HealthyStreams

Basic WQTotal AmmoniaUnionized NH3 Nitrate Ortho-phosphate Turbidity TDSTSS pH departure

ToxicsWater and Sediment Metals PAHs pesticides and PCBs other toxics

ToxicityInvertebrate survival in water Invertebrate reproduction in water Invertebrate survival in sediment Fish survival Fish growth Algae survival-growth

BiostimulationOxygen Departure Predicted Oxygen Deficit NNE NNE or measured Benthic Algae Floating algae Chlorophyll a

BioassessmentBMI CSCI Algae O/E or CSCI

HabitatCRAM 4 Attributes Water Temperature Conductivity Turbidity Canopy (shade?) Habitat complexity Bank stability PHab (MMI or Herbst)USFW steelhead flow 1984DFG flow for fish life stages

Land managementPesticide Use Reports Impervious Surface Cover Impervious Cover Model Impervious cover per capita Stormwater volume / impervious ratioAgricultural Land Cover (NLCD)Urban (developed) Land CoverFlow?

Surface RecFecal Coliform E. coli Pathogens

Groundwater DrinkNitrate Salts, sodium, chlorideconductivity Water Metals (incl. arsenic) Water PAHs Water pesticides PCBs Other toxics

Water Quality IndexAquatic Life

Aquatic Habitat Index

Aquatic Toxicity Index

BiostimulatoryRisk Index

Bioassessment Index

Land Management Index

Water Quality IndexHuman Health

Groundwater Index

Vision Goal 1Healthy Aquatic Habitat

Vision Goal 2Proper Land Management

Vision Goal 3Clean Groundwater

Cadmus% Natural coverSoil InfiltrationImperviousnessLandscapeHydrologicEtc.

R3 Ag ProgramEnrollmentImplementationMetrics

R3 StormwaterLIDBMPMetrics

CoastalOtter storiesHAB storiesOther

WetlandCRAMOther stories

EstuaryBenthosToxicityBioaccumulation

Boxes in this row are data usage

anti-degradation of high quality waters

background and upstream conditions relevant to TMDLs,

conditions at compliance points,

standards evaluation (turbidity, DO, pH, or salts),

beneficial use considerations for riparian habitat and flood storage

degree to which land use restrictions might affect water quality and watershed function

Assess status of key indicators

Determine % of aquatic habitat (by reach) in condition categories ranging from exceptional to highly degraded at reach, HUC-12, HUC-8 and Regional scales.

Provide Regional context to facilitate prioritization of management action based on conditions at the HUC 12 scale.

Evaluate relationships between landscape and habitat condition indicators

Evaluate relationships between operational and condition indicators

Assess Seasonal and Regional Trends in key indicators

For municipal wells or local well subsets, determine % of wells in condition categories; at basin, HUC-12, HUC-8 and Regional scales.

All of the same analyses as for WQ Aquatic Life

Maps of Cadmus outputs with WQ indicators by site

Maps of pesticide usage per watershed with WQ indicators by site

Diagrams of key processes

Maps of conditionwith pie symbols for sites and multi indicators

Maps of trendby waterbody or site

Histograms of key Indicators

Regression graphs of condition versus operational measures

Maps of pesticide usage per watershed and changes in use over time

Maps of impervious surface area per watershed and changes in imperviousness over time

Table data for indicators at levels of concern

Maps of conditioncolored by reach

These 5 indices address the single general objective and its composite aquatic life beneficial use.

Surface DrinkNitrateSalts, conductivity Water Metals Water PAHs Water pesticidesPCBs Other toxics

Surface FishBOG summariesBOG maps

Groundwater Ag

Salts, sodium, chlorideconductivity

Assess status and trends of key indicators

Vision Goal 3ASurface WaterHuman Health

Rounded boxes in this row are analyses to be

done.

Rounded boxes in this row are maps,

graphics etc., to be done.

Nancy Richard’s map of extent

Shade map colors for data density and confidence

Regression graphs of everything vs everything, with at least:Regression,Cond prob analysisChange point analysis

Analysis of upstream probability sites to test assumption of high quality

CDFs for differences between good and bad sites: use to evaluate standards

Howard’s TMDL summary-type products to show success of TMDLs

Parameters in bold are used in more than one index.

Goal 1: Healthy Aquatic Habitat: By 2025, 80% of aquatic habitat is healthy, and the remaining 20% exhibits positive trends in key measures of aquatic health. Percent Healthy (to status) Percent Improving (to trends)Goal 2: Proper Land Management: By 2025, 80% of lands within any watershed is managed to maintain healthy watershed functions, and the remaining 20% will exhibit positive trends in key management indicators.

Goal 3: Healthy Water for Human Uses: By 2025, 80% of surface and ground water is clean for drinking and swimming, and fish and shellfish are safe to eat. The remaining 20% will exhibit positive trends in key measures of human health.

Home Trends Summary and Findings Technical Approach

You can’t see it here, but there is a text box below this map for adding details. Goals are clickable. The crown menu is something we need to figure out (where I have put placeholders – trends, summary and findings, technical approach, etc.)

Dave will adjust colors to blue, dk green, lt green, yellow, lt red, dk red

Water Quality IndexAquatic Life

Aquatic Habitat Index

Aquatic Toxicity Index

BiostimulatoryRisk Index

Bioassessment Index

Healthy Aquatic Habitat

Text below contains basic descriptions of indices, each index is clickableBar charts show what percent of the Region (or watershed) is healthy (and should mimic our color scheme)

Water Quality Index

Total Ammonia Nitrate Ortho-phosphate Turbidity TDSTSS pH departure

Text below contains basic descriptions of components of index, rationale for selection, each component is clickable to get a map of that analyte’s scoring, maybe a link to the data navigator, a link to the rule, etc. (See “About the Analyte on existing website”) – need to brainstorm

Metals PAHs Pesticides PCBs Other toxics

Possible entry pointsHow would you like to assess our information?

• Map Navigator• Goals• Assessment Questions• Best and Worst Places• Fish and Wildlife• Waterbody Types • Report Card (Indicators/Indices) • Beneficial Uses

Icon lists

• Tiny map• Assessment Questions?• Fish, test tubes, etc.• Best and Worst of the Central Coast (bad and

good pics)

• Problems

Nearshore coastal waters

Water Body Types

streams lakes Estuaries

Central Coast Portal link(website w/ loading context)

Wetlands

Pesticide Risk

Upstream imperviousness

Existing Studies

Harbors

CC loading

Sea otter stories

HABs and nutrients

Pesticide discharge to MPAs

BOG Maps and summaries

Other issues – microcystin (Pinto, Lopez), eutrophication, etc.

Postings, TMDLs: Nacimiento, Hernandez, Oso Flaco, Pinto, etc.

Harbor Report

MEQs for harbors data

Fish and Wildlife

Steelhead Trout Benthic Inverts Sea otters Nearshore FishBirds Shellfish

Caspian Terns

Egg shell thinning in condors

Sand Crabs

Commercial shellfish closures

Mussels

Sport shellfish closures from Red Tide

Arrow Gobies - nonylphenol

Rockfish - mercury

Sablefish - DDT

Tissue Chem – PBDE, PCB

Bacterial Disease

HABs – domoic acid, microcystin etc.

Protozoal disease

Harbor Study

CCLEAN

IBIs and O/E

Base Flow

Water Quality

NOAA Critical Habitat* – overlay with healthy waters

CEAM – Andy Gunther

* http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/cg/SCCC_Steelhead_Distribution_06_2005.jpg

Links

• Water Quality Portal• EPA Healthy Water

Quality• Recovery Potential• SWAMP• CCAMP• Reports• Regional WB/St Board

Technical Approach

Index and Report Card Development

Mapping and NHD stuff

Lab and Field References

Scoring and Grading

Aggregating measures into Indices

Scoring Indices

Assessment Approach

Assessment Questions

Data Sources

Assessment Questions

Text – List questions with short descriptive text, how we address it in the project

Data Sources

CCAMP – include narrative description of program, level of QA, where to go for more info.

SWAMP

CCWQP

303(d)

Graphics