SCCWRP and its partners at the University of California, Riverside have completed the first season of wet-weather sample collection as part of a three-year effort to standardize the methods that … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
SCCWRP completes second year of partnership with undergraduate fellowship program to advance climate change research
SCCWRP has completed the second year of a partnership with a California undergraduate fellowship program to train a new generation of students to help solve pressing societal issues. The #CalifornianforAll … More
Study investigates how to set site-specific eutrophication thresholds to protect health of California streams
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a study investigating the feasibility of developing site-specific targets to protect California’s wadeable streams from the ecological effects of eutrophication – an alternative to … More
SCCWRP invited to be part of expert panel informing wastewater recycling plans in Los Angeles region
SCCWRP is participating in a scientific expert panel that is helping to guide the Los Angeles region in long-term planning to dramatically scale up wastewater recycling practices while minimizing potential … More
Effort launched to identify suitable streams in north O.C. for capturing dry-weather flows
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to identify which streams in northern Orange County could be suitable locations for diverting dry-weather flows to boost water recycling and improve water … More
Bight program modernizing computational methods for bioassessment scoring tools
The Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program has launched an effort to modernize the computational methods used to score the biological health of organisms living in and on the sediment … More
Framework to be developed to assess aquatic ecosystems from social, environmental justice perspective
SCCWRP and its partners have begun developing a scientific framework to help managers rapidly assess the health of aquatic ecosystems based on the social and environmental justice benefits they provide … More
Expanded study investigating potential bias in bioassessment tools for intermittently flowing streams
SCCWRP and its partners have kicked off the next phase of an ongoing study investigating if a set of bioassessment scoring tools for evaluating the health of California streams is … More
Study quantifies fecal pollution from unhoused populations
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a first-of-its-kind study estimating the degree to which people experiencing homelessness along the San Diego River contribute to fecal contamination downstream – one in … More
Panel convened to evaluate nature-based solutions for managing stream temperature
SCCWRP and its partners have convened a panel of scientific experts to investigate how to optimally incorporate natural features and processes into stream management to help offset increased temperatures from … More