2012 Annual Self-Monitoring Report - Eden Landing

This annual self-monitoring report summarizes the pond operations, management and monitoring conducted by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) from May through October 2012 at the former Baumberg Complex salt ponds, also known as the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER), in Hayward, California. Monitoring is conducted for typical operations as necessary and as required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) in Final Order R2-2008-0078 (Final Order). The Final Order for the South San Francisco Bay Low Salinity Salt Ponds covered 15,100 acres of ponds in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) submits a report for the Alviso Ponds under separate cover.