Monitoring

Inventory of Water Monitoring Activities

• View an inventory of South Bay water monitoring activities complied by the US Geological Survey for the Restoration Project

Pond Breaches

• View a table of South Bay pond breach dates complied by the US Geological Survey

Monitoring Reports

• 2007 Annual Self-Monitoring Report For South San Francisco Bay Low Salinity Salt Ponds (PDF, 2008)
• Bird Monitoring for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Data Summary Report (PDF, 2006)
• 2006 Self-Monitoring Report for Baumberg Complex—Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (PDF, February 2007, 2.4 MB)
• 2006 Annual Self-Monitoring Report for Alviso Low Salinity Salt Ponds (PDF, January 2007, 3 MB)
• 2005 Annual Self-Monitoring Report for Alviso Low Salinity Salt Ponds (Revised: PDF, January 2006, 10 MB | Original: PDF, January 2006, 13 MB)
• Regional Board letter requesting revisions to 2005 Alviso Self-monitoring Report PDF, May 2006)
• 2005 Annual Self-Monitoring Report for Baumberg (Eden Landing) Ponds (PDF, February 2006, 7 MB )
• 2004 Annual Self-Monitoring Report for Alviso Low Salinity Salt Ponds (PDF, November 22 2005, 6 MB. Also available: May 2005 draft revision)
• Mercury in sediments at Eden Landing and Alviso ponds, winter 2004-5—progress report (PDF, 2.6 MB)
  

  Analysis of total and methyl mercury as part of continuing monitoring to establish baseline concentrations in the sediments of the ponds comprising the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Results reported herein summarize efforts from winter 2005 and are presented with summaries from previous sampling conducted during late summer-early fall 2003 and 2004.

• 2004 Annual Self-Monitoring Report for Baumberg Complex—Hayward, California (PDF, 1 MB)

Data Tables

Eden Landing

• Pond B1 discharge monitoring (draft, Excel)
  • August to October, 2005
  • Approx. 6,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond B2C discharge monitoring (draft, Excel)
  • March to October, 2005
  • Approx. 21,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond B8A discharge monitoring (draft, Excel)
  • May to October, 2005
  • Approx. 16,000 samples
  • Data charts included

Alviso

All monitoring includes DO, temperature, salinity, and pH. In some cases additional basic parameters (turbidity, tide, weather, etc.) are also measured. Note: Additional explanatory information for these tables is being prepared and will be posted here when available.

• Pond A2W discharge monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • April to October, 2005
  • Approx. 18,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond A3W discharge monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • April to October, 2005
  • Approx. 18,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond A7 discharge monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • April to October, 2005
  • Approx. 18,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond A14 discharge monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • March to October, 2005
  • Approx. 21,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond A16 discharge monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • March to October, 2005
  • Approx. 21,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Pond A17 discharge monitoring (draft, Excel)
  • October, 2005
  • Approx. 1,000 samples
  • Data charts included
• Receiving water monitoring (draft, 11/14/05, Excel)
  • March to November, 2005
  • Approx. 75 locations
  • Approx. 1900 samples