2010 Pulse of the Estuary: Linking the Watersheds and the Bay
Oct 6, 2010
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary is an innovative collaborative effort between the San Francisco Estuary Insitute, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the regulated discharger community. It provides water quality regulators with information they need to manage the Estuary effectively. Every fall the Program issues an annual report that presents the latest results from water quality monitoring and addresses a theme related to a timely topic. The theme for 2010 is "Water Quality Monitoring: Linking the Watersheds and the Bay." This edition includes articles on the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit adopted by the Water Board in October 2009, a SFEI study on stormwater best management practices, RMP monitoring of loads from small tributaries, Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program monitoring of creek health, and, as always, the latest water quality information for the Bay from the RMP and other programs.
Media
This is a view of the Guadalupe River, looking south, from the overpass bridge on Santa Clara Street on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010
(Karen T. Borchers/Mercury News) ( KAREN T. BORCHERS )
Oct-05-10
Mercury News, by Mike Taugher, Bay pollution source is close to home
"That's been a major shift in our understanding in the last 10 years," said Jay Davis, a senior scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the editor of the annual report called "The Pulse of the Estuary 2010." "Ten years ago, we didn't have good hard data."
Oct-05-10
Newspaper articles in the Contra Costa Times (above) and the San Francisco Chronicle (below) broke the story about this year's Pulse:
SF Chronicle, by Kelly Zito, Cities key source of toxics in bay, study finds
The condensed version that went out via AP:
Mercury News, Associated Press, Study blames urban runoff for toxins in SF Bay
This TV story features Tom Mumley, Sarah Pearce, and Robin Grossinger, with cameos by Rainer Hoenicke and a nice shot of the Pulse:
KGO-TV San Francisco, SF Bay report reveals runoff toxicity levels
A KTVU story by Tom Vacar features Tom Mumley and Lester McKee:
KTVU, by Tom Vacar, New Report Shows Sources of Pollution in SF Bay
A live KCBS interview with Tom Mumley:
KCBS
A live KGO interview with Tom Mumley. The interview can be found at the 4:16:30 mark of the 4:00-5:00 PM podcast:
KGO
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The Pulse of the Bay (Project)
https://www.sfei.org/documents/2019-pulse-bay-pollutant-pathwaysDownload the Pulse of the Bay! This report from the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay features articles on the four major pathways by which pollutants enter the Bay: municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, stormwater, and dredging and dredged sediment disposal. Each article provides a basic introduction to the pathway and discusses the regulatory framework, recent findings, and future challenges. The report also includes some of the latest highlights from monitoring of important parameters such as nutrients, emerging contaminants, mercury, PCBs, and selenium.