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Status and Trends Monitoring for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a long-term monitoring program established in the early 1990s that investigates long-term trends in contamination in multiple media throughout San Francisco Bay. AMS has supported monitoring efforts associated with collection of water quality, sediment quality, and biotic information since project initiation and…
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Implementation of the EPA Water Quality Improvement Grant Project, Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay
The Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay (CW4CB) project was a collaboration among the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) member agencies and the USEPA designed to evaluate the effectiveness of structural and non-structural controls to assist stormwater managers in meeting pollutant reduction targets.
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Central Coast Long-term Environmental Assessment Network
CCLEAN is a long-term regional monitoring program that assists municipal agencies and resource managers in the fulfillment their roles as environmental stewards by providing information needed to protect the quality of nearshore marine waters in the Monterey Bay area. AMS led the effort to design the Central Coast Long-Term Environmental Assessment Network (CCLEAN) regional monitoring…
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Areas of Special Biological Significance
Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) are areas designated by the California State Water Board that include marine life refuges, ecological reserves, and designated areas where the preservation and enhancement of natural resources requires special protection. These protections prevent discharges of waste, including stormwater. In 2012, revisions to the California Ocean Plan required stormwater dischargers…
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Technical Support for the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program
The Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program (ACCWP) is the NPDES stormwater permit holder for Alameda County. AMS has supported the ACCWP in achieving compliance with its respective stormwater NPDES permits by conducting a variety of scientific and engineering investigations addressing various management questions of interest to collaborating municipalities and regulatory agencies.