Regional Monitoring Program

The Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) is SFEI’s largest program and monitors contamination in the Estuary. It provides water quality regulators with information they need to manage the Estuary effectively. The RMP is an innovative collaborative effort between SFEI, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the regulated discharger community. more >

Program Manager: Meg Sedlak   Lead Scientist: Jay Davis

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Dec-05-12
RMP Scientists Contribute to Bay Article as Part of a Synthesis on Mercury in Marine Ecosystems

As part of a Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC), RMP scientists have contributed to a manuscript assessing avenues for reducing methylmercury contamination in the food webs of San Francisco Bay and its local watershed. The article was published as part of a special issue of the journal Environmental Research.

Oct-26-12
2012 RMP Insert in SFEP's Estuary News: Flame Retardants in San Francisco Bay

This annual RMP contribution will be distributed as an insert in the October issue of Estuary News, published by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. This edition summarizes information on flame retardant concentrations and trends in San Francisco Bay.

Oct-17-12
2012 Regional Monitoring Program Update

The RMP has released the electronic edition of the 2012 Regional Monitoring Program Update. This report provides a concise overview of noteworthy RMP activities and findings, a summary of progress and plans in addressing priority water quality topics, and updated trend plots for key pollutants, water quality indicators, and factors that influence water quality.

Mar-19-12
2010 RMP Annual Monitoring Results

This report details the 2010 water, sediment and bivalve monitoring effort for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary.

Mar-05-12
Susan Klosterhaus awarded prestigious ES&T Best Paper of 2011 for work on flame retardants in baby products

Susan, with her collaborators including Saskia van Bergen (formerly of EBMUD) and Duke professors Heather Stapleton and Lee Ferguson (on the RMP Emerging Contaminant Workgroup), was awarded ES&T best paper of the year for 2011.