Re-branding of the Wetlands Tracker as the "California's Wetlands Portals"

Michael May presented in Sacramento to the state 401 program coordinating committee (CORCOM) news on the re-branding of the Wetland Tracker as the “California Wetlands Portal” in keeping with its new role as part of the state board My Water Quality portal. Mike also reviewed the application workflow for the Online 401 Application project, currently in development, and discussed Portal-CIWQS coordination issues with Jarma Bennett, CIWQS Coordinator.

*Update*

The California Wetlands Portal was officially released on March-16-2010.

The California Water Quality Monitoring Council has released the third "My Water Quality" internet portal to connect decision makers and the public with water quality information. The theme of this new portal is Are Our Wetland Ecosystems Healthy? View the new portal at www.waterboards.ca.gov/mywaterquality/ under Are Our Aquatic Ecosystems Healthy?

The new California Wetlands portal includes interactive maps and monitoring data that focus on the location, extent and health of the states wetlands. The goal is to make this information as timely and user-friendly as possible. The Monitoring Council brings together water quality information from a variety of organizations with special expertise in wetland monitoring and assessment, coordinated through the California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup. Through this effort, twenty-three state, federal, regional and local agencies and
non-governmental organizations have pitched in to answer your water quality questions.

View official press release here.