Pulse of the Delta 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