SCCWRP has publicly unveiled a web-based data portal that provides centralized access to millions of environmental data points and cutting-edge data analysis tools – the culmination of a years-long effort … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Taxonomic standards developed to support biological indicators for dry streams
SCCWRP and its partners have developed taxonomic data standards for terrestrial arthropods and bryophytes, paving the way for these organisms to be used as routine bioassessment indicators for tracking the … More
SCCWRP aiding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in overhauling ecological response modeling
SCCWRP has begun working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to overhaul and modernize how the federal agency uses modeling tools to assess the ecological condition of aquatic … More
Study launched to probe how water temperature affects stream health
SCCWRP and its partners have kicked off the technical work for a study seeking to improve managers’ understanding of how water temperature affects the health of sensitive aquatic life in … More
Analysis initiated to understand how flow patterns affect biological health of modified channels
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has begun examining how flow alterations affect the biological health of streams that have been modified via channel hardening – part of a … More
Experts on HABs, kelp convened to support development of coastal ocean health report cards
SCCWRP has convened two groups of scientific experts to develop consensus on how to assess the state of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and kelp, respectively, in California and West Coast … More
Experts convened to improve understanding of interactions between HABs, OAH
SCCWRP has convened a group of scientific experts on harmful algal blooms (HABs) and ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) to study the relationship between these two coastal stressors, especially how … More
First experiment completed for study seeking to close knowledge gaps in microplastics exposure data
SCCWRP and its partners have completed the first of two exposure experiments for a two-year toxicity study working to close knowledge gaps in how aquatic life are adversely affected by … More
Study launched to gain approval to use ddPCR for measuring sewage spills, fecal contamination at beaches in City of Los Angeles
SCCWRP and the City of Los Angeles have begun working to earn regulatory approvals to use a rapid, DNA-based method for detecting fecal contamination at City beaches – an advance … More
Leak detection method successfully applied to test public sewer pipes across San Diego area
SCCWRP and its partners have successfully tested more than 20 underground sewer pipes in the San Diego area for leaks using a newly developed method that can detect volumetric losses … More