SCCWRP and the County of San Diego have begun working to measure how much irrigation water and rainfall soaks into the ground vs. becomes runoff in residential areas – a … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Stream biointegrity workshop highlights scientific advances
A State Water Board workshop that focused on the appropriateness of taking a biology-based approach to regulating the health of streams in the San Diego region has highlighted the scientific … More
Method for screening pesticides in water bodies validated for statewide accreditation
SCCWRP and its partners have successfully validated a new statewide method for detecting and measuring up to 140 pesticides simultaneously using an integrated set of processing and analysis steps – … More
Monitoring program successfully demonstrates how to evaluate estuary health statewide
SCCWRP and its partners have successfully demonstrated how a diverse network of monitoring partners can collaboratively implement a newly developed statewide program for monitoring the health of coastal estuaries – … More
Study links HF183 fecal marker in runoff to illness risks
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a study establishing the inflection point, or threshold, at which levels of the fecal contamination marker HF183 in wet-weather runoff correspond to an elevated … More
Study to probe influence of water-quality improvements, channel restoration on stream biological health
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year study to evaluate if improving water quality in urban streams – either alone or in tandem with stream restoration – can positively … More
Effort launched to expand, enhance statewide framework for establishing stream flow targets
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year effort to expand and enhance the California Environmental Flows Framework (CEFF) – a standardized statewide approach that watershed managers use to establish … More
Effort launched to streamline process for requesting stream flow diversions
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to streamline the process by which Californians requesting to divert stream flows can assess whether the flow reductions will adversely affect the streams’ … More
Effluent discharge studies exploring management options for offsetting stream temperature increases
A pair of studies investigating how discharges of treated wastewater effluent into the Los Angeles and upper Santa Clara Rivers affect stream health has begun exploring a range of potential … More
Expert panels develop recommendations to standardize, streamline coastal habitat mapping in California
A series of expert advisory panels convened by SCCWRP and its partners has developed recommendations for how California can streamline and standardize the process by which coastal habitats get mapped … More