SWAMP Statewide Monitoring Programs Statewide Monitoring Programs Regional Monitoring Programs Regional Monitoring Programs Infrastructure & Tools Infrastructure & Tools Comparability Comparability

Statewide Monitoring Programs Bioassessment Monitoring Program Bioassessment Monitoring Program –Aquatic life in streams Stream Pollution Trends Monitoring Program Stream Pollution Trends Monitoring Program –Status and trends in contamination in rivers and streams Bioaccumulation Monitoring Program Bioaccumulation Monitoring Program –Fishable in lakes, coastal waters, & rivers and streams

Regional Monitoring Programs Target information gaps Target information gaps Responsive to regional and local concerns Responsive to regional and local concerns Higher spatial and temporal scale Higher spatial and temporal scale Scale matches management needs Scale matches management needs Measuring success and long-term trends Measuring success and long-term trends Integrating/Coordinating/Partnering/Leveraging Integrating/Coordinating/Partnering/Leveraging Monitoring resources for “unleveraged” areas Monitoring resources for “unleveraged” areas Piloting innovations Piloting innovations

SWAMP Infrastructure & Tools  Quality assurance  Standard operating procedures  Data management  Bioassessment & physical habitat  Water quality: field measurements, chemistry & toxicity  Tissue chemistry

Comparability SWAMP MQOs Data Formats Non-SWAMP Water Board Programs NPDES: Stormwater, POTWs Irrigated Lands TMDL Water Quality Certification (401) Grant Projects Other State/Federal Agencies DWR DPR DFG USBR USGS SWAMP Database CEDEN

Draft Toxicity Policy

Requires the use of U.S. EPA’s new statistical method, the Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) Requires the use of U.S. EPA’s new statistical method, the Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) Proposes numeric chronic and acute toxicity objectives to protect aquatic life uses in all inland surface waters, enclosed bays, and estuaries in California Proposes numeric chronic and acute toxicity objectives to protect aquatic life uses in all inland surface waters, enclosed bays, and estuaries in California

Who needs to Monitor All Point Source Dischargers to Surface Water All Point Source Dischargers to Surface Water “Channelized Dischargers” “Channelized Dischargers” –(subject to Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program) –Most already conduct toxicity testing Certain Storm Water Dischargers (primarily MS4s) Certain Storm Water Dischargers (primarily MS4s) –Most already conduct toxicity testing

Monitoring Freqency NPDES > 1 mgd NPDES > 1 mgd –Monthly tests NPDES < 1 mgd NPDES < 1 mgd –Quarterly Stormwater Stormwater –4 times per year Channelized Disgargers Channelized Disgargers –4 times per year

Draft Toxicity Policy Numeric effluent limits would apply to NPDES dischargers Numeric effluent limits would apply to NPDES dischargers

Draft Toxicity Policy Next Steps: Public Workshop was held on November 16th. At the workshop the Board extended the comment period for 60 days. The comment deadline is January 21, Next Steps: Public Workshop was held on November 16th. At the workshop the Board extended the comment period for 60 days. The comment deadline is January 21, After the comment period, staff will respond to comments and meet with stakeholders. After the comment period, staff will respond to comments and meet with stakeholders. During the comment period, staff will solicit data from a subset of major and minor NPDES permittees and use the data to “test drive” the policy. During the comment period, staff will solicit data from a subset of major and minor NPDES permittees and use the data to “test drive” the policy. A second workshop/hearing will be held in Spring 2011 A second workshop/hearing will be held in Spring 2011