The Office of Information Management and Analysis (OIMA)
The Office of Information Management and Analysis was established in 2008 to serve as an advocate for data management, a bridge between data collectors and users, as well as, provide transparency of the Water Board’s information management infrastructure. Our goal at OIMA is to collaborate monitoring efforts, accurately analyze data, make our data easily accessible, and create visualizations and reports that make data understandable across all audiences.
Programs Managed by OIMA
Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
- SWAMP Data Dashboard
- Bioaccumulation Monitoring Program
- Bioassessment Monitoring Program
- Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Program
- StreamPollution Trends Monitoring Program
- Regional Monitoring Programs
- Special Studies
- Clean Water Team
Data and Data Management
- Strategic Data Management Action Plan
- Data Literacy Strategy
- Water Boards Data and Databases
- California Open Data Portal
- SWAMP Data Management
Quality Assurance
- Water Boards Quality Management Plan (QMP)
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Performance Reports and Management
Meet the Team
Name | Title | Programs |
---|---|---|
Greg Gearheart | Deputy Director | OIMA |
Melissa Morris | Assistant Deputy Director | OIMA |
Nick Martorano | Executive Director | Water Quality Monitoring Council |
Jarma Bennett | Unit Chief | Data Integration and Analysis (CEDEN, CIWQS) |
Ali Dunn | Unit Chief | SWAMP |
Tessa Fojut | Unit Chief | SWAMP IQ |
Andrew Hamilton | State Water Board QA Officer | Data Quality Assurance and Quality Control |
Erick Burres | Citizen Science Coordinator | SWAMP Clean Water Team |
Bev Anderson-Abbs | Senior Specialist | Performance Reporting and Management |
Dawit Tadesse | Senior Specialist | Pollutant Assessment and Reporting |
Rafael Maestu | Research Program Specialist III | OIMA |
Stay Informed
Subscribe to our email lists. See the following sections:
- General Interests
- CEDEN - California Environmental Data Exchange Network
- Monitoring Council Workgroups & My Water Quality Portals
- Water Quality
- Citizen Monitoring Program / Clean Water Team
- SWAMP Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program)