1. WRP and Water Quality Monitoring Council: Synergy April 1, 2015 Josh Collins Chief Scientist, SFEI and ASC Co-Chair, CWMW WRP Science Advisor Jon Marshack Executive Director, CWQMC

2. What is WRAMP? Overview of selected tools – CARI, EcoAtlas, Project Tracker, Landscape Profile, CRAM Today’s Presentation How might WRAMP help the WRP?

3. Main Messages Wetland protection requires coordinated work among multiple agencies at all levels of government. Coordination is helped by common planning and assessment tools plus information sharing. WRAMP can support the coordination that is needed by providing some of the needed technical tools.

4. WRAMP Overview

5. Water Quality Monitoring Council SB 1070 in 2006 MOU between CA EPA and CA Natural Resources Agency in 2007 SB 1070 and the MOU require the Council to: recommend ways to improve coordination and cost- effectiveness of water quality and ecosystem monitoring; enhance the integration of monitoring data across departments and agencies; increase public access to monitoring data and information.

6. California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup (CWMW) 1 st of 8 Statewide workgroups of the Council. Forum for Statewide coordination of wetland monitoring and assessment. Mission is to develop WRAMP and support its use.

7. Tenets Wetland and Riparian Monitoring Program (WRAMP) Reflects regional monitoring efforts including IWRAP

8. CA Data Management Regional Data Centers, BIOS CEDEN Analysis & Interpretation Condition Assessments (formatted to inform & answer) WRAMP Framework Regulatory or Management Decisions & Questions Identify & Classify Needed Data Using USEPA System Develop Conceptual Models of Condition Cause & Effect Targeted or Probabilistic Sampling Design Level 1: Inventories & Metrics based on maps and remote data Level 2: Rapid Assessment of Projects, Landscapes Level 3: Intensive Assessment of Selected Aspects of Condition 1-2-3 Data Framework Special Studies of Methods & Hypothesis Testing Public Reporting Project & Program Reports EcoAtlas My Water Quality Portals Ca Aquatic Resource Inventory (CARI) Status and Trends Program (S&T) Riparian Zone Estimator Tool Landscape Profile Tool (more later) Ca Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Level 2 Riparian Assessment Tool SF Bay Regional Wetland Monitoring Program Bay-Delta Interagncy Ecological Program Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission Other sources

9. CA Aquatic Resource Inventory (CARI) Statewide map of surface waters Intensifies National Wetland Inventory of USFWS and National Hydrographic Dataset of USGS Online tools to support local edits Statewide SOP with regional versions Can support status & trends monitoring for large-scale surveys and projects (e.g., NCCP, HCP)

10. CARI CARI makes a significant difference in measures of aquatic resource abundance and diversity. CARI NHD/NWI

11. Aggregates data and information from any number of sources on common basemap of state waters. It’s not a database, but it has tools that utilize many databases. Project Tracker Landscape Profile Tool

12. Project Tracker Project maps and information can be uploaded remotely. The definition of project could be expanded to include monitoring and research sites.

13. EcoAtlas Landscape Profile Tool Summarizes and displays data and information for any user-define area.

14. Landscape Profile Tool

15. CA Rapid Assessment Method For Wetlands and Wadeable Streams (CRAM) Statewide training program and database. Field-based index of overall condition for many expected functions and services. Does not replace quantitative measures of particular functions, services or conditions. Enables comparisons of overall condition across projects and over long periods. Separate modules for different types of wetlands and streams.

16. CRAM database is growing quickly

17. 100 75 50 25 0 80706050 40 100 90 Percent Total Stream Length CRAM Score Cumulative Distribution Function 73 Existing (real data) Example CRAM Ambient Assessment 83 Desired (hypothetical ideal)

18. 100 75 50 25 0 80706050 40 100 90 Percent Total Stream Length CRAM Score Project ?? 100 75 50 25 0 80706050 40 100 90 Percent Total Stream Length Cumulative Distribution Function Example CRAM Ambient Assessment 73

19. Performance Curve Forecasting project performance over time Project Age (years) CRAM Score Reference Condition statewide tidal marsh example

20. 100 75 50 25 0 80706050 40 100 90 Percent Total Stream Length CRAM Score Project Now Future Cumulative Distribution Function Example CRAM Ambient Assessment 83

21. Applications CARI RB1, 2, 6 Bay Area and Central Valley Joint Ventures Delta Conservancy Central Coast Wetlands Group SCWRP (early SOP)

22. Applications Project Tracker RB2 401 Bay Area and Central Valley Joint Ventures Delta Conservancy Central Coast Wetlands Group Selected restoration projects Others pending

23. Applications Landscape Profile Tool Pending -RB1 -SWRCB 401 (watershed-based mitigation) -SPD USACE (mitigation site suitability) -HCP/NCCP (aquatic habitat planning)

24. Applications CRAM Happening through projects -Statewide ambient wetland surveys -PSA of SWAMP -Watershed ambient stream surveys -Selected project monitoring -USACE mitigation planning and assessment -SWRCB draft wetland water quality objectives

25. Possible WRP Next Steps Training in WRAMP application Maximizing cost effectiveness Maximizing data access Identifying regional CRAM training center and Project Tracker hub Customizing Landscape Profile Tool Requiring project tracker and CRAM as condition of grants and contracts Support for OM

26. Thank you Josh Collins 510 746 7365 josh@sfei.org