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
Articles by: Emily Lau
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
SMC planning to double size of Regional BMP Monitoring Network for Year 2 of BMP performance monitoring
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) is planning to double the number of sites where field teams are collecting data on the performance of structural stormwater BMPs as the … More
Field training, intercalibration completed to support two new estuarine monitoring programs
SCCWRP and its partners have completed field training and intercalibration exercises to support a pair of monitoring initiatives intended to collectively generate comprehensive insights about the ecological health of coastal … More
Effort launched to build statewide program for monitoring estuary health
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to establish a statewide monitoring program for coastal estuaries that is optimally responsive to the needs and priorities of managers. During a workshop … More
Effort launched to build network of Southern California estuary monitoring sites
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to build a network of estuary monitoring sites across Southern California that can serve as sentinel indicators for how the region’s coastal wetlands … More