California Water Quality Monitoring Council (SB 1070)

Meetings

Meetings of the Monitoring Council are open to the public. Actions of the Monitoring Council are advisory to the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the California Natural Resources Agency.

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2012

November 28 - Sacramento
August 29 - Sacramento
May 30 - Costa Mesa
February 29 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- 2011 Annual Progress Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Council
  - California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup 2011 Progress Report
  - “Safe to Swim” Workgroup 2011 Progress Report
  - Bioaccumulation Oversight Group 2011 Progress Report
  - California Estuary Monitoring Workgroup 2011 Progress Report
  - Update on the Data Management Workgroup – presentation by Steve Steinberg at the November 2011 Monitoring Council Meeting
  - California Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network 2011 Progress Report
- Letter of support for the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network
- Strawman Proposal for a San Joaquin River Regional Monitoring Program
- Healthy Watersheds Initiative, California Project
  - Draft Summary of Proposed Indicators (Cadmus Group)
  - Revised Project Schedule (Cadmus Group)
  - Identifying Healthy Watersheds in California - presentation by Laura Blake and Corey Godfrey of Cadmus Group
- SF Bay Regional Monitoring Program website
- 2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life
- Matrix of Monitoring Council Workgroups and Portals

2011

November 30 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Stanford University, Water in the West Working Paper 2, “Measuring Performance of Water Systems in California”
- Annual Report of the California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup
- Update on the Data Management Workgroup - presentation by Steven Steinberg
- Update on the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) - presentation by Steven Steinberg
- Central Valley Monitoring Directory - presentation by Anne Littlejohn, Michael May, and Thomas Jabusch
- Central Valley Monitoring Directory Feasibility Report (posted 11/29/11)
- Central Valley Monitoring Directory brochure
- Improving Water Resource Management Decisions through the 1-2-3 Framework - presentation by Louisa Squires
- Stream Ecosystem Profile – Coyote Creek Watershed Report
- California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup letter of support
- USEPA Healthy Watersheds Initiative - California Project - presentation by Jon Marshack
- Healthy Watersheds Initiative, California Project Proposal
- Healthy Watersheds Initiative, Draft Technical Approach (rev. 11/28/11)
October 26 - Meeting Canceled
August 24 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Ocean Protection Council, Draft Five-Year Strategic Action Plan for 2012-2017
- Rocky Intertidal Portal - presentation by Jayson Smith
- Water Board Determining, Measuring, and Documenting Project Effectiveness - presentation by Leslie Laudon
- Tracking Web Portal Usage - presentation by Jon Marshack
June 15 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Letter recommending Leah Walker and John Norton as replacement Monitoring Council Members
- An Update on the Clean Water Team and Citizen Monitoring - presentation by Erick Burres
- An Update on CEDEN - presentation by Steven Steinberg
- USEPA Wetland Program Plans Memo (October 2, 2010)
- Water Boards / Department of Fish & Game Five-Year Wetland Conservation Program Plan
- Using Open Source GIS to Develop Interactive Maps for Our Qiantang River - presentation by Hao Xin
- Qiantang River Water Map website
- Briefing summary of outreach results for the Healthy Streams Partnership
- Healthy Streams Partnership Strategy - presentation by Dennis Bowker
- USEPA, Healthy Watersheds Initiative handout
- Highlights from SWAMP’s Perennial Streams Assessment (PSA): 2000-2007 - presentation by Pete Ode
- Summary of Toxicity in California Waters - presentation by Dan Markiewicz and Brian Anderson
- Healthy Streams Mockup Review - presentation by Meredith Williams
- Contaminants in Sport Fish from the California Coast, 2009 - presentation by Jay Davis
- Contaminants in Fish from the California Coast, 2009: Summary Report on Year One of a Two-Year Screening Study
- Safe to Eat Fish and Shellfish portal
- Letter to Delta Stewardship Council Regarding the Delta Plan
April 27 - Meeting Canceled
February 23 - Meeting Canceled

2010

December 8, 2010 - Sacramento
October 13, 2010 - Costa Mesa
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Water Quality Assessment (303d/305b) - presentation by Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon
- Ecosystem Portal Options
- Aquatic Atlas - presentation by Meredith Williams
- Proposal to Develop a California Estuaries Portal
- Comprehensive Monitoring Program Strategy - 9/23/10 Draft
August 11, 2010 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda (corrected 8/10/10)
- Meeting Notes
- Central Valley Flood Protection Riparian Mapping: Opportunities for Collaboration - presentation by Eric Stein
- California Coastal Commission - summary by Jack Gregg
- Overview of Federal Programs - presentation by Dennis Bowker
- Imperial Valley Spatial Data Infrastructure Site - presentation by Dennis Bowker
- Monitoring Study Group - presentation by Pete Caffereta
- Monitoring Study Group - handout by Pete Caffereta
- Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS) - presentation by Tom Lupo
- Interagency Ecological Program for the San Francisco Estuary - presentation by Anke Mueller-Solger
- Interagency Ecological Program Data Access - presentation by Rich Breuer
- Environmental Monitoring Program: D-1641 Compliance - presentation by Karen Gehrts
- Municipal Water Quality Investigations Program - presentation by Eric Oppenheimer
- State Water Project Operations & Maintenance Water Quality Data & Where To Find It - presentation by Cindy Garcia
- DWR Water Data Library - presentation by Bruce Agee and Greg Smith
- Water Planning Information Exchange - presentation by Greg Smith
- California's Marine Invasive Species Program - presentation by Maurya Falkner
- Bond Accountability Database - presentation by Dennis Bowker
- Ocean Protection Council - presentation by Dennis Bowker
- West Coast Governor’s Agreement On Ocean Health - summary by Dennis Bowker
- Water Quality Protection and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control In San Francisco Bay - report by San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
- Additional Natural Resources Agency Project Summaries
- Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project - handout
June 9, 2010 - Sacramento
April 14, 2010 - Meeting canceled
February 10, 2010 - Costa Mesa

2009

December 7, 2009 - Sacramento
- Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Mowbray Resignation Message
- 2009 Annual Progress Report - draft outline
- Internet Portal Development Guidelines
- Data Management and Integration Possibilities - Presentation by Peter Williams, IBM
September 29, 2009 - Costa Mesa
- Notice
- Agenda (rev 9/22/09)
- Meeting Notes
- Data Management Workgroup Proposal
- Concerns Regarding Safe-to-Eat Portal - Presentation by Bob Brodberg, OEHHA
- Draft Comprehensive Monitoring Program Strategy (9/21/09)
- December 2008 Monitoring Council Report, Appendix 3, aquatic ecosystem health portion
- Southern California Kelp Forests - Presentation by Mike Curtis, MBC Applied Environmental Sciences
- Shallow Marine Reefs - Presentation by Colleen Wisniewski, Reef Check
- Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network - Presentation by Mary Elaine Helix, MARINe
- Benthic Invertebrates and Sediment Quality Objectives - Presentation by Steve Weisberg, SCCWRP
- SWAMP Healthy Streams Initiative - Presentation by Val Connor, State Water Board
July 27, 2009 - Sacramento
May 22, 2009 - Costa Mesa
- Notice
- Summary Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Outreach Letter to State Government Organizations
- Safe-to-Eat Web Portal Mockup (rev 05/13/09)
- Comprehensive Monitoring Program Strategy Annotated Outline
- Senate Bill 599 (2001)
- Safe-to-Drink Web Portal Concept (revised 5/20/09)
- GeoTracker GAMA Presentation
- Wetlands Web Portal Presentation
April 2, 2009 - Sacramento
February 2, 2009 - Costa Mesa

2008

November 18, 2008 - Sacramento
October 15, 2008 - Costa Mesa
August 18, 2008 Meeting - Sacramento
June 23, 2008 Meeting - Sacramento
- Summary Agenda
- Meeting Summary

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