable of creating repeatable, controlled wet- weather conditions to support a study investigating the effectiveness of routine street sweeping in removing contaminants … More