SWAMP Achievements Report - Table of Contents

Introduction

The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) at the State Water Resources Control Board is to provide the information about surface water quality that our society needs to make informed decisions about how to manage, restore, and allocate water resources. The SWAMP program is committed to providing crucial information about the health of California’s surface waters.  SWAMP has focused on building a framework for accessible and scientifically defensible data and developing a coordinated and comprehensive statewide monitoring and assessment program.  These efforts make available necessary data used to fulfill federal Clean Water Act requirements (namely, impaired water bodies list and surface water quality assessment).

• Monitoring
• Assessments
• Communication and Outreach
• Comparability - Guidance, Quality Assurance, and Data Management
• Coordination - SWAMP Partners
• Management Decisions