Southern California Beach Water Quality Workgroup
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Upcoming 2019 meeting dates: August 21, 2019 and May 2020.
August 21, 2019
A 30-Year Trend Assessment of Fecal Indicator Bacteria along the Shoreline of Santa Monica Bay by Karina Johnston, The Bay Foundation
Beach Report Card Methodologies by Luke Ginger, Heal the Bay
How much HF183 is too much HF183? Research approaches to determine a threshold by Dr. Joshua Steele, SCCWRP
Addressing EPA’s New Coliphage Method 1642 in Recreational Waters by Dr. Amy Zimmer-Faust, SCCWRP
May 22, 2019 (Cancelled)
February 27, 2019
The Beach Water Quality NowCast Project - Updates and Discussion by Ryan Searcy
Applying MST at Santa Barbara beaches by Brandon Steets
Microbial Source Tracking at Inner Cabrillo Beach by Ken Schiff
Public health, stormwater permits, and beneficial use impairments by Dr. Jason Freshwater
November 14, 2018
California Integrated Report Overview by Tatyana Isupov
Addressing the SHEL Bacterial Standard by Dr. Steve Weisberg
Predictive Modeling for Beach Water Quality: How Modeling is Used Around the World and a Review of the California NowCast System by Ryan Searcy
Update on Comparison of Molecular Rapid Indicators and Culture-Based Methods for Recreational Water Quality: Richmond to San Diego by Dr. Chad Crain
Presentation posting to come after the supporting paper has been published.
Comparison of Water Quality Indicator Methods for Recreational Water in San Diego County by Dr. Syreeta Steele
August 22, 2018
Update on Trash, Bight ’18 by Shelly Moore
Best practices for collecting and processing FIB samples by Dr. Audrey Levine
Resolving and improving bacteria loads at Cowell Beach by Dr. Akin Babatola
Risk-based water quality threshold for human-associated fecal markers by Dr. Ali Boehm
- Human-associated fecal qPCR paper (2015)
- Risk assessment of aging sewage paper (2018)
- Risk-based threshold of gull-associated marker paper (2017) Correction paper
- Risk associated with mixture of gull and human waste paper (2017)
May 23, 2018
History on the Southern California BWQW and Questions for Improvements by Karen Black
Quality Assurance Project Plans by Renee Spears
February 21, 2018
Recreational Beach TMDLs: It’s all about the Humans by Jeremy Haas
Update on the Bight ’18 Microbiology Program by Dr. John Griffith
Update on the Bacteria Provisions by Karen Black
Hepatitis Outbreak Discussion by Kimberly Pettiford
Newport Bay Fecal Coliform Targets – Shellfish Harvesting by Jason Freshwater
November 15, 2017
Risk-Based Thresholds for Microbial Source Tracking Markers by Dr. Ali Boehm
The NowCast System: Predicting Water Quality at California Beaches by Ryan Searcy
Beach Report Card update by Karen Vu
Microbial Source Identification Study for Buccaneer Beach and Loma Alta Creek in Oceanside, CA by Justin Gamble and Alex Schriewer