Delta ISB Meeting - May 12, 2016

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MEETING TIME & LOCATION

May 12, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. PST

Park Tower Plaza
980 Ninth Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

AGENDA

Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change.

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - (9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. PST)

9:00 a.m.

1. Welcome and Declarations

2. Delta ISB Chair’s Report and Business Matters

3. Delta Stewardship Council Chair and Executive Officer’s Report

4. Delta Lead Scientist Report

5. Staff update about the Delta Levees Investment Strategy

6. Water Quality Panel #1

Materials provided by Linda Dorn (Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District)

• Delta Regional Monitoring Program homepage
  • About the Delta RMP
    • Delta RMP Guiding Principles,
    • Delta RMP Committee Roles (Jan 2015),
    • Delta RMP Committee Roster,
    • Delta RMP Communication Plan,
    • Action Items Report,
  • Water Quality Monitoring Plans
    • Delta RMP Monitoring Design,
    • Delta RMP FY15-16 Detailed Workplan and Budget
  • Studies and Reports
    • Summary of Current Water Quality Monitoring Programs in the Delta 2009 (Draft Final report prepared by the Aquatic Science Center)
    • Contaminants Synthesis Report, (Final report prepared by Mike Johnson et al, UC Davis April 2010)
    • 2012 Pulse of the Delta
• US Environmental Protection Agency 2012 San Francisco Bay Delta Action Plan, pages 12-13
• Advance Regional Monitoring
• The Cyanobacteria Science Work Group’s CyanoHAB Knowledge Gap Document
• The Modeling Science Workgroup’s Recommendations for a Modeling Framework to Answer Nutrient Management Questions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
• Suisun Bay Ammonium Synthesis Report
• External Nutrient Loads to SF Bay
• Delta Science Program  Workshop on Delta Outflows and Related Stressors - Panel Summary Report
• National Research Council- 2012 Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta, Chapter 3, Stressors: Environmental Factors and Their Effects on the Bay-Delta Ecosystem
• May 12, 2016 Delta RMP Presentation to the Delta

Materials provided by Jim Orlando (USGS)

• US Geological Survey Pesticide Fate Research Group homepage

Materials provided by Brian Bergamaschi (USGS)

• What Are We Collecting and Are We Collecting the Information We Need?

Materials provided by Karen Gehrts (DWR)

• Environmental Monitoring Program Review and Recommendations Final Report (March 25, 2003)
• May 12, 2016 Environmental Monitoring Program Presentation to the Delta ISB

Materials provided by Steve San Julian (DWR)

• Division of Environmental Services, Municipal Water Quality Program Factsheet
• Division of Environmental Services, Municipal Water Quality Program Presentation

Materials provided by Richard Connon (UC Davis)

• Sublethal Effects of Contaminants Regularly Detected in the Delta: Risks to Smelt

7. Water Quality Panel #2

What do resources and regulatory agencies need to know now about research and monitoring needs now and 10 years from now?
Panelists include Karen Larsen (SWRCB), Janis Cooke (CVRWQCB), Sam Harader (Delta Science Program) and Erin Foresman (USEPA)

Materials provided by Karen Larsen (SWRCB)

• Current Monitoring and Future Monitoring Needs of the State Water Board

Materials provided by Janis Cooke (CVRWQCB)

• May 12, 2016 Data and Information Needs for Managing Delta Water Quality Presentation

Materials provided by Sam Harader (Delta Science Program)

• The Delta Stewardship Council 2013 Delta Plan, Chapter 6, Improve Water Quality to Protect Human Health and the Environment

Materials provided by Erin Foresman (USEPA)

• US Environmental Protection Agency 2012 San Francisco Bay Delta Action Plan, pages 12-13
•  Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan (WRAMP) Monitoring Framework
• Toward an Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Framework
• Toward an Integrated Monitoring Framework Presentation
• Framework for a Unified Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Program (UMARP) for the Bay-Delta 2010 Report
• May 12, 2016 Presentation to the Delta ISB by Erin Foresman

8. Discussion and Updates about Delta ISB Review Efforts

9. Preparation for next Delta ISB Meetings

10. Public Comment

4:15 p.m. - Meeting Adjourned