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The State of San Francisco The State of San Francisco Bay: Water QualityBay: Water Quality
Jay Davis, Mike ConnorJay Davis, Mike Connor
San Francisco Estuary InstituteSan Francisco Estuary Institute
Russ Flegal Russ Flegal
University of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Presented at SETAC Annual MeetingPresented at SETAC Annual Meeting
November 14, 2007November 14, 2007
Goals of This TalkGoals of This Talk
Brief Introduction to the RMPBrief Introduction to the RMP
Overview of Water Quality in the Overview of Water Quality in the BayBay
Present a New Way of Present a New Way of Summarizing Water Quality Summarizing Water Quality InformationInformation
Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Mature program Mature program
- began in 1993- began in 1993
$3 million/year of $3 million/year of stable fundingstable funding
Multi-facetedMulti-faceted
Continually Continually adapting in adapting in response to response to information information needs of needs of managersmanagers
RMP RMP Information Information ProductsProducts
Annual reportsAnnual reports
Technical reportsTechnical reports
Web site with Web site with access to raw access to raw datadata
Journal Journal publicationspublications
Annual meetingAnnual meeting
•Need for a simple Need for a simple summarysummary
•Does justice to the Does justice to the wealth of available wealth of available informationinformation Synthesis articlesSynthesis articles CEP reportsCEP reports
•Not Not tootoo simple simple
““How is the Bay How is the Bay doing?”doing?”
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A Pictorial SummaryA Pictorial SummaryExample: PCBsExample: PCBs
Organic Organic WasteWaste
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NutrientsNutrients
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Problems SolvedProblems Solved
TotalTotalMercuryMercury
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The Biggest ProblemsThe Biggest Problems
DioxinsDioxins
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The Biggest ProblemsThe Biggest Problems
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Other ThreatsOther Threats
SeleniumSelenium
PAHsPAHs
LegacyLegacyPesticidesPesticides
NickelNickel
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Below Thresholds…Below Thresholds…
PBDEsPBDEs
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SedimentSedimentToxicityToxicity
Pyre-Pyre-throidsthroids
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Rising ConcernsRising Concerns
MixturesMixtures
•Tailored to RMPTailored to RMP•Consistent with 303(d) ListConsistent with 303(d) List•By pollutantBy pollutant•FlexibleFlexible•Highlights information gapsHighlights information gaps•Includes forecastIncludes forecast•Not overly boiled downNot overly boiled down
The Pulse Water Quality The Pulse Water Quality SummarySummary
Reports and information Reports and information available at: available at:
www.sfei.orgwww.sfei.org
jay@sfei.orgjay@sfei.org