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Monitoring Agriculture – Strategy and Results

Explore the monitoring strategy and results of agriculture in California's Central Valley, focusing on achievements, challenges, and collaboration efforts. Learn about the formation of coalition groups, monitoring phases, and communication approaches. Discover how monitoring data provides valuable insights, guides program revisions, and fosters collaboration. Stay informed about current actions, upcoming challenges, and ways to track program effectiveness.

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Monitoring Agriculture – Strategy and Results

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  1. Monitoring Agriculture – Strategy and Results Margie Read, REAII Senior Environmental Scientist Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

  2. Presentation Outline • Where we were – Day 1 • Addressing the challenges • Using the 4 ‘C’s • What we have achieved • Where we go from here

  3. California’s Central Valley

  4. Opportunities for Compromise • Formation of Coalition Groups • Coalition Monitoring (phased) • -- Phase I: Toxicity, Field Parameters, Flow • -- Phase II: Pesticides, Metals, Nutrients • Water Board Monitoring through UC • No phasing – comprehensive approach

  5. Approach for Communications • Staff Leads for Coalition Management • Outreach Meetings • Website and E-mail notices • Stakeholder Groups • SWAMP Comparability

  6. Active Stakeholders

  7. Other Active Stakeholders Environmental Interests Consulting Firms Ag Commissioners Academia USEPA State Pesticide Regulators Food and Agriculture Analytical Laboratories

  8. Approach for Coordination • Identify all monitoring activities • Synchronize sampling schedules • Strategize on monitoring sites • Encourage SWAMP Comparability

  9. Data, data, data…..

  10. Monitoring Data Value • Provides common ground • Baseline information (status) • Identifies data gaps • Identifies water quality problems • Guides Program revisions

  11. Approach for Collaboration • Start with common ground • Identify issues • Developed strategy • Utilize impartial review

  12. What is the same… • Coalitions still need to comply • Program objectives • Categories for Monitoring: field measures, chemistry, flow, toxicity • Exceedance response • SWAMP QAPP

  13. What is different…. • Objectives as 5 Program Questions • Monitoring framework • Requires electronic data submittal • Clarified actions for exceedances • Reduction of reporting & paperwork • Monitoring Design Guidance

  14. Five Program Questions • Is the water quality protective of beneficial uses? • 2. If not, how bad is the problem? • 3. What is causing the problem? • What are the management practices used to fix the problem? • 5. Is the problem getting better as a result?

  15. What is Different ….. Monitoring Framework • Assessment Monitoring (status) • Core Monitoring (trends) • Special Project (resolve problems)

  16. Current Actions…

  17. Upcoming Challenges... • Build efficiency in Coalition work • Maximize MP implementation • Develop links with new partners • Expand SWAMP electronic submittals • Coordinate monitoring • Track Program effectiveness

  18. For further information…. Program website: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/ programs/irrigated_lands/index.html Monitoring data reports: http:/waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/ irrigated_lands/monitoring/index.shtml Monitoring Program documents: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/coalition_group_waiver/index.shtml

  19. Questions? Margie Lopez Read mread@waterboards.ca.gov Thank you for listening….

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