The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 has finalized an assessment of the state of sediment contamination along the Palos Verdes shelf – an effort that included participation by SCCWRP, … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Lab accreditation assessors to be trained on Ceriodaphnia toxicity test during 3-day workshop
Assessors who audit environmental laboratories in California will be trained on standardized laboratory practices, test requirements and data quality standards for the Ceriodaphnia dubia survival and chronic reproduction test during … More
Study to quantify runoff coefficients associated with turf replacement BMPs
SCCWRP and the County of San Diego have begun working to measure how much rainfall and dry-weather irrigation soaks into the ground vs. runs off the land at sites where … More
Bight ’23 launching field sampling for ocean acidification monitoring survey
The 2023 cycle of the Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program is launching field sampling for a two-year monitoring survey that will track ocean acidification’s trajectory in Southern California’s coastal … More
SMC developing workplan for fourth cycle of regional stream monitoring program
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has begun planning for the fourth cycle of its Regional Watershed Monitoring Program – a five-year stream survey that is expected to focus … More
Method developed to measure street sweeping’s effectiveness
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a novel method for quantifying the effectiveness of routine street sweeping in removing contaminants that would otherwise enter storm drains and contribute to runoff … More
Effort launched to expand, formalize HABs monitoring in coastal waters
SCCWRP and its partners are launching an effort to expand and formalize Southern California’s capacity to collect monitoring data on toxin-producing harmful algal blooms (HABs) in coastal waters – an … More
Modeling phase launched in effort to open ‘black box’ of BMP mechanistic processes
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to model the mechanistic inner processes by which a ubiquitous class of stormwater BMPs known as biofiltration systems removes pollutants from runoff – … More
Bight ’23 regional survey assessing ecological health of eelgrass beds for first time
The Southern California Bight 2023 Regional Monitoring Program has completed field sampling for a first-of-its-kind multiagency survey evaluating the health of the region’s eelgrass beds based on their ecological functioning … More
Trainings completed to support release of tools for assessing stream flow duration
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a pair of field trainings to support the upcoming release of final versions of stream flow classification tools designed to help watershed managers determine … More