Tomales Bay Water Quality Status & Trends Report
Smith EH. 2003. Tomales Bay Water Quality Status & Trends Report. EH Smith & Associates
The objective of this water quality narrative is to review existing literature from Tomales Bay and tributaries in order to understand the status and trends for contaminants found by these studies. The emphasis is on the water quality parameters that have exceeded the Regional Water Quality Control Board's (RWQCB) Basin Plan standards and has caused the listing of Tomales Bay as impaired under the Clean Water Act. Most of the report relies on existing data analysis and conclusions drawn by the responsible authors. Data was extracted from a number of studies that used bivalve to bioconcentrate contaminants !rum Tomales Bay. This data was complied and plotted to indicate the status and possible trends over time. The status and trends. when possible, was presented for each of four contaminants. These included pathogens. nutrients. mercury contamination and sediment inputs into tributaries and the bay. The outcome of this review is the listing of data gaps and recommendation on studies that could obtain additional data that will further the understanding of the bay and watershed processes. Recommendations were proposed for issues that need to be addressed by organizations involved with Tomales Bay watershed management.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Smith, E
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- EH Smith & Associates
- Units
- PORE , SFAN
- Keywords
- TBBI, Water Quality