an overview jay a. davis san francisco estuary institute
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AN OVERVIEW Jay A. Davis San Francisco Estuary Institute. Under New Management. THE OLD RMP Rainer Hoenicke Bruce Thompson TRC, SC RMP Staff. THE NEW RMP Jay Davis Sarah Lowe Bruce Thompson TRC, SC RMP Staff. My Priorities for the RMP. Technical excellence Peer Review - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
AN OVERVIEWJay A. Davis
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Under New ManagementTHE OLD RMPRainer Hoenicke
Bruce Thompson
TRC, SC
RMP Staff
THE NEW RMPJay Davis
Sarah Lowe
Bruce Thompson
TRC, SC
RMP Staff
My Priorities for the RMP
Technical excellencePeer Review
Publication
Data interpretation
Mass budgets and modeling: prediction
Current, well-organized web site
Responsive to deadlines and budgets
Retain our excellent staff
RMP Redesign Process
Five Year Review Panel (1997)RMP Workgroups
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (1998)Sources, Pathways, and Loadings (1998)Sediment (1998)Registered Pesticides (1998)Bioaccumulation (1999)Design Integration (2000)Sediment to Biota Transfer (2001)Exposure and Effects (2001)
Role of Regional Board: Karen TaberskiReconvene Review Panel in 2003
RMP Objectives (1998)
Describe patterns and trends in contaminant concentration and distributionCompare monitoring information to relevant water quality objectives and other guidelinesDescribe general sources and loading of contamination to the EstuaryMeasure contaminant effects on selected parts of the Estuary ecosystemSynthesize and distribute information from a range of sources to present a more complete picture of the sources, distribution, fates, and effects of contaminants in the Estuary ecosystem
RMP Components
1) Program Management
2) Information Management
3) Status and Trends
4) Pilot Studies
5) Special Studies
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2) Information Management
Data Management (Cristina Grosso)
Web Site (Patricia Chambers)
Information Dissemination (Patricia Chambers)
Annual ReportingPulse of the Estuary (Mike May)
Annual Data Summary (Cristina Grosso)
Quality Assurance (Don Yee)
Data Integration (Ben Greenfield)
Data Integration
THE NEW RMPExplicit part of core program
2002 Tasks: Develop multi-box PCB model (with USGS) Publication of PCB and PAH work Mass budgets for OC pesticides Mercury accumulation model Integration of NOAA and EMAP data
THE OLD RMPDone through special studies
3) Status and Trends
Field Work (AMS, SFEI)Water Chemistry (UCSC, Brooks-Rand, Axys)Aquatic Toxicity (PERL)
Fixed station, Episodic
Sediment Chemistry (UCSC, Brooks-Rand, BACWA)Sediment Toxicity (GCML)Factors Controlling Suspended Sediment (USGS)Hydrography and Phytoplankton (USGS)Bivalve Chemistry (DFG)Fish Chemistry (MLML, DFG): Ben Greenfield
Water and Sediment Sampling
THE NEW RMP The “Status and Trends” Program Redesign work led by Sarah Lowe and Don Stevens Randomly selected locations Equal emphasis on shallows and channels More spatial coverage, no seasonal sampling
THE OLD RMP The “Base” Program Fixed stations Focus on channels Seasonal sampling
Analytes
THE NEW RMP Surveillance monitoring: Identification of “new” analytes Special study led by Daniel Oros and Bob Risebrough Inclusion of selected analytes in all RMP monitoring Water monitoring of all priority pollutants: Don Yee
THE OLD RMP Old, abbreviated list of priority pollutants
4) Pilot Studies
Atmospheric Deposition (Mercury Deposition Network)
Estuary Interface Pilot Study: Jon Leatherbarrow
Exposure and Effects Pilot Study (EEPS!)
Contaminant Effects
THE NEW RMPEEPS, led by Jay Davis and Sarah Lowe
Avian egg chemical trend monitoring (SFEI) Diving duck and clam chemistry (DFG) Avian effects (USFWS): Steve Schwarzbach Seal exposure and effects (SFSU, PRNS, MLML) Toxicity testing and test refinement (GCML, PERL) Benthic community effects (NOAA/USEPA) Fish effects (NOAA)
THE OLD RMP Toxicity testing
5) Special Studies
Evaluation of Contaminants of Concern
Mass Budget Models
SPL Literature Review and Planning
SPL Field Studies
Sources, Pathways, and Loading
THE NEW RMP SPL Workgroup: Lester McKee Literature reviews and workplan development Field studies
Loading of Particle-Associated Contaminants from Rivers
Contaminant Transfer from Sediment to Biota Loading of Particle-Associated Contaminants from
Small Tributaries Prioritization of Small Tributaries
THE OLD RMP No targeted SPL work
Contaminant Profile: Copper/Nickel
“Synthesize and distribute information from a range of sources…”
Regional Board perspective: Richard Looker
South Bay TMDL: Tom Grieb
North of Dumbarton TMDL: Tom Grovhoug
In Closing
The RMP is a world-class monitoring program
We want to continue to improve
Present challenge in managing the Program is in finding the best way to meet the new objectives within the existing budget
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