A research team that has been modeling how land-based nutrient discharges into Southern California coastal waters influence ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) has completed a case study demonstrating how to … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
SCCWRP releases open data portal for post-fire monitoring network
SCCWRP has unveiled an open data portal for the Los Angeles-area Post-Fire Water Quality Monitoring Network that provides centralized access to high-quality, comparable data tracking the environmental effects of pollution … More
First phase completed in OEHHA study using cell bioassays to study adverse health effects of CECs
SCCWRP has successfully completed the first phase of an ongoing study with California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) that is using bioanalytical screening assays to improve understanding of … More
Committee working to identify actions managers should take based on HF183 fecal contamination measurements
SCCWRP and the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition have convened an 12-member advisory committee to develop recommendations for what management actions are appropriate to take upon measuring exceedances of a … More
First round of field testing completed for study quantifying runoff benefits of drip-irrigated landscapes
SCCWRP and the County of San Diego have completed the first round of field testing for a study measuring how much irrigation water and rainfall soaks into the ground vs. … More
Site selection completed for study quantifying street sweeping’s efficiency
SCCWRP and the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) have completed site selection for a two-year study that will measure the efficiency of routine street sweeping in removing contaminants that … More
Lab accreditation assessors trained on measurement methods for HAB toxins
Assessors who accredit environmental laboratories in California received training on a suite of methods for measuring harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins during a three-day workshop co-presented by SCCWRP in January. … More
Regional monitoring program approved for coastal wetlands
SCCWRP and its partners have received unanimous management approval to begin implementing a new regional monitoring program for comprehensively assessing the health of Southern California’s coastal wetlands – an endorsement … More
Effort launched to expand DNA reference libraries for intertidal habitats
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a multi-year initiative to build a comprehensive library of genetic identifying information for thousands of species in California’s coastal intertidal areas – a major … More
Study probing influence of habitat restoration on biological health of engineered channels
SCCWRP and the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) have begun working to understand how restoring the physical habitat of streams that flow through Southern California’s engineered channels could potentially … More