Forum on Science to Support Management of Methylmercury in Restored Tidal Marshes

The RMP sponsored a forum to review information and information needs relating to managing methylmercury in restored tidal marshes in San Francisco Bay. There is currently a lack of consensus on the best approach for monitoring methylmercury and using monitoring data in decision-making. This workshop addressed the state of knowledge regarding the role wetland restoration and management play in methylmercury impairment locally and regionally, and helped inform decision-making by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and other agencies.

Pulse of the Bay: Contaminants of Emerging Concern

The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Bay is an innovative collaboration of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, the regulated discharger community, and the San Francisco Estuary Institute. It provides water quality regulators with information they need to manage the Bay effectively. The Program issues a report every other year, The Pulse of the Bay, that presents the latest results from monitoring and addresses a theme related to a timely water quality topic. The theme for 2013 is "Contaminants of Emerging Concern".

Safe to Eat Portal

Fish and shellfish are nutritious and good for you to eat. But some fish and shellfish may take in toxic chemicals from the water they live in and the food they eat. Some of these chemicals build up in the fish and shellfish - and in the humans that eat fish and shellfish - over time. Although the chemical levels are usually low, it is a good idea to learn about advisories and monitoring in water bodies where you fish, and for fish or shellfish you eat.

RMP Multi-Year Planning & SC Meeting

The Multi-Year Planning Meeting was held from 9:00 to 12:00 pm on October 15, 2013. The discussion focused on the multi-year plan document's 1) summary of anticipated management decisions and policies , 2) overview of existing plans and budget allocations, and 3) prioritization of special study areas over the next five years.

RMP TRC Meeting

The third quarter TRC meeting was held on September 17th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the meeting the TRC began initial discussions on possible changes to Status and Trends monitoring; Becky Sutton, Meg Sedlak, and Dave Senn gave shortened versions of their SOE/RMP Annual Meeting talks; Jing Wu recommended various options for modeling nutrient inputs to the Bay from the watersheds; and Lester McKee gave an update on the Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model.

2012

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