DEDUCE: Delta Environmental Data for the Understanding of a California Estuary

The purpose of this project is to expand the existing San Francisco Bay Regional Data Center (RDC) to include the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh (Delta). The anticipated outcome of this project is an estuary-wide data repository where one currently does not exist. The goals are to work with data providers collecting data in the Delta, harmonize data for improved interoperability, and increase access to, and exchange of, high-quality environmental data from public and private sector sources for scientists, environmental program staff, managers, the public and other stakeholders. The project phases include convening engaged workgroups and stakeholders to help set priorities for data collection, and prioritizing datasets that address water quality pollution in the Delta ecosystem and focus on nutrient enrichment and toxic contaminants in priority habitat restoration areas.

By contributing the collected data to the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) and in turn EPA’s Water Quality Exchange (WQX), the Bay-Delta Regional Data Center (RDC) will ensure broad dissemination of data to support the state’s mandated reforms to the Delta’s water resources and ecological management. An effort of the Delta Watershed Initiative Network (DWIN), this estuary-wide data repository presents an opportunity to provide accessible and synthesized data for scientists and decision-makers for comprehensive policy solutions and effective management. This project will leverage previous investments made to standardize and manage water quality data, and align resource-management and regulatory needs.

The following workgroup members meet regularly to help guide and prioritize the work performed under this project:

Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Jarma Bennett, State Water Resources Control Board
Matt Dekar, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Steve Goldman, California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Cristina Grosso, San Francisco Estuary Institute/Aquatic Science Center
Aaron Haiman, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Tony Hale, San Francisco Estuary Institute/Aquatic Science Center
Kathryn Kynett, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Kris Jones, California Water Quality Monitoring Council
Sam Miller, California Department of Water Resources
Steve Slater, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Interagency Ecological Program

Below is a list of datasets uploaded to the Bay-Delta Regional Data Center:

Cache Creek and Putah Creek water toxicity (1998-1999)
Cache Creek and Putah Creek water chemistry and field data (1998-1999)
Pelagic Organism Decline water chemistry and field data (2005)
Pelagic Organism Decline fish and invertebrate toxicity data (2005)
Pelagic Organism Decline water chemistry data (2006-2010)
Sacramento Regional County Coordinated Monitoring Program water chemistry data (1991-2015)
Sacramento River Watershed Program water chemistry and fish data (1998-2007)
Sacramento River Watershed Program water toxicity data (2006-2007)

The project resulted in the uploading of 160 datasets across multiple analytes and test materials. You can find them on CD3. Each of the listed datasets are potentially associated with multiple analytes. To access them, you may map, chart, or download the raw data. For the latter, plug into the Direct Download Tool, the appropriate project name:

For your reference, the datasets are listed below and associated with the following programs and test materials:

Department of Pesticide Regulation Surface Water Monitoring

Project	Test Material
DPR 172 Forest Herbicide Lower Klamath Watershed	Water Chemistry
DPR 270 Monitoring in Urban Areas S Calif 2015-16	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR 297 Surface Water Pesticides in Ag Areas, 2015	Water Chemistry
DPR 299 Monitoring in Urban Areas N California	Water Chemistry
DPR 304 Ag Pesticide Central Coast & S Calif 2016	Water Chemistry
DPR 306 Pesticide in Ag Areas of N California 2016	Water Chemistry
DPR Addendum Sacramento Neighborhood, 2011-2012.	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Characterize Sacramento Neighborhood, 2010-11.	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Characterize Sacramento Neighborhoods, 2014-15	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Dormant Season Storm Run-off, 2001-2002.	Water Chemistry
DPR Four Rivers Monitoring Study.	Water Chemistry
DPR Long-term Agricultural Monitoring, 2010.	Water Chemistry
DPR MCPA in Sacramento River Basin Surface Waters	Water Chemistry
DPR Monitoring Central Coast & Imperial Vly, Yr 1.	Water Chemistry
DPR Monitoring Central Coast & Imperial Vly, Yr 2.	Water Chemistry
DPR Monitoring Dormant Season Use Herbicides	Water Chemistry
DPR Monitoring Urban Pesticide Runoff, 2008-2009.	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Orange Cnty Imported Fire Ant Stdy, 1999-2002.	Water Chemistry
DPR Pesticides in Ag Areas of California, 2013	Water Chemistry
DPR Pesticides in Ag Areas of California, 2014	Water Chemistry
DPR Pilot Sacramento Co Urban Creeks Pest Residues	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Pyrethroid and OPs in Salinas and San Joaquin	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Pyrethroid Study High-use Agricultural Regions	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 1995.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 1996.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 1997.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 1998.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 1999.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 2000.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 2001.	Water Chemistry
DPR Rice Pesticide Monitoring Program, 2002.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sacramento River Dormant Spray, 1999-2000.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sacramento River Pesticides, 1998-1999.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sacramento River Winter Toxicity, 1996-1997.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sacramento River Winter Toxicity, 1997-1998.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sacramento Valley Storm Monitoring, 2004-2005.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin In-Season Surface Water, 2002.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin River at Laird Park, 1991-1993.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin River Dormant Spray, 1998-1999.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin River Dormant Spray, 1999-2000.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin River Winter Toxicity, 1996-1997.	Water Chemistry
DPR San Joaquin River Winter Toxicity, 1997-1998.	Water Chemistry
DPR Sediment and Water Pesticides and Toxicity	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Study 271 Agricultural Monitoring, 2011.	Water Chemistry
DPR Study 278 Agricultural Monitoring, 2012.	Water Chemistry
DPR Urban Pesticide Monitoring in N Calif, 2009-10	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Urban Pesticide Monitoring in S Calif, 2009-10	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Urban Pesticides in S Calif, up to June 2011.	Sediment Chemistry
DPR Urban Pesticides in S California, 2013-2014.	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry
DPR Urban Pesticides in S California, 2014-2015.	Water Chemistry, Sediment Chemistry

Grasslands Bypass Project

Project	Test Material
USBR Grasslands ByPass Data 2011-2012	Water Chemistry, Basic Water Quality
USBR Grasslands ByPass Data 2013	Water Chemistry, Basic Water Quality

Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Data

Project	Test Material
Acute Toxicity in Delta Smelt 2008-2010	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
Cache Creek and Putah Creek Watersheds 1998-1999	Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Pelagic Organism Decline 2006-2007	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
Pelagic Organism Decline 2008-2010	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
Pelagic Organism Decline Study 2005	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
Sacramento River Watershed Program - Fish 2005	Tissue (fish, bivalve…)
Sacramento River Watershed Program 1998	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 1999	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2000	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2001	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2002	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2003	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity, Basic Water Quality
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2006	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
Sacramento River Watershed Program 2007	Water Chemistry, Water Toxicity
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program	Water Chemistry, Basic Water Quality
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program event 175 NH3	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 164	Water Chemistry, Basic Water Quality
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 165	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 165.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 166	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 167	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 168	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 169	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 170	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 170.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 170.1A	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 170.1B	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 170B	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 171	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 171.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 172	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 173	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 174	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 175	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 176	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 177	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 178	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 178.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 178.2	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 179	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 180	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 181	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 182	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 182.1	Water Chemistry
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SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 187	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 188	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 189	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 189.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 190	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 191	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 192	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 193	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 193.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 193.2	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 194	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 194.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 195	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 196	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 196.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 196.2	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 196.3	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 197	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 198	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 199	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 199.1	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 199.2	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 199.3	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 200	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 201	Water Chemistry
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SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 212	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 213	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 214	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 215	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD Ambient Monitoring Program reg event 216	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD monitoring event 1301004	Water Chemistry
SCRCSD SRWTP monitoring in January 2013	Water Chemistry