HAB-Related Programs and Organizations
Please see below for Freshwater and Estuarine HAB-related Programs and Organizations organized geographically (international, national, statewide, or by Water Board Region; resources within each region are listed alphabetically). Contact Joseph Westhouse with any updates or additions. For marine HABs, please see California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (CalHABMAP).
- International
- World Health Organization, Guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments - see Chapters 8 and 9 for cyanobacteria guidelines, particularly Table 8.3, Guidelines for Safe Practice in Managing Recreational Waters
- National
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)-Associated Illness
- National Lakes Management Society (NALMS), Inland HAB program
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- CyanoHABs web page, including a list of State HAB resources, Tools for Waterbody Managers, and more
- Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN)
- Harmful Algal Blooms and Cyanobacterial Toxins - Frequently Asked Questions and Resources, July 2015, Prepared by USA EPA Region 9
- U.S. Geological Survey
- National HAB Committee
- The National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology report on HABS
- Statewide
- California Cyanobacteria and Harmful Algal Bloom (CCHAB) Network
- California Dept. of Public Health, Algae Bloom
- California Lake Management Society (CALMS), HAB
- Dept. of Water Resources State Water Project, Water Quality Monitoring and Recreation
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Cyanobacteria HABs
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Suggested Action Levels for Six Cyanotoxins, 2012
- Cyanotoxin Action Levels for Humans and Domestic Animals, July 2012 - presentation by Regina Linville, OEHHA
- State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water
- State Water Resources Control Board, SWAMP Freshwater CyanoHABs Program
- North Coast, Water Board Region 1
- San Francisco Bay, Water Board Region 2
- Central Coast, Water Board Region 3
- Los Angeles, Water Board Region 4
- Central Valley, Water Board Region 5
- Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Clear Lake Cyanotoxin Monitoring Program
- Contra Costa Health Services, Harmful Algal Blooms
- Central Valley RWQCB, Cyanobacteria and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Central Valley
- Factors Affecting Growth of Cyanobacteria with Special Emphasis on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Southern California Coastal Research Project, 2015
- Glenn County Environmental Health Department
- Kern County Public Health, Cyanobacteria Blooms (Blue-Green Algae)
- Lake County Health Services, Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins
- Sacramento County Environmental Commission Water Quality (including cyanobacteria)
- Lahontan, Water Board Region 6
- Colorado River, Water Board Region 7
- Santa Ana, Water Board Region 8
- San Diego, Water Board Region 9