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Pulse of the Delta 2011

Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley R-5) | March 16th, 2011


Welcome to the first issue of the Pulse of the Delta: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, the new publication of the emerging Delta Regional Monitoring Program (RMP). This report is a direct response to Delta RMP stakeholders’ desire for an accessible water quality summary for the Delta that addresses important regional questions.

Table of Contents:

  • Did Contaminants Play a Role in the Pelagic Organism Decline?
  • The Delta RMP: Re-thinking Water Quality Monitoring in the Delta
  • Ammonia in the Delta: The science, implications for management
  • How Delta Studies Have Reshaped Our Understanding Pyrethroid Insecticides
  • Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Adapting to a Moving Target
    New Pesticides

Keywords

monitoring, nutrients, pollutants, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta