The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) issues a report each year: the Pulse of the Bay in even years and the RMP Update in odd years. The purpose of The Pulse is to make the most important information on Bay water quality accessible to water quality managers, decision-makers, scientists, and the public.

The theme of the 2026 Pulse was "Nutrients in the Bay." The RMP teamed up with the Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) for the first-ever Pulse entirely dedicated to the topic. It highlights San Francisco Bay's evolution from decades of resilience to the excess nutrients in treated wastewater to a catastrophic harmful algal bloom in 2022. The nutrient science outlined in this Pulse underpins billions of dollars in wastewater treatment upgrades around the Bay. 

We invite you to access the 2026 Pulse report directly or request a hard copy.

If you have comments or questions, please contact Jay Davis: [email protected]

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