SWAMP - Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
Reports and Documents
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The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) is a state framework to coordinate consistent and scientifically defensible methods and strategies for improving water quality monitoring, assessment and reporting. This website contains reports, documents, fact sheets, and workshop presentations in reference to the SWAMP program.
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Statewide Reports and Documents
- New! National Coastal Condition Report III (2008)
- New! An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) of Perennial Streams in California's Central Valley - December 2008
- Ecological Condition Assessments of California's Perennial Wadeable Streams (2000 through 2006) - October 15, 2007
- Bacteria Monitoring Inventory of California's Freshwater Beaches - March 2008
- Pilot Study Areas of Special Biological Significance - Winter 2007–2008
- Statewide Investigation of the Role of Pyrethroid Pesticide in Sediment Toxicity in California's Urban Waterways - August 2008
- Bioaccumulation of Pollutants in California Waters: A Review of Historic Data and Assessment of Impacts on Fishing and Aquatic Life - August 2008
- SWAMP Statewide Contaminant Trend Monitoring at Integrator Sites - July 2008
- Incorporating Bioassessment Using Freshwater Algae into California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program [SWAMP] - May 2008
- Sampling and Analysis Plan for a Screening Study of Bioaccumulation in California Lakes and Reservoirs - 2007 Monitoring Plan - April 2007
- Sediment Quality in California Bays and Estuaries - January 2008
- Standard Operating Procedures for Conducting Field Measurements and Field Collections of Water and Bed Sediment Samples in the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program - Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory/ Department of Fish and Game - October 2007
Disclaimer: The Standard Operating Procedures posted in the above report are for reference and information purposes only, the documents are not required by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Please see the SWAMP Quality Assurance Management Plan for more information regarding SWAMP QA/QC requirements. - Benthic Macroinvertebrates
& Associated Data for CA Bioassessments - February
2007
- Standard Operating Procedure Manual
- Updated! SWAMP Stream Habitat Characterization Form - June 2008
- Comparisons of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Samples; Data Sharing Implications - 2007
- Southwest Association of Freshwater Invertebrate Taxonomists (SAFIT)
- Screening California Surface Waters for Estrogenic Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EEDC) with a Juvenile Rainbow Trout Liver Vitellogenin mRNA Procedure - October 2006
- Water Quality Assessment Report of the Condition of California Coastal Waters and Wadeable Streams (Clean Water Act, Section 305(b) Report) - October 2006
- Final Report of the Scientific Planning and Review Committee (SPARC) to SWAMP, May 2006. A triennial external scientific review is part of SWAMP's ongoing programmatic review process. The current review was initiated in October 2005. This report contains findings and recommendations by the SPARC for improving SWAMP.
- Comparison of the Performance of Different Bioassessment Methods, 2006
- Comprehensive Monitoring and Assessment Strategy to Protect and Restore California's Water Quality, October 2005.
- SWAMP QAPP: Puckett, M. 2002. Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP). Prepared for California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Sacramento, CA. First version, December 2002.
- Development of a Quality Assurance Program for the State of California by Val Connor, April 2005.
- The Status and Future of Biological Assessment for California Streams - Prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. for the California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Sacramento, CA. Final Report. January 2003.
- State Mussel Watch & Toxic Substance Monitoring Program Publications
- Condition Assessment of Coastal Streams in Southern and Central California Draft Report - 2004 (11/3/06)
- A Quantitative Tool for Assessing the Integrity of Southern California Coastal Streams (11/15/06)
- Probabilistic Assessment of the Biotic Condition of Perennial Streams and Rivers in California Final Report - 2005 (11/3/06)
- Development of a Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) for Wadeable Streams in Northern Coastal California and Its Application to Regional 305(b) Assessment. Draft Report. September 2005. (11/3/06)
- Toxicity Testing and Toxicity Identification Evaluation. Final Report. April 2006
Regional Reports and Documents
SWAMP Fact Sheets
- Summary Fact Sheets which present and explain broad aspects of the SWAMP program.
Workshop Presentations
- Monitoring Design and Quality
Assurance for Projects Compatible with the SWAMP Program
(presented March 29, 2004 and April 6, 2004):
- SWAMP QA Training Introduction by Val Connor
- Monitoring & Reporting Plans - Project Assessment & Evaluation Plan by Carrie Austin
- Environmental Monitoring Program Design by Karen Larsen
- Quality Assurance & Quality Control: An Overview by Karen Larsen
- Quality Assurance Project Plans - A SWAMP Example by Bill Ray
- California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program - SWAMP Update 2004 by Val Connor
- California Aquatic Bioassessment
- California Aquatic Bioassessment Annual Workshops
- 2008 - 15th Annual Meeting - November 19-20, 2008, UC Davis
- 2007 - 14th Annual Meeting - November 29-30, 2007, UC Davis
- 2006 - 13th Annual Meeting - November 29-30, 2006
- 2005 - 12th Annual Meeting - November 1-2, 2005
- 2004 - 11th Annual Meeting - November 30 & December 1, 2004
- 2003 - 10th Annual Meeting - December 2-4, 2003
- California Aquatic Bioassessment Annual Workshops