California Non-point Source Program Implementation Plan 2014 - 2020

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | August 5th, 2015

Summary

The 2014 - 2020 California Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program Implementation Plan (NPS Program Implementation Plan) describes how the State will be using its resources to effe

California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy Technical Memorandum No. 5: Stream Definition

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | April 20th, 2016

Summary

With this memorandum, the Technical Advisory Team (TAT) recommends a definition of California streams to the Policy Development Team (PDT) of the State Water Quality Cont

Climate-Smart Tools to Protect California’s Freshwater Biodiversity

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | May 28th, 2024

Summary

California’s freshwater ecosystems—and the native plants and animals that rely on them—have been in decline for decades. Roughly half of California’s native fresh

Design and methods of the California stream quality assessment (CSQA), 2017

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | April 21st, 2020

Summary

During 2017, as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Project, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the California Stream Quality Assessment to investigate the qu

Ecological Condition Assessments of California’s Perennial Wadeable Streams (2000 through 2006)

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | October 15th, 2007

Summary

The struggle to adequately monitor the condition of waterbodies with limited financial resources is a challenge faced by water resource agencies worldwide. For a resource

Ecological Condition Assessments of California’s Perennial Wadeable Streams: Highlights from the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program’s Perennial Streams Assessment (PSA ) (2000-2007)

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | October 1st, 2011

Summary

Since 2000, California has conducted three successive probability surveys of its perennial streams and rivers, each with a focus on biological endpoints. These surveys ar

Ecological Health in the Nation’s Streams, 1993–2005

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | July 2nd, 2013

Summary

This report summarizes a national assessment of the ecological health of streams done by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NA

Effects of Urban Development on Stream Ecosystems in Nine Metropolitan Study Areas Across the United States

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | November 13th, 2012

Summary

Urban development is an important agent of environmental change in the United States. The urban footprint on the American landscape has expanded during a century and a ha

Effects of wildfire on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Southern California streams and implications for bioassessment monitoring programs

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | June 13th, 2012

Summary

Wildfires are common in arid regions of southern California, sometimes burning as much as half a million acres in a season. These fires often cause dramatic impacts to th

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