SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year study examining how the dilution and mixing patterns of the Orange County Sanitation District’s wastewater effluent plume will change in response to … More
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Advisory committee endorses workplan for study revisiting copper TMDL in Marina del Rey Harbor
A technical advisory committee has endorsed the draft workplan for a study that will examine whether existing regulatory targets for dissolved copper in Marina del Rey Harbor should be modified … More
SCCWRP aiding effort to transfer bioanalytical assay technology to end users
SCCWRP has been working to build the California water-quality management community’s capacity to screen for bioactive contaminants using bioanalytical cell assays, a response to a State Water Board decision to … More
Fecal contamination study shows sewers have unique microbial, chemical characteristics
SCCWRP and its member agencies have shown in a pair of initial proof-of-concept studies that sanitary sewer systems have unique microbial and chemical characteristics that may help water-quality managers track … More
Scoring tool developed to quantify habitat condition
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a statewide scoring tool for quantifying the condition of a stream’s physical habitat, enabling watershed managers for the first time to readily interpret and … More
Science tools for proposed stream biointegrity-biostimulatory policy released in draft form
The State Water Board has published draft versions of a suite of technical reports, journal manuscripts and tools co-authored by SCCWRP that will serve as the technical foundation for the … More
New workgroup to standardize DNA-based methods for routine aquatic monitoring
The California Water Quality Monitoring Council has formed a statewide workgroup to be led by SCCWRP that will examine how to bring greater consistency and standardization to DNA-based analysis methods … More
Environmental flows study to determine impacts of diverting discharges from L.A. River
Water-quality managers that work in the Los Angeles River watershed have initiated a two-year study to determine the potential ecological and recreational effects of diverting treated wastewater effluent and runoff … More
Ephemeral stream scoring tools being transitioned to management use
A new set of tools co-developed by SCCWRP to assess the condition of ephemeral streams when they are dry is being transitioned to pilot testing by the end-user management community. … More
Effort launched to develop West Coast DNA barcoding library for marine invertebrates
The Smithsonian Institute has partnered with SCCWRP, the Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program and the Western Association of Marine Labs to begin developing a DNA barcoding library that … More