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Integrated Watershed Modeling and Monitoring Framework to Support the Regional Monitoring Program The Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) is transitioning from a watershed program predominantly using monitoring data and data-driven load estimation methods to support management decisions on… 2025
RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Strategy: 2024 Update The Sources, Pathways, and Loadings (SPL) Workgroup (WG) is one of the five active workgroups within the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (Bay; RMP). The Workgroup… 2024
Study of Historic Loading and Spatial Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) using Passive Sampling Devices (PSDs) in the Steinberger Slough and Redwood Creek Complex in San Francisco Bay, California, USA To assess historical PCB loading and spatial distribution in the Steinberger Slough and Redwood Creek (SS/RC) complex, a passive sampling campaign was conducted in the summer of 2020 at eight… 2024
San Leandro Bay Passive Sampling Study 2021 Final Report 2024
Modeling Stormwater Loads of Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Literature Review and Recommendations 2024
Residential Wastewater as a Major Source of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Municipal Wastewater Identification of major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater requires comprehensive evaluation, as wastewater is a pathway for a wide range of PFAS products in use, and… 2024
Screening Bay Area Stormwater for Emerging Contaminants: Summary for Managers As part of a maturing science strategy, the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) focuses on monitoring and modeling of emerging contaminants in major pathways in… 2024
Storms mobilize organophosphate esters, bisphenols, PFASs, and vehicle-derived contaminants to San Francisco Bay watersheds In urban to peri-urban watersheds such as those surrounding San Francisco Bay, stormwater runoff is a major pathway by which contaminants enter aquatic ecosystems. We evaluated the occurrence of 154… 2024
San Francisco Bay Sediment Modeling and Monitoring Workplan This document was prepared with guidance gained through two RMP Sediment Workgroup workshops held in late 2022 and early 2023. Given the variety of participants involved, this Workplan encompasses… 2023
Suspended Sediment Loads Analysis of Four Creeks in the San Francisco Bay Area 2023
San Francisco Bay Watershed Dynamic Model (WDM) Progress Report, Phase 2 The San Francisco Bay total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) call for a 50% reduction in mercury (Hg) loads by 2028 and a 90% reduction in PCBs loads by 2030. In support of these TMDLs, the Municipal… 2022
Summary and Evaluation of Bioaccumulation Tests for Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Conducted by San Francisco Bay Dredging Projects The Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) is responsible for annually approving dredging and disposal of millions of cubic yards of sediment to maintain safe navigation in San Francisco Bay.… 2022
Strategy for In-Bay Fate Modeling to Support Contaminant and Sediment Management in San Francisco Bay This report presents a strategy and multi-year workplan for modeling polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), and sediment in San Francisco Bay (the Bay). Robust in… 2022
Suspect Screening and Chemical Profile Analysis of Storm-Water Runoff Following 2017 Wildfires in Northern California The combustion of structures and household materials as well as firefighting during wildfires lead to releases of potentially hazardous chemicals directly into the landscape. Subsequent storm-water… 2022
Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Application of Storm-event Loads and Yields-Based and Congener-Based PCB Site Prioritization Methodologies Stormwater agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area are identifying watershed areas that are polluted with PCBs in order to prioritize management efforts to reduce impairment in the Bay caused by PCBs… 2022
Priority margin unit stormwater monitoring to support load estimates of PCBs into San Leandro Bay and the Emeryville Crescent 2022
San Francisco Bay Regional Watershed Modeling Progress Report, Phase 1 2021
Simulating Sediment Flux Through the Golden Gate. Prepared for Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). 2021
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Steinberger Slough/Redwood Creek Priority Margin Unit 2021
Summary of Water Year 2017 precipitation, discharge, and sediment conditions at selected locations in Arroyo de la Laguna watershed, with a focus on Arroyo Mocho This report summarizes the precipitation, discharge, and sediment conditions observed from October 1, 2016 to September 30th, 2017 (Water Year (WY) 2017) in the Arroyo de la Laguna watershed, with a… 2020
Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015 - 2019 Reconnaissance monitoring for water years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 was completed with funding provided by the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). This… 2020
Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Loads and Yields-based Prioritization Methodology Pilot Study 2019
Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Pilot Evaluation of Source Areas Using PCB Congener Data 2019
Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015-2018 2019
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit - Final Report The goal of RMP PCB special studies over the next few years is to inform the review and possible revision of the PCB TMDL and the reissuance of the Municipal Regional Permit for Stormwater, both of… 2019
Optimal Selection and Placement of Green Infrastructure in Urban Watersheds for PCB Control San Francisco Bay and its watersheds are polluted by legacy polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), resulting in the establishment of a total maximum daily load (TDML) that requires a 90% PCB load… 2019
Prioritizing Candidate Green Infrastructure Sites within the City of Ukiah: A Demonstration of the Site Locator Tool of GreenPlan-IT. Report prepared for the City of Ukiah Department of Public Works under Supplemental Environmental Project # R1-018-0024 This report describes the application of GreenPlan-IT’s Site Locator Tool to identify and rank candidate GI installation sites within the City of Ukiah.  The Site Locator Tool is the… 2019
Regional Watershed Modeling and Trends Implementation Plan 2019
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit: Phase Three - (Coming Soon) 2018
Current Knowledge and Data Needs for Dioxins in San Francisco Bay 2018
Guadalupe River Mercury Concentrations and Loads During the Large Rare January 2017 Storm 2018
Gut Contents Analysis of Four Fish Species Collected in the San Leandro Bay RMP PCB Study in August 2016 2018
Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Water Years 2015, 2016, and 2017 2018
RMP Small Tributaries Loading Strategy: Modeling and Trends Strategy 2018 2018
Statistical Methods Development and Sampling Design Optimization to Support Trends Analysis for Loads of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from the Guadalupe River in San Jose, California, USA 2018
Long-term variation in concentrations and mass loads in a semi-arid watershed influenced by historic mercury mining and urban pollutant sources 2017
Characterization of Sediment Contamination in Central Bay Margin Areas 2017
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit: Phase I 2017
Pollutants of concern reconnaissance monitoring final progress report, water years 2015 and 2016 2017
Changing Channels: Regional Information for Developing Multi-benefit Flood Control Channels at the Bay Interface Over the past 200 years, many of the channels that drain to San Francisco Bay have been modified for land reclamation and flood management. The local agencies that oversee these channels are seeking… 2017
Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): Year 6 Progress Report 2017
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Emeryville Crescent Priority Margin Unit 2017
Demonstration of a Watershed Approach to Wetland Restoration Planning for Load Reductions: A Pilot Demonstration Project Using GreenPlan-IT in the Santa Rosa Plain, Sonoma County, California This summary memorandum presents technical recommendations to the 401 Certification and Waste Discharge Program (401 Program) of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) for a coherent,… 2017
Pollutants of Concern Monitoring: A low-intensity, budget conscious stormwater sampling method to identify highly polluted areas for potential management action 2017
Pollutants of concern (POC) reconnaissance monitoring final progress report, water year (WY) 2015 2016
Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM) Year 5 Progress Report 2016
Concentrations and loads of PCBs, dioxins, PAHs, PBDEs, OC pesticides and pyrethroids during storm and low flow conditions in a small urban semi-arid watershed Urban runoff has been identified in water quality policy documents for San Francisco Bay as a large and potentially controllable source of pollutants. In response, concentrations of suspended… 2015
Evaluation of Mercury and PCB Trends in San Francisco Bay Region Stormwater 2015
PCB Margin Unit Prioritization Final Report 2015
Estimated Stock in Currently Standing Buildings in a San Francisco Bay Study Area and Releases to Stormwater during Renovation and Demolition 2011
Concentrations and Loads of Mercury Species in the Guadalupe River, San Jose, California: Water Year 2010 2010
RMP Small Tributaries Loading Strategy 2009
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