SCCWRP has begun working with the federal Bureau of Land Management in Alaska to build capacity to evaluate the health of waterways using DNA-based tools for conducting routine bioassessment work. … More
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Tool released to help determine whether streams subject to Clean Water Act oversight
A SCCWRP-developed tool that can help watershed managers determine which streams the federal government has jurisdiction to regulate under the Clean Water Act has been released in beta form for … More
Agreement reached on process for evaluating environmental flow needs of L.A. River
A diverse coalition of water-quality managers has reached agreement on a scientific process for evaluating whether flows in the Los Angeles River can be reduced for water-recycling purposes while simultaneously … More
Study offers insights for measuring COVID-19 in wastewater, reducing variability
SCCWRP and its partners have developed an improved understanding of what contributes to sources of variability in methods for measuring COVID-19 virus levels in wastewater streams – key insights that … More
International study to inform State microplastics policy
The State Water Resources Control Board has begun working to develop a draft policy requiring microplastics to be monitored in drinking water following an international, SCCWRP-facilitated study that evaluated multiple … More
Algae DNA being sequenced to build molecular version of stream health scoring tool
SCCWRP and its partners have begun sequencing the DNA of hundreds of stream algae samples in preparation for building a molecular version of the statewide Algal Stream Condition Index scoring … More
Workplan developed for third cycle of SMC’s regional stream monitoring program
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has finalized plans for the third cycle of its Regional Watershed Monitoring Program that kicks off this spring. The cyclical program’s workplan – … More
Prototype L.A. County tool for rating BMP performance undergoing testing, calibration
SCCWRP has begun working with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to test and calibrate a new, SCCWRP-developed index scoring tool that rates the overall performance of various … More
COVID-19 wastewater study investigating sources of variability when quantifying virus counts
SCCWRP and its partners have begun investigating potential sources of variability in how the COVID-19 virus in wastewater is collected, preserved and quantified – part of an ongoing national study … More
Wet-weather sampling initiated to look for sewer biofilm in San Diego watershed
SCCWRP and its partners have launched an initial round of wet-weather sampling in the San Diego River watershed to investigate whether the microbial community that grows inside nearby sewer pipes … More