AN OVERVIEWJay A. Davis

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Under New ManagementTHE OLD RMPRainer Hoenicke

Bruce Thompson

TRC, SC

RMP Staff

THE NEW RMPJay Davis

Sarah Lowe

Bruce Thompson

TRC, SC

RMP Staff

My Priorities for the RMP

Technical excellencePeer Review

Publication

Data interpretation

Mass budgets and modeling: prediction

Current, well-organized web site

Responsive to deadlines and budgets

Retain our excellent staff

RMP Redesign Process

Five Year Review Panel (1997)RMP Workgroups

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (1998)Sources, Pathways, and Loadings (1998)Sediment (1998)Registered Pesticides (1998)Bioaccumulation (1999)Design Integration (2000)Sediment to Biota Transfer (2001)Exposure and Effects (2001)

Role of Regional Board: Karen TaberskiReconvene Review Panel in 2003

RMP Objectives (1998)

Describe patterns and trends in contaminant concentration and distributionCompare monitoring information to relevant water quality objectives and other guidelinesDescribe general sources and loading of contamination to the EstuaryMeasure contaminant effects on selected parts of the Estuary ecosystemSynthesize and distribute information from a range of sources to present a more complete picture of the sources, distribution, fates, and effects of contaminants in the Estuary ecosystem

RMP Components

1) Program Management

2) Information Management

3) Status and Trends

4) Pilot Studies

5) Special Studies

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2) Information Management

Data Management (Cristina Grosso)

Web Site (Patricia Chambers)

Information Dissemination (Patricia Chambers)

Annual ReportingPulse of the Estuary (Mike May)

Annual Data Summary (Cristina Grosso)

Quality Assurance (Don Yee)

Data Integration (Ben Greenfield)

Data Integration

THE NEW RMPExplicit part of core program

2002 Tasks: Develop multi-box PCB model (with USGS) Publication of PCB and PAH work Mass budgets for OC pesticides Mercury accumulation model Integration of NOAA and EMAP data

THE OLD RMPDone through special studies

3) Status and Trends

Field Work (AMS, SFEI)Water Chemistry (UCSC, Brooks-Rand, Axys)Aquatic Toxicity (PERL)

Fixed station, Episodic

Sediment Chemistry (UCSC, Brooks-Rand, BACWA)Sediment Toxicity (GCML)Factors Controlling Suspended Sediment (USGS)Hydrography and Phytoplankton (USGS)Bivalve Chemistry (DFG)Fish Chemistry (MLML, DFG): Ben Greenfield

Water and Sediment Sampling

THE NEW RMP The “Status and Trends” Program Redesign work led by Sarah Lowe and Don Stevens Randomly selected locations Equal emphasis on shallows and channels More spatial coverage, no seasonal sampling

THE OLD RMP The “Base” Program Fixed stations Focus on channels Seasonal sampling

Analytes

THE NEW RMP Surveillance monitoring: Identification of “new” analytes Special study led by Daniel Oros and Bob Risebrough Inclusion of selected analytes in all RMP monitoring Water monitoring of all priority pollutants: Don Yee

THE OLD RMP Old, abbreviated list of priority pollutants

4) Pilot Studies

Atmospheric Deposition (Mercury Deposition Network)

Estuary Interface Pilot Study: Jon Leatherbarrow

Exposure and Effects Pilot Study (EEPS!)

Contaminant Effects

THE NEW RMPEEPS, led by Jay Davis and Sarah Lowe

Avian egg chemical trend monitoring (SFEI) Diving duck and clam chemistry (DFG) Avian effects (USFWS): Steve Schwarzbach Seal exposure and effects (SFSU, PRNS, MLML) Toxicity testing and test refinement (GCML, PERL) Benthic community effects (NOAA/USEPA) Fish effects (NOAA)

THE OLD RMP Toxicity testing

5) Special Studies

Evaluation of Contaminants of Concern

Mass Budget Models

SPL Literature Review and Planning

SPL Field Studies

Sources, Pathways, and Loading

THE NEW RMP SPL Workgroup: Lester McKee Literature reviews and workplan development Field studies

Loading of Particle-Associated Contaminants from Rivers

Contaminant Transfer from Sediment to Biota Loading of Particle-Associated Contaminants from

Small Tributaries Prioritization of Small Tributaries

THE OLD RMP No targeted SPL work

Contaminant Profile: Copper/Nickel

“Synthesize and distribute information from a range of sources…”

Regional Board perspective: Richard Looker

South Bay TMDL: Tom Grieb

North of Dumbarton TMDL: Tom Grovhoug

In Closing

The RMP is a world-class monitoring program

We want to continue to improve

Present challenge in managing the Program is in finding the best way to meet the new objectives within the existing budget

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