San Francisco Bay

2017 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Water Cruise Report

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | October 17th, 2018

This report details activities associated with the annual Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) water cruise. The RMP water sam

This report details activities associated with the annual Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) water cruise. The RMP water sampling program was redesigned in 2002 to adopt a randomized sampling design at thirty-one sites in place of the twenty-six “spine of the Estuary” stations sampled previously. In 2007, the number of sites was decreased to twenty-two stations and it remains as such for 2017. 

2017 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Water Samples Quality Assurance Report

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | June 1st, 2018

 In 2017, grab water samples were collected from 22 sites, with samples analyzed for select trace elements (Cu, MeHg, Se), ancillary water quality parameters (DOC, POC,

 In 2017, grab water samples were collected from 22 sites, with samples analyzed for select trace elements (Cu, MeHg, Se), ancillary water quality parameters (DOC, POC, SSC, hardness) and weak acid dissociable cyanide. Additionally, water samples were collected for toxicity tests from 7 sites, and one site (Golden Gate) sampled for nutrients (nitrogen species, silica). The sampling and analysis was conducted by the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. The details of the cruise and sample collection methods are described in the RMP Quality Assurance Program Plan, cruise plans, cruise reports, and field sampling reports.

2017 Update to Cyanide Rolling Average

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | July 1st, 2018

As part of the site-specific objectives (SSO), NPDES dischargers are required to calculate the 3-event rolling average of dissolved copper and total cyanide concentration

As part of the site-specific objectives (SSO), NPDES dischargers are required to calculate the 3-event rolling average of dissolved copper and total cyanide concentrations in each segment of the Bay, based on RMP data.

2017/2018 Salmonid and Green Sturgeon Incidental Take and Monitoring Report

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 19th, 2018

2018 Bay Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Multi-Year Plan

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | January 6th, 2018

2018 Bivalve Deployment Cruise Plan

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | June 27th, 2018

2018 Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Report

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | November 1st, 2018

This report describes activities associated with the 2018 bivalve retrieval cruise of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Measur

This report describes activities associated with the 2018 bivalve retrieval cruise of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Measurement of contaminant concentrations in transplanted bivalves accumulated during dry season deployment is designed to provide long-term data on the bioaccumulation of trace elements and trace organic compounds in tissue throughout the Estuary. 

2018 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | August 15th, 2018

The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) was created to provide long-term monitoring information on ecosystem health in the Bay. The i

The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) was created to provide long-term monitoring information on ecosystem health in the Bay. The impetus for the program development was a resolution by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board to require dischargers in the Bay Area regulated under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to participate in regional monitoring. Contribution to the Program constitutes compliance with the requirement to participate. Elimination of certain permit requirements for individual permits offset the requirement for continued participation. The RMP began as a pilot study in 1989 and has been collecting water, sediment, and biological tissue data since 1993. 

2018 Regional Monitoring Plan (RMP) Bird Egg Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | March 5th, 2018

The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) monitors concentrations of contaminants in bird egg tissue as an indicator of water quality.

The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) monitors concentrations of contaminants in bird egg tissue as an indicator of water quality. In 2018, the RMP will collect bird egg samples from various locations in the Bay as part of routine Status and Trends Monitoring. The target species will be Double-crested Cormorants and Forster’s Terns.

2018 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Bivalve Deployment Cruise Report

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | July 27th, 2018

This report describes activities associated with the 2018 bivalve deployment cruise of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Measu

This report describes activities associated with the 2018 bivalve deployment cruise of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Measurement of contaminant concentrations in transplanted bivalves accumulated during dry season deployment is designed to provide long-term data on the bioaccumulation of select trace elements and trace organic compounds in tissue throughout the Estuary.