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USACE Fish Entrainment and Water Quality Monitoring
AMS has conducted investigations for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to support fish entrainment and water quality monitoring during maintenance dredging operations and at dredged material placement sites (DMPS). This work has been coordinated with the USACE and addresses management questions of importance to the State Water Board.
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Central Coast Long-term Environmental Assessment Network (CCLEAN) Microplastics Pilot Study
In 2020, AMS added microplastics sampling to the Central Coast Long-term Environmental Assessment Network (CCLEAN) program in the Monterey Bay area. AMS sampled for microplastics in effluent sources and rivers discharging into the bay during the wet and dry seasons of 2021. Controlled volumes of effluent and river water were passed through sieve systems to…
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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.