SCCWRP has designed and custom-built a second rainfall generator that will support an ongoing study measuring how much rainfall soaks into the ground vs. runs off the land at sites … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
First Bight ’23 Sediment Quality assessment report published
The Southern California Bight 2023 Regional Monitoring Program has published the first of its Sediment Quality assessment reports summarizing the extent and magnitude of sediment toxicity across Southern California’s coastal … More
Third sampling year completed for Regional BMP Monitoring Network
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has completed the third year of sampling for its Regional BMP Monitoring Network – a SCCWRP-facilitated effort that is enabling Southern California stormwater … More
Workshop to explore how to incorporate eDNA-based approaches into ocean acidification monitoring
SCCWRP and the California Ocean Protection Council will host a two-day workshop in March exploring how to incorporate environmental DNA (eDNA) methods into regional ocean acidification (OA) monitoring programs that … More
Investigation probing how rising water temperatures affect endangered fish species
SCCWRP and its partners have launched an 18-month investigation to methodically probe how the health of an endangered fish species is affected by increases in water temperatures – granular insights … More
Resources developed to improve management of benthic HABs
A statewide HABs (harmful algal blooms) monitoring workgroup co-led-by SCCWRP has developed a set of resources intended to help managers better protect humans and domestic animals from toxin-producing benthic blooms, … More
Subcommittees launched to enhance freshwater HABs monitoring, assessment statewide
The California Cyanobacterial and Harmful Algal Bloom (CCHAB) Network is convening a trio of subcommittees to be co-led by SCCWRP that will work to improve how freshwater HABs (harmful algal … More
Modeling team to develop quality assurance project plan for coastal OAH model
A research team that has been modeling how land-based nutrient discharges into Southern California coastal waters influences ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) is launching an effort to develop a quality … More
Expert panels convened to recommend ways to standardize, streamline coastal habitat mapping in California
SCCWRP and its partners have convened a series of expert advisory panels to develop recommendations for standardizing and streamlining how coastal habitats get mapped in California – part of an … More
Workshops introduce new tool for encouraging beneficial sediment reuse
SCCWRP co-hosted a series of three workshops in October and November to introduce environmental managers to an app that helps agencies that routinely produce sediment from dredging and other activities … More