SCCWRP and its partners have completed a three-year study demonstrating how watershed managers can build a rigorous scientific foundation for integrating environmental flow considerations into their stream restoration planning efforts. … More
Articles by: Taylor Price
Study examines climate change’s influence on eutrophication in Santa Margarita watershed
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a three-year study examining how climate change is expected to influence eutrophication in the Santa Margarita River watershed – the final piece of a … More
Modeling tool under development to predict biological consequences of ionic stress
SCCWRP and its partners have begun developing a modeling tool to help Santa Ana River watershed managers understand the relationship between ion levels in the watershed and how aquatic life … More
Scientific process for evaluating environmental flows used to develop L.A. River diversion proposals
Two agencies that discharge treated wastewater and stormwater into the Los Angeles River have used a scientific process co-developed by SCCWRP to develop two independent proposals for diverting some of … More
Study reshapes understanding of how to manage stream flows to protect ecological health
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a two-year study that has helped reshape understanding of how to manage stream flow patterns in California to optimally protect overall ecological health. The … More
Tijuana River sediment fluxes estimated for effort to improve sediment management practices
SCCWRP and San Diego State University have successfully estimated the sediment fluxes being discharged from the Tijuana River at the U.S.-Mexico border to its coastal estuarine terminus – a key … More
Acidification modeling work probing whether management scenarios could mitigate ecological effects
SCCWRP and its partners have begun investigating whether Southern California’s water-quality management community could mitigate the ecological effects of coastal ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) by investing in a combination … More
HABs modeling tool undergoing validation to predict when, where toxin-producing events will occur
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to validate the outputs of a newly developed computer model that predicts when and where toxins produced by a common type of marine … More
Sediment quality study examines how to protect coastal estuaries from eutrophication
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a two-year sediment quality study examining how to protect bottom-dwelling aquatic life in coastal estuaries from excess organic matter triggered by eutrophication. The study, … More
Methods for monitoring COVID-19 in wastewater being transitioned to statewide program
A SCCWRP-led statewide committee that has been developing methods for using wastewater streams to monitor COVID-19 infections in communities has begun working with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) … More