Regional Board Monitoring Regional Board Monitoring and Special Studies Related and Special Studies Related

to to 303d Listing and TMDLs303d Listing and TMDLs

Karen TaberskiKaren TaberskiRegional Water Quality Control Regional Water Quality Control

Board Board

San Francisco Bay RegionSan Francisco Bay Region

Monitoring and Monitoring and Assessment Integration Assessment Integration

Team (MAIT)Team (MAIT)

Members-all staff that work on programs with Members-all staff that work on programs with monitoring and assessment of surface watersmonitoring and assessment of surface waters

Monthly meetingsMonthly meetings Purpose:Purpose:

Increase communication on monitoring and Increase communication on monitoring and assessment programs and strategies within the assessment programs and strategies within the Regional BoardRegional Board

Coordinate efforts within Regional Board to ensure Coordinate efforts within Regional Board to ensure consistent, integrated and strategic monitoringconsistent, integrated and strategic monitoring

Identify data gaps and determine how they can be Identify data gaps and determine how they can be filledfilled

Facilitate the coordination and integration of Facilitate the coordination and integration of monitoring efforts in the Region in order to meet monitoring efforts in the Region in order to meet management objectivesmanagement objectives

StatewideStatewide Surface Water Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Ambient Monitoring Program

(SWAMP) (SWAMP)

Will provide data for 303d listingWill provide data for 303d listing All hydrologic units in next 5 yearsAll hydrologic units in next 5 years Public Advisory Group (PAG)Public Advisory Group (PAG) Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) $3.6 million statewide/ $310,000 region$3.6 million statewide/ $310,000 region Statewide databaseStatewide database RegionalRegional implementationimplementation of SWAMP = of SWAMP = Regional Regional

Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (RMAS)Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (RMAS) Regional Board lead watershed monitoring Regional Board lead watershed monitoring

(SWAMP, TSMP, other) (SWAMP, TSMP, other) Partner lead watershed monitoringPartner lead watershed monitoring San Francisco Estuary RMP San Francisco Estuary RMP

Regional Board Special Studies for Regional Board Special Studies for TMDL Development and TMDL Development and

ImplementationImplementation San Francisco EstuarySan Francisco Estuary

Mercury in SF BayMercury in SF Bay CALFED total /methyl mercury sediment studyCALFED total /methyl mercury sediment study CALFED avian egg studyCALFED avian egg study Sediment cores in South BaySediment cores in South Bay

PCBs in SF BayPCBs in SF Bay Bioaccumulation study for modeling effortBioaccumulation study for modeling effort Air deposition studyAir deposition study

Cu and Ni - SpeciationCu and Ni - Speciation Stormdrain mappingStormdrain mapping

Regional inventory of stormdrain informationRegional inventory of stormdrain information Develop GIS datasets for the City of Oakland with existing Develop GIS datasets for the City of Oakland with existing

datadata GIS model with training manual for use by local agenciesGIS model with training manual for use by local agencies

Regional Board Special Studies for Regional Board Special Studies for TMDL Development and TMDL Development and

ImplementationImplementation Tomales Bay and Other WatershedsTomales Bay and Other Watersheds

Tomales Bay & watershed (pathogens, Hg, Tomales Bay & watershed (pathogens, Hg, nutrients, sediment)nutrients, sediment) Fecal coliform studies during runoffFecal coliform studies during runoff Mercury studiesMercury studies

Fish and shellfish monitoringFish and shellfish monitoring Post remediation water monitoring for Hg and TSSPost remediation water monitoring for Hg and TSS Sediment CoresSediment Cores Bioaccumulation in invertebratesBioaccumulation in invertebrates

Modeling and associated studiesModeling and associated studies Sediment in watershedsSediment in watersheds

GIS mapping and analysis of stream channels in listed GIS mapping and analysis of stream channels in listed basinsbasins

Region wide assessment of excess sediment supply to Region wide assessment of excess sediment supply to channels - Napa River watershed pilot channels - Napa River watershed pilot

Regional Board Objectives in Regional Board Objectives in Developing Studies for 303d Developing Studies for 303d

Listing and TMDLsListing and TMDLs

Through SWAMP provide guidance to facilitate Through SWAMP provide guidance to facilitate the implementation, coordination and the implementation, coordination and standardization of watershed assessments for standardization of watershed assessments for 303d listing303d listing

Identify and fill data gaps for the development Identify and fill data gaps for the development and implementation of TMDLsand implementation of TMDLs

Conduct all studies in coordination with ongoing Conduct all studies in coordination with ongoing projects to maximize efficiency and develop projects to maximize efficiency and develop relationships for future partnershipsrelationships for future partnerships

Provide scientific and public review to ensure the Provide scientific and public review to ensure the technical quality of studies and the involvement technical quality of studies and the involvement of stakeholdersof stakeholders