The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) was held on October 21, 2026 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA, from 9:00am to 4:30pm and online over Zoom. 

The meeting had a primary focus on the science and management of nutrients in the Bay, and included sessions on legacy contaminants, sediment, and general RMP highlights. Scroll to the bottom of this webpage to view the meeting agenda.

Information about past meetings is on the general RMP Annual Meeting webpage. You can learn more about the latest RMP work in the 2026 RMP Pulse.

Session 1: Nutrients (Part 1)

Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms - Keith Bouma-Gregson, US Geological Survey

Nutrients Watershed Permit: 2026 Update - Kerry O'Connor, San Francisco Bay Water Board

A Regional Effort to Reduce Nutrients - Lorien Fono, Bay Area Clean Water Agencies

Discussion - Moderated by Kevin Lunde

Session 2: Nutrients (Part 2)

NMS Science Update - Ian Wren, San Francisco Estuary Institute

NMS Monitoring - Ariella Chelsky, San Francisco Estuary Institute

NMS Modeling - Jordyn Moscoso, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Accessing NMS Data - Dan Killam, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Discussion - Moderated by Rachel Allen

Session 3: Sediment and Legacy Contaminants

Lessons Learned from Some Characters of the Early RMP - Dave Schoellhamer, USGS (Retired)

Chasing a Sediment and Mercury Watershed Model: Progress, Challenges, and Future - Pedro Avellaneda, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Bay Modeling of Sediment and Contaminants - Craig Jones, Integral

Discussion - Moderated by Lisa Sabin

Session 4: General Topics

RMP Sport Fish Monitoring: 2024 - Jennifer Sun, San Francisco Estuary Institute

PFAS Synthesis and Strategy - Diana Lin, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Discussion - Moderated by Lisa Austin

2026 Bay RMP Annual Meeting Credits