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Technical Review Committee September 14, 2017 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

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AGENDA

1. Introductions and Review Agenda

9:30 Bridgette DeShields

2. Decision: Approve Meeting Summary from June 8, 2017 and confirm/set dates for future meetings. Scheduled meetings: Annual Meeting: 10/6/17 Multi-Year Planning Workshop: 11/1/17 TRC: 12/14/17 SC: 1/25/18 *May be rescheduled* Proposed meetings: TRC: March 8, 2018 (2nd Thursday) Materials: TRC Meeting Summary, see pages 1-8 Desired outcome: Approve meeting summary, confirm existing TRC meeting dates, set the date for future meetings.

9:35 Bridgette DeShields

3. Information: SC Meeting Summary from July 19, 2017 Topics discussed at the April SC meeting included:

● 2019-2021 RMP Fees ● 2018 Special Studies ● List of RMP Projects Eligible for SEPs ● Changes to the Status and Trends Design ● 2017 Pulse and Annual Meeting ● Update on PCBs in Margin Areas ● Update on Delta RMP

Materials: SC Meeting Summary, see pages 9-15 Desired Outcome: Informed committee

9:40 Philip Trowbridge

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4. Decision: Recommendation for Analyzing Archived Tern Eggs for PBDEs In 2016, the RMP collected egg samples from cormorants and terns. The S&T study design indicates that tern eggs should be tested for PBDEs. However, due to budget constraints, this analysis was skipped. RMP staff recommend testing archived sample material for PBDEs now. The cost of the analysis ($13,500) and a justification as to why these data are important are attached. Materials: Funding Request Memo, see pages 16-20 Desired outcome: Recommendation to the Steering Committee to allocate funding for testing PBDEs in archived tern egg samples.

9:45 Jennifer Sun

5. Discussion: Laboratory Intercomparability Studies for Critical RMP Analytes Maintaining highly accurate measurements and coherent time series are both critically important to the RMP. A tool to improve outcomes with respect to both are laboratory intercomparability studies. These studies add confidence to results from labs that have been part of the Program for years. They are also critically important during transitions when the Program has to change labs. The RMP recently changed labs for PCBs in sediment and a new lab for PCBs in fish tissue will be needed in 2019 (the long-time lab for fish tissue, WPCL, is closing this year). Options for different approaches to this topic will be presented and discussed. Meeting Materials: Slides, see pages 21-30 Desired outcome: Guidance on the approach, scope, and cost for a laboratory intercomparability program for the RMP.

10:15 Don Yee

6. Discussion: Status and Trends Design and Projected Costs through 2027 Accurate estimates of the cost of the Status and Trends Monitoring are critical for multi-year financial planning. The S&T cost estimates were last updated in 2014. New cost estimates will be presented based on the latest laboratory prices and changes to the design. In addition, the TRC will make a final decision on the question of whether to sample sediment in the summer or winter season. Meeting Materials: Slides, see pages 31-47 Desired outcomes:

● Feedback on cost estimates for S&T monitoring through 2027 ● Recommendation to conduct S&T sediment cruises in the

summer season


LUNCH (provided)

12:15

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7. Information: Overview of New Report on Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) RMP staff recently completed a new strategy document for PFASs. The report is out for review by the TRC and ECWG. Staff will introduce the report and highlight key points for the TRC to review. Materials: Draft report (send under separate cover) Desired outcome: Feedback on draft report.

1:00 Meg Sedlak

8. Discussion: Update on AQUAGAPS Passive Sampler Deployment Staff will give an update on RMP participation in the global passive sampling initiative (AQUAGAPS) www.aqua-gaps.passivesampling.net. Materials: Slides, see pages 48-54 Desired outcome: Feedback on timing of deployment

1:20 Diana Lin

9. Information: Sneak Peak of Annual Meeting Presentations Staff will present two of the talks for the Annual Meeting to get TRC feedback and to hone the message.

● Alicia Gilbreath: From a Trickle to a Flood: Measuring Pollutant Loads to Margin Areas and the Bay

● Jennifer Sun: Water Quality Monitoring 2.0: Using Non-Targeted Analysis to Find What We Have Been Missing

Materials: None Desired outcome: Feedback on presentations.

1:45 Jennifer Sun Alicia Gilbreath

10. Information: Update on Pulse, Annual Meeting, and Other Communications Products Staff will give an update on final plans for distributing the 2017 Pulse report and for the Annual Meeting. Comments on the content of the Pulse are also welcome. Materials: Annual Meeting Final Agenda and Registration Information, see http://www.sfei.org/projects/rmp-annual-meeting Desired outcomes:

● Feedback on final Pulse content ● Informed committee on Annual Meeting


11. Information: Status of Deliverables and Action Items Materials: Stoplight Reports, see pages 55-66 Desired outcome: Informed committee about the status of RMP deliverables and upcoming meetings


12. Discussion: Plan agenda items for future meetings Desired outcome: Identify future agenda items.

3:25 Jay Davis

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13. Discussion: Plus/Delta 3:30 Bridgette DeShields

14. Adjourn 3:30 Recently Completed RMP Reports/Products

● Sedlak, M., Benskin, J.P., Wong, A., Grace, R., Greig, D.J. 2007. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in San Francisco Bay wildlife: Temporal trends, exposure pathways, and notable presence of precursor compounds. Chemosphere, 185: 1217-1226. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653517306331.

● McKee, L.J., Bonnema, A., David, N., Davis, J.A., Franz, A., Grace, R., Greenfield, B.K.,

Gilbreath, A.N., Grosso, C., Heim, W.A., Hunt, J.A., Leatherbarrow, J.E., Lowe, S., Pearce, S.A., Ross, J.R.M., and Yee, D., 2017. Long-term variation in concentrations and mass loads in a semi-arid watershed influenced by historic mercury mining and urban pollutant sources. Science of the Total Environment 605–606: 482-497. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717310483\

● Yee, Y., Wong, A., Shimabuku, I., and P. Trowbridge. 2017. Characterization of Sediment

Contamination in Central Bay Margin Areas. Contribution Number 829. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. Published online: http://www.sfei.org/documents/characterization-sediment-contamination-central-bay-margin-areas-0.

● Released CD3 versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 to resolve bugs and performance issues.

● RMP 2014 Sport Fish Data is available in CD3. Direct link to mercury concentrations in

fish tissue samples. Technical Reports for TRC Review (will be send under separate cover) Sedlak, M., Sutton, R., Wong, A., and Lin, D. Draft. Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in San Francisco Bay: Synthesis and Strategy. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. Guadalupe River report (separate cover) McKee, L., Gilbreath, A., Pearce, S., and Shimabuku, I. Draft. Guadalupe River Mercury Concentrations and Loads During the Large Rare January 2017 Storm. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA.

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Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting June 8, 2017

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Meeting Summary

Attendees

TRC Member Affiliation Representing Present

Nirmela Arsem EBMUD POTWs No

Rod Miller SFPUC POTWs Yes

Tom Hall EOA, Inc. POTWs Yes - (remote access)

Ross Duggan SFPUC POTWs Yes

Eric Dunlavey City of San Jose POTWs Yes

Bridgette DeShields* Integral Consulting Refineries Yes

Chris Sommers BASMAA (EOA, Inc.) Stormwater Yes

Shannon Alford Port of SF Dredgers Yes

Ian Wren San Francisco Baykeeper NGOs Yes

Naomi Feger SFB RWQCB Water Board Yes

Luisa Valiela US EPA US-EPA IX Yes

*Chair

Guests and Staff

● Brian Anderson - UCD (remote access)● Steve Bay - SCCWRP (remote access)● Dave Schoellhamer - USGS (remote access)● Phil Trowbridge - SFEI● Jay Davis - SFEI● Jennifer Sun - SFEI● Don Yee - SFEI● Becky Sutton - SFEI (remote access)● Diana Lin - SFEI● Lester McKee - SFEI (remote access)● Adam Wong - SFEI



1. Introductions and Review Agenda After introductions, Bridgette DeShields called for any changes to the agenda. There were none. 2. Decision: Approve Meeting Summary from March 9, 2017 and confirm/set dates for future meetings. Comments were solicited for the March 9, 2017 Technical Review Committee meeting summary, but there were none. Chris Sommers motioned to approve the summary, Luisa Valiela seconded, all were in favor. September 14 and December 14 of 2017 were agreed upon for the next two meeting dates. Using the second thursday of each third month was tentatively agreed to as a recurring meeting date, but the issue will be revisited during the September meeting. 3. Information: SC Meeting Summary from April 26, 2017 Phil Trowbridge presented a summary of the April 26, 2017 Bay RMP Steering Committee meeting. No questions were raised. 4. Discussion: Presentation of Special Studies Proposals Recommended by Workgroups Phil Trowbridge began this item by presenting figures on the available budget for special studies for 2018 (1076k from Core RMP funds, 289k intended for emerging contaminants work from AMR funding). He then discussed how he had organized the proposals for presentation into functional groups rather than by the originating workgroup. Phil presented brief summaries for each of the proposals by group:



Questions focused on the sediment proposals because they did not go through a workgroup approval process. Steve Bay (M-AMBI Benthic Assessment), Brian Anderson (Sediment toxicity causes), and David Schoellhamer (Lower South Bay sediment flux and Mallard Island monitoring) were available by phone to provide additional information. The main clarifications were regarding the M-AMBI benthic index, sediment flux, and causes of sediment toxicity proposals. The M-AMBI project's range of $21-50k could be split into $21k for calibrating the index for use with existing SF Bay SQO data and $29k for applying the index and generating a report. The sediment flux work would be performed over three years, but project cost could not be split up and funded from different budget years. A large portion of of the cost was for equipment that would need to be purchased in the first year. Data analysis and reporting would occur in the third year. The only way to ensure that the RMP received a product for its investment is to commit funds for the whole study. Dave also described the differences in instrumentation at the various proposed funding levels: Option 1 would replace existing equipment and continue to operate the site (some improvement of understanding flocculation would be possible with this new equipment); Option 2 would add a vertical profiler and “floc cam”; Option 3 would add acoustic velocity instrumentation and add more robust measurements of SSC. Additionally, he also clarified that there would not be significant cost savings from not working on a peer reviewed report, as the interpretation would already require a document for consumption by the RMP. Finally, there was some discussion about the causes of sediment toxicity proposal. The discussion centered around how the tool would be used after it was developed. Participants asked how the RMP would “operationalize” the test on S&T sediment samples and what that would cost. There was interest in focusing the effort on sediment toxicity to hotspot areas where the causes might be easier to determine. The other explanation of note was that four of the emerging contaminant projects were preemptively collecting samples during the margins cruise currently in progress. Collection of field samples had to start early to take advantage of the cruise. Phil acknowledged the risk associated with this task but explained that the projects were ranked as high priority and no alternatives were available. Phil then explained that the workgroups were asked to recommend (but prioritize) projects above the available funding level, and that some projects were approved with a high and low budget. At the high end, the proposal requests were numbers were ~70% above the actual funds available, primarily because the planning budget was larger than the actual budget and because of the unanticipated sediment projects. 5. Decision: Recommendation for Special Studies for 2018 The committee provided two options (Option A and Option B) for funding special studies in 2018, shown in the attached tables. The major differences between the two options were:

● Option A allocated $120k to the Lower South Bay sediment flux proposal (which resulted in reduced or zero funding for a few other studies).



● Option B did not fund the sediment flux proposal and increased funding for nutrients projects to $400k, provided partial funding for the Richmond PMU Conceptual Model, and increased funding for hosting and visualizing the DMMO database.

The three proposals not recommended for any funding were the causes of sediment toxicity, ocean acidification strategy development, and analysis of DMMO PCB data. All other projects were either recommended for full or partial funding in one of the options. 6. Decision: Update List of RMP Projects Eligible for Supplemental Environmental Project Funding and Recommend Allocation of Existing SEP Funds Phil Trowbridge led the discussion of adding recommended but unfunded proposals to the SEP list. He also solicited input on removing currently listed projects. Seven projects were added, six of which represented fully funding projects that were only partially funded by RMP core funds. Although there was discussion about several existing SEP projects, there was no final decision to remove any. The updated list will be presented to the Steering Committee in July. 7. Decision: Changes to the Status and Trends Monitoring Design for 2017- 2023 Phil Trowbridge presented proposed changes to upcoming RMP Status and Trends monitoring for approval by the TRC. Discontinuing PBDE analysis in bivalves had consensus approval. It was also agreed to only monitor nutrients during the Water Cruise at the Golden Gate site. Fipronil (addition) and legacy pesticides (removal) were marked for revisitation after results from the current margins cruise. There was a conversation about moving all future sediment cruises to summer sampling. Maintaining the current plan (alternating between winter and summer every four years) would allow for better characterization of the range of conditions, while consistently sampling during summer would increase trends power, as well as providing for more streamlined logistics. However, there was not a consensus among the TRC members. Phil will follow-up offline, as planning for a sediment cruise in early 2018 would need to begin soon. Last was a discussion about the removal of sediment toxicity and benthic macroinvertebrate analysis from the upcoming sediment cruise. While there was an extensive conversation about alternative work regarding the SQO lines of inquiry (to be continued at the multi-year planning meeting), there was consensus that these two analyses should be skipped for the 2018 sediment cruise. The rationale was that interpretation of the results of these tests is highly uncertain. Resources should not be spent on collecting more data until the interpretation methods are established. Action Items:

● Update the S&T design with the consensus adjustments: discontinuing PBDE analysis in bivalves; curtailing nutrient monitoring during the Water Cruise; and skipping sediment toxicity and benthos for the 2018 sediment cruise.



● Add an agenda item to a future TRC meeting about CTR parameters for RPA. ● Add particulate selenium to the target list for the 2017 Water Cruise. ● Change S&T design table to note that bird eggs were tested in 2016, not 2015. ● Present a proposal to the TRC for testing archived tern eggs from 2016 for PBDEs. Determine the

cost for analysis and data management. Review trends graphs to determine the value of getting more data.

● Follow-up with TRC members to reach resolution on summer vs winter for the 2018 sediment cruise.

● Discuss focusing RMP efforts with SQOs to hotspots during the Multi-Year Planning meeting. 8. Discussion: Comments on 2017 Pulse Articles and Update on Annual Meeting Planning Jay Davis presented an update on the progress for the 2017 Pulse and Annual Meeting (October 6, 2017). Chris Sommers provided feedback on the 25th anniversary article, and Jay asked that others provide feedback as soon as possible, and no later than June 15. 9. Discussion: Comments on Proposed Scope of Work for Sediment Supply Synthesis Funding for this project was allocated by the SC previously. Comments were requested on the scope of work. Lester McKee gave a brief overview of the proposed scope of work for a sediment supply synthesis document. Phil asked for feedback by 6/9/17 so that the proposal could be sent to the SC for approval. 10. Information: Status of Deliverables and Action Items Phil Trowbridge presented the most recent version of the deliverables scorecard and action items (stoplight) report. There were no questions.


TRC Recommendations for 2018 RMP Special Studies - Option A.

Workgroup Proposal Name Funding Request Core RMP Funds AMR Funds Comments/Rank

ECWG Emerging Contaminants Strategy $65,000 $65,000

ECWG Current Use Pesticides and Wastewater Contaminants in Margin Sediment and Water $128,970 $128,970

ECWG Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Data Analysis & Reporting $30,000 $30,000ECWG Non-targeted Analysis of Sediment and Related Studies $101,000 $101,000ECWG Characterizing Unknown PFASs in SF Bay Sediment $49,700 $2,500 Archiving samples, $50k to analyze. Add to SEP list.ECWG Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in Margin Sediments $9,600 $2,500 Archiving samples, $54k to analyze. Add to SEP list.

SPLWG Small Tributaries Loading POC Watershed Characterization Reconnaissance Monitoring $245,000-$320,000 $205,000 For a combination of data analysis and monitoring.

SPLWG STLS POC Stormwater- Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model Support $7,000 $7,000

SPLWG Planning Support for Stormwater Alternative Flame Retardants Conceptual Model $13,000-$16,000 $13,000

SPLWG STLS POC Stormwater- Trends strategy development $75,000-$95,000 $45,000 $20k for Guad analysis, $25k for scoping (Task 3). 2nd Trends Model as SEP.

SPLWG Small Tributaries Loading Program Management $32,000 $32,000

EEWG Exposure and Effects Workgroup Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000

EEWG Causes of Sediment Toxicity to Amphipods: Clay vs. Contaminant Effects $34,170

EEWG Support for Sediment Bioaccumulation Evaluations $30,000 $30,000

EEWG Synthesis of Benthic Community Data in the Whole of SFB using the M-AMBI Index $21,000 - $50,000 $21,000 Task 1 in 2018. Tasks 2 and 3 in out-years or as SEP.

Nutrients Ship-Based Sampling and Sample Analysis $177,000 $350,000 Lumped allocation to all nutrient projects

Nutrients Open-Bay and Slough Moored Sensors: Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Maintenance $342,000

Microplastic Microplastics in San Francisco Bivalves $45,600 $21,570 $24,030

Sediment Hosting and Support for Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) Database $16,000 - $60,000 $16,000

Sediment Improved Lower South Bay Suspended-Sediment Flux Measurements $197,208 - $441,230 $120,000 $120k for year 1 (or to be combined with other $ to get to $197,000). Add to SEP list.

Sediment Mallard Island Suspended-Sediment Monitoring $30,490 $30,490

Other Monitoring Design to Assess Acidification Threats in San Francisco Bay $10,000

PCBs PCB Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000PCBs Richmond Harbor Priority Margin Unit Conceptual Model Development $60,000 Possible SEP for all or half of CM report.PCBs Analysis of DMMO PCB Data $31,600 Possible SEP.PCBs San Leandro Bay Fish Diet Analysis $21,000 $21,000Selenium Selenium Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000Selenium North Bay Synthesis $35,000 $35,000Selenium Selenium in White Sturgeon Muscle Plugs from 2016 and 2017 $35,000 $35,000

$1,077,060 $289,000Available Funding $1,076,000 $289,000Total


TRC Recommendations for 2018 RMP Special Studies - Option B.

Workgroup Proposal Name Funding Request Core RMP Funds AMR Funds Comments/Rank

ECWG Emerging Contaminants Strategy $65,000 $65,000

ECWG Current Use Pesticides and Wastewater Contaminants in Margin Sediment and Water $128,970 $128,970

ECWG Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Data Analysis & Reporting $30,000 $30,000ECWG Non-targeted Analysis of Sediment and Related Studies $101,000 $101,000ECWG Characterizing Unknown PFASs in SF Bay Sediment $49,700 $2,500 Archiving samples, $50k to analyze. Add to SEP list.ECWG Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in Margin Sediments $9,600 $2,500 Archiving samples, $54k to analyze. Add to SEP list.

SPLWG Small Tributaries Loading POC Watershed Characterization Reconnaissance Monitoring $245,000-$320,000 $205,000 For a combination of data analysis and monitoring.

SPLWG STLS POC Stormwater- Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model Support $7,000 $7,000

SPLWG Planning Support for Stormwater Alternative Flame Retardants Conceptual Model $13,000-$16,000 $13,000

SPLWG STLS POC Stormwater- Trends strategy development $75,000-$95,000 $45,000 $20k for Guad analysis, $25k for scoping (Task 3). 2nd Trends Model as SEP.

SPLWG Small Tributaries Loading Program Management $32,000 $32,000

EEWG Exposure and Effects Workgroup Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000

EEWG Causes of Sediment Toxicity to Amphipods: Clay vs. Contaminant Effects $34,170

EEWG Support for Sediment Bioaccumulation Evaluations $30,000 $30,000

EEWG Synthesis of Benthic Community Data in the Whole of SFB using the M-AMBI Index $21,000 - $50,000 $21,000 Task 1 in 2018. Tasks 2 and 3 in out-years or as SEP.

Nutrients Ship-Based Sampling and Sample Analysis $177,000 $400,000 Lumped allocation to all nutrient projects

Nutrients Open-Bay and Slough Moored Sensors: Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Maintenance $342,000

Microplastic Microplastics in San Francisco Bivalves $45,600 $21,570 $24,030

Sediment Hosting and Support for Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) Database $16,000 - $60,000 $55,000

Sediment Improved Lower South Bay Suspended-Sediment Flux Measurements $197,208 - $441,230 Add to SEP list.Sediment Mallard Island Suspended-Sediment Monitoring $30,490 $30,490

Other Monitoring Design to Assess Acidification Threats in San Francisco Bay $10,000

PCBs PCB Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000PCBs Richmond Harbor Priority Margin Unit Conceptual Model Development $60,000 $30,000 $30k needed from 2019 or a SEP.PCBs Analysis of DMMO PCB Data $31,600 Add to SEP list.PCBs San Leandro Bay Fish Diet Analysis $21,000 $21,000Selenium Selenium Strategy Coordination and Technical Support $10,000 $10,000Selenium North Bay Synthesis $35,000 $35,000Selenium Selenium in White Sturgeon Muscle Plugs from 2016 and 2017 $35,000 $35,000

$1,076,060 $289,000Available Funding $1,076,000 $289,000Total


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RMP Steering Committee Meeting July 19, 2017

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Meeting Summary Attendees SC Member Affiliation Representing Present

Jim Ervin City of San Jose POTW-Large Yes

Leah Walker City of Petaluma POTW-Small Yes

Karin North** City of Palo Alto POTW-Medium Yes

Adam Olivieri BASMAA / EOA, Inc. Stormwater No1

Peter Carroll Tesoro Martinez Refinery Refineries Yes

John Coleman Bay Planning Coalition Dredgers No2

Jessica Burton Evans US Army Corps of Engineers USACE Yes

Tom Mumley* SFB Regional Water Quality Control Board Water Board Yes

* Chair, ** Vice Chair 1 Bonnie de Berry of EOA attended as Adam Olivieri's proxy 2 Betty Kwan of the Bay Planning Coalition attended as John Coleman's proxy

Guests and Staff ● Phil Trowbridge - SFEI ● Jay Davis - SFEI ● Lawrence Leung - SFEI ● Alicia Gilbreath - SFEI ● Becky Sutton - SFEI ● Adam Wong - SFEI


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1. Introductions and Review Agenda Tom Mumley welcomed everyone and summarized the agenda. Phil Trowbridge proposed switching items 11 and 12. The group agreed, the order of items below is based on that.

2. Decision: Approve Meeting Summary from April 26, 2017 and Confirm/set Dates for Future Meetings No items were raised for discussion regarding the April 26 Meeting Summary. The following dates were confirmed for upcoming meetings: September 14 - Bay RMP TRC Meeting November 1 - Bay RMP SC Meeting and Multi-Year Planning Meeting January 25 - Bay RMP SC Meeting There was a brief discussion where Phil Trowbridge asked the SC members to consult with their stakeholders in preparation for the Multi-Year Planning Meeting regarding priorities. Karin suggested adding questions to the post-Annual Meeting survey. Leah Walker indicated that Robert Wilson would be her alternate at the November 1 meeting. Motions

1. Approval of April 26, 2017 Meeting summary. ● Karin North motioned ● Leah Walker seconded ● Unanimous approval

Action Items 1. Phil Trowbridge - Send calendar invite for April 26, 2018 SC meeting

3. Information: TRC Meeting Summary Phil Trowbridge quickly summarized the TRC meeting, leaving most of the detail for items 6, 7, and 9, where the SC will have to provide approval for the recommendations from the TRC.

4. Information: RMP Financial Update for 2017 Quarter 2 Lawrence Leung provided an update on the finances of the RMP through Quarter 2 of 2017. All tasks were on target for percentage billed relative to the percent of year passed except for Governance, which was the result of a particularly busy and front-loaded Workgroup schedule. Phil Trowbridge and Lawrence summarized remaining tasks and proposed unencumbrances from 2014, 2015, and 2016. Phil informed the SC that the level of unencumbrances coming from previous years (~150k/year) would not be expected moving forwards, as budgeting accuracy has improved.


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Lawrence presented a second proposal, to write-off the fees from GENON Energy ($18k) that would not be paid due to bankruptcy, and cover the gap by using a windfall from higher interest rates on cash reserves. Lawrence also showed the status of current Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) and showed the current balance of the pooled Mandatory Minimum Penalty payments ($87k). Motions

1. Approve 2018 write-off of $18,675 for GENON Energy fees 2. Approve unencumbering a total of $85,069 of left-over funds in the 2014, 2015, and

2016 budgets and adding them to the Reserve (Undesignated Funds) ● Jessica Burton Evans motioned (both 1 and 2) ● Karin North seconded ● Unanimous approval

5. Discussion: Prepare for Decision on 2019-2021 Fees Phil Trowbridge began a discussion with the Committee regarding the upcoming (during the November SC Meeting) target fees decision. A 3% annual increase will be put forward, which is a level of increase designed to not exhaust the reserve given estimates of future expenses. The full memo presents much more detail regarding the outcomes of eighteen months of negotiations and justifications for the proposed fees. Karin North recommended that the final memo contain information about the AMR revenue being offset by lost cooling water fees and the requirement that SEP funds not replace fees. Jessie Burton Evans made the point that it is much easier for federal agencies to provide in-kind services than cash contributions.

6. Decision: Approve Special Studies for 2018 Phil Trowbridge summarized the special study funding options presented by the TRC. 90% of the funding was assigned by consensus, while the remaining $120k had two options for allocation (A and B). The funding allocations in each option were listed in the materials for Item 6. After the TRC meeting, new information was provided to Phil such that he was able to present a modified version of Option B (Option C) to the SC (summarized in the Motions section below). This option reduced funding levels for nutrients and selenium projects because of likely SEP funding for these projects. Phil explained that if the expected SEP funding for the selenium projects did not materialize, there were enough funds in the MMP pool to cover those expenses. Additionally, Option C included $120k in funding for suspended sediment monitoring in Lower South Bay. This project will need a second year of funding to complete. Tom Mumley explained that in those situations, while there was not a guarantee of funding for the subsequent year's work, the projects were funded due to their importance and that is was rare to not continue funding the following year.


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Motions 1. Approve Special Studies Funding Option B with the following changes (making it

equivalent to Option C as presented at the meeting): a. Set Nutrients funding level to $350k b. Set LSB suspended sediment study funding level to $120k c. Set Selenium Synthesis funding level to $0 d. Set Selenium Plug funding level to $0

2. Allocate $27,500 of MMP funds to Selenium Plug project. ● Leah Walker motioned (both 1 and 2) ● Karin North seconded ● Unanimous approval

7. Decision: Approve the List of RMP Studies Eligible for SEP Funding Phil Trowbridge presented an updated list of RMP Studies Eligible for SEP Funding. He explained that while the list was not exhaustive, the Water Board values having a list of projects that have been vetted by the TRC. Jay Davis proposed adding field work in the Emeryville Crescent Priority Margin Unit, similar to the existing item for Steinberger Slough. Phil Trowbridge stated that the HAB Investigations Project would be removed from the list if the proposed project is funded this summer as proposed. There were no other additions or removals (other than those that were originally proposed). Motions

1. Approve the additions and removals from the List of RMP Projects Eligible for Supplemental Environmental Project Funding

● Jessica Burton Evans motioned ● Leah Walker seconded ● Unanimous approval

Action Items 1. Phil Trowbridge - Revise the list of projects eligible for SEPs and share it with the Water Board.

8. Science Update: PCBs in Priority Margin Unit Areas Jay Davis provided an update on the work completed and forthcoming in the four Priority Margin Unit Areas: Emeryville Crescent, San Leandro Bay, Steinberger Slough, and Richmond Harbor. He summarized two recent reports: Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Emeryville Crescent Priority Margin Unit and Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit: Phase I.

9. Decision: Approve Changes to Status and Trends Monitoring Design Phil Trowbridge presented an updated matrix of sampling for upcoming Status and Trends monitoring. The main changes are: removal of PBDE analysis in bivalves, postponing sediment


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http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/Yee%20et%20al%202017%20Conceptual%20Model%20Report%20San%20Leandro%20Bay%20Phase%201.pdf

http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/Yee%20et%20al%202017%20Conceptual%20Model%20Report%20San%20Leandro%20Bay%20Phase%201.pdf

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toxicity and benthos analysis, the addition of particulate metals analysis in water, and the addition of chlorophyll-a and nutrients at the Golden Gate in water. Jessica Burton Evans suggested providing a clearer visualization of which elements were only applicable to 2017 and forwards, since the matrix includes years beginning in 2014. The SC requested a recommendation from the TRC in September regarding whether to alternate seasons for the sediment cruise. Motions

1. Approve the proposed changes going into effect from 2017 and forwards. ● Peter Carroll motioned ● Leah Walker seconded ● Unanimous approval

Action Items 1. Phil Trowbridge - Revise the matrix showing the Status and Trends design to show the changes taking effect in 2017 and post to the RMP website.

10. Discussion: Update on 2017 Pulse, Annual Meeting, and Upcoming Reports & Communications Products For the Annual Meeting, there was a discussion about starting the registration process for RMP participants and setting up remote access to facilitate cross connections with the State of the Estuary Conference. Jay Davis provided an update on the status of the 2017 Pulse. He informed the committee that a laid out version should be available on August 15 for their review. He's hoping to receive feedback on that draft by August 22. Jay also discussed the upcoming issue of Estuary News and solicited ideas for articles. The committee considered several ideas, but settled on addressing the dramatic changes to the program over the past 5 years. Action Items 1. Phil Trowbridge - Send out Annual Meeting registration information to RMP participants. 2. Jay Davis - Send the SC the article written for the 20th anniversary of the RMP and the article on the 50-year vision from the 2015 Pulse.

12. Discussion: Strategize about Actions to Minimize the Impact of Federal Funding Cuts on the RMP The committee had a wide ranging conversation about potential actions and communications regarding the effects on the RMP of changes in funding to federal programs and agencies. A few key points were:

● Letters of support should come from individual organizations, not the SC in general. ● Letters should refer to specific budget cuts or actions and how these cuts will affect the

environment and the economy.


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Action Items

1. Phil Trowbridge - Have a discussion with John Coleman regarding federal funding 2. Phil Trowbridge - Reach out to colleagues at other regional programs (Chesapeake,

Great Lakes, Puget Sound, etc) about common messages. 3. Phil Trowbridge - Prepare a short letter the describes the importance of the USGS Bay

Monitoring Program

11. Information: Update on the Delta RMP and MOU between SFEI and the Delta Science Program for Bay-Delta Science Integration Phil provided a short update on the Delta RMP, summarizing the differences between the Delta and Bay RMPs and the monitoring efforts from the past year. Additionally a Memorandum of Understanding between SFEI/ASC and the Delta Science Program has been signed and covers the next 3 years. It should aid in streamlining contracting and building better coordination between the Bay and Delta. Action Items:

1. Phil Trowbridge - Provide details of Delta RMP monitoring to Jessica Burton Evans

13. Discussion: Status of RMP Deliverables and Action Items Phil Trowbridge presented the status report for RMP Deliverables and Action Items (stoplight report). There was one question about the selenium in bivalves work run by USGS. They were able to delay use of RMP funds until April, so monitoring can continue through October of 2017 (rather than May 2017). Jay Davis also highlighted the third quarter eUpdate that will be forthcoming (the second quarter eUpdate was skipped).

14. Discussion: Plan Agenda Items for Future Meetings Phil Trowbridge led discussion about the November 1 agenda items. There will be no science update, due to a full agenda and the Multi-Year planning meeting. The committee will approve the full budget and finalize changes to the fee schedule for upcoming years. Committee Chairs and the Charter will be confirmed. There will also be a discussion about formalizing steps for utilizing surrogates and making sure they are fully informed in advance of the meeting.

15. Discussion: Plus/Delta Peter Carroll expressed approval of the utilization of hyperlinks to recent reports in the agenda packet.


DATE: September 7, 2017 TO: RMP Steering Committee FROM: Philip Trowbridge, RMP Manager RE: Request for Funds to Analyze PBDEs in Tern Egg Samples from South and

Lower South Bay

REQUESTED ACTION Approve the use of $13,500 of the Undesignated Funds funds to analyze archived tern egg tissue samples collected in 2016 for PBDE analyses. Samples were collected as part of the 2016 RMP bird egg sampling event and were archived for the purpose of future PBDE analyses. Data management for this dataset will be conducted together with bird egg data collected in 2018.

FISCAL SITUATION Undesignated Funds: $802,397 (as of 9/7/17)

EXPLANATION In 2016, the RMP collected tern egg samples as part of the long-term Status and Trends bird egg monitoring element. Tern eggs were collected at four locations in South Bay and Lower South Bay - Pond AB1, Pond AB2, and New Chicago Marsh in Lower South Bay, as well as Pond 2 on the Hayward Shoreline (Figure 1). At each site, three replicate composite samples were created for contaminant analysis, including seven individual eggs in each composite. Composite subsamples were analyzed for mercury and selenium, and additional sample mass was archived at Schaeffer’s Cold Storage in Oakland for PBDE analyses, pending additional funding. Long-term monitoring of sediment and tissue for PBDEs in San Francisco Bay has revealed declining levels in many matrices over the last decade. This year, the RMP has reclassified PBDEs from a moderate concern to a low concern emerging contaminant. However, the RMP's tiered monitoring strategy for low concern contaminants includes specific guidance that contaminants reclassified in this manner should continue to be monitored for some time afterwards (e.g., two cycles, depending on the matrix), to verify that environmental levels do not increase, and instead stabilize or continue to decline (Sutton et al. in revision).


The RMP's draft CEC Strategy currently suggests eliminating PBDE monitoring in bivalves as a cost-saving measure, but that monitoring of sediment, sport fish, and bird eggs (cormorant and tern) should continue. Higher trophic level species such as terns are considered a more valuable dataset for this contaminant family, which is hydrophobic and bioaccumulative. Terns were once the most contaminated species in the Bay (She et al. 2008); current levels are lower than observed in the early 2000s, but it is unclear whether these levels are stable (Figure 2). A single toxicity study focusing on reproductive and developmental impacts suggests that tern embryos may be less sensitive to the toxic effects of PBDEs than American kestrel embryos (Rattner et al. 2013), but does not provide a comprehensive indication of safety from a variety of other potential impacts, such as neurotoxicity. Therefore, to maintain consistency with the RMP's CEC monitoring strategy, support the cost-saving measure of eliminating bivalve PBDE monitoring, and continue to produce valuable data for decision-making to protect Bay water quality, testing archived tern egg samples for PBDEs is recommended. Twelve archived tern egg composite samples will be analyzed by SGS AXYS for PBDEs. QA/QC samples analyzed will include a laboratory blank, a field duplicate, a matrix spike and a matrix spike duplicate, and an SRM sample. Data management for this data set will be conducted together with bird egg data collected in 2018. Combining these two data sets will achieve a cost savings of approximately $8,000. Budget Table

Category Budget Labor $400

Subcontractors $12,800

Direct Expenses $300

Total $13,500 1 - Labor expenses are for managing sample delivery and preparing a data template for the analytical lab. Subcontractor costs are for laboratory analysis of 15 tern egg samples for PBDEs (12 field samples and 3 QA/QC samples). Direct expenses are for shipping. 2 - Laboratory costs are $850 per sample and $50 for data management. Lab blank and matrix spike samples are included in the sample cost. Three additional QA/QC samples will be analyzed as billable samples - a duplicate, matrix spike duplicate, and SRM sample.


Figure 1. Site Map


Figure 2. PBDEs in San Francisco Bay tern eggs, 2009 and 2012. The bottom, middle, and top lines of each box are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of the data. Whiskers extend from the top and bottom of the boxes to the highest and lowest values that are within 1.5 times the interquartile range (distance between the 25th and 75th percentiles) of the upper or lower hinge (25th or 75th percentile). Outliers (values that are greater or less than the values spanned by the whiskers) are plotted as points.

REFERENCES Rattner BA, Lazarus RS, Heinz GH, Karouna-Renier NK, Schultz SL, Hale RC. 2013. Comparative embryotoxicity of a pentabrominated diphenyl ether mixture to common terns (Sterna hirundo) and American kestrels (Falco sparverius). Chemosphere 93(2): 441-447. She, J.; Holden, A.; Adelsbach, T. L.; Tanner, M.; Schwarzbach, S. E.; Yee, J. L.; Hooper, K. Concentrations and time trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aquatic bird eggs from San Francisco Bay, CA 2000−2003. Chemosphere 2008, 73, S201−S209. Sutton et al. Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations; 2017 Revision. In revision.


ProposalLaboratory Intercomparability Studies

for Critical RMP Analytes


MotivationThe RMP has invested millions of dollars on status and trends monitoring.

The S&T time series data are at risk of disruption from

● Laboratory Closures● Changes in lab methods/improving technology ● Staff turnover at labs and SFEI

The RMP should be doing laboratory intercomp studies to mitigate this risk.


Goal and ObjectivesGoal: Establish & maintain continuity of long-term time series

Immediate Objectives:

● Evaluate confidence/assess uncertainty in data from primary lab.● Having the option to switch to a secondary lab.


Approaches (Likely Need Both)Stockpile Archives and Analyze When Needed

Best for: Executing a change in labs

Pros: Maximum number of samples analyzed with the new method/lab

Cons: Possible loss of sample integrity over time, not an option for some contaminants

Example: 2015 analysis of sediment archives by EBMUD and AXYS for PCBs

Initial/Rolling/Periodic Intercomp

Best for: Check on primary lab, assessing comparability to other projects

Pros: Immediate feedback on primary lab performance, esp. with new method/analyte

Cons: Effort wasted if secondary lab closes or changes methods, ambiguous if only 2 labs, costly if many labs compared.

Example: Selenium by 3 labs for 2017 Water Cruise (switch to particulate analysis, anticipated lower Se criterion)


Priorities and ExtentPriority Contaminants

● PCBs in sediment○ EBMUD vs AXYS done. Add labs for other

regional projects/stakeholders?● Particulate & Selenium in water

○ In process, but ODU/USGS labs may not have capacity for S&T samples

● PCB and organic compounds in fish tissue○ Archives of samples analyzed by WPCL○ RFP & intercomp combined (like for bay

seds switch from EBMUD)● Any new CEC added to S&T

○ Want more than a single lab’s word● Other priorities?

Geographic/Programmatic Scope

● RMP● RMP + other regional programs?

○ Primary labs for different stakeholder programs/projects

● All willing commercial labs?○ Time & cost required would be non-trivial ○ NOAA has scaled back their intercomp

efforts

Best to consider on a case by case basis?


InterpretationMany contaminants do not have CRMs or other known standards

How different do results need to be before raising a red flag?

- NOAA/NIST often would accept ~2x or greater differences

Do we want to (need to) be part of a larger study?

- Expensive, - Hard to find as even NOAA has scaled back to “as needed” intercomps due to

budget constraints


CostAssume duplicate (or triplicate) analysis on 20-50% of samples.

Estimate at least 30% analytical increase in cost for each contaminant included.

Other costs will also increase: definitely project & data mgmt, possibly visualization, analysis, reporting.

At a minimum, intercomp for organics in fish is needed before 2019 sport fish sampling. Estimated cost = $40,000


Immediate Priorities● Particulate and Dissolved Selenium Intercomp

○ If all labs within 25% of mean, close enough?○ If not, what result is most “right” (2 vs 1? Nearest historical mean for a station?)

■ vs historical no proof the previous result is most accurate, just most similar/consistent.

● RFP & Intercomp for Fish Tissue Organics Analysis○ PCBs only?○ Or + PBDEs (how great is management need)? + OC pesticides?○ 3 samples likely max pro bono possibility (spot large systematic biases),

■ At 5 samples (or even at 3) some or all labs may request payment○ Follow-up with (minimum?) ~10 more samples spread across range of previous results

(species, spatial distribution, concentrations, time)


Longer Term Priorities● Expanded PCB intercomp

○ Other stakeholders have & will continue to use labs other than AXYS○ How do we best ground regional results against each other?

● PFASs?○ If regularly planned, move up to immediate priorities?

● Alternative FRs or Current Use Pesticides○ When & if (or as final check before) added to S&T list


Status and Trends Design and Projected Costs through 2027

Phil TrowbridgeSeptember 14, 2017

A presentation to the RMP Technical Review Committee


Objectives

• Confirm multi-year plan for S&T monitoring• Timing of cruises and reporting

• Estimate costs for S&T monitoring for the next 10 years• S&T costs are needed to determine special studies budget

• Decide on season for future sediment cruises• Staff recommend cruises in the summer (see last slide)


Methods

• Compiled budgets and expenses for S&T monitoring in 2014-2017• Determined “best estimate” of cost per event (e.g., a Water Cruise)• Planned costs in real $$ for 2018-2027 using 2.7% discount rate• Added costs for new priorities

• Laboratory Intercomparability Studies. Estimated at 20% of analytical costs for a cruise plus $15k

• $10k-20k “boost” to lab budgets for CECs added to S&T• Compared results to previous estimates from the 2017 Multi-Year

Plan• Outlined recommendations for cost savings


Budget Tables

• See the attached tables for budget details

Table 1: Updated S&T Monitoring DesignTable 2: Cost Breakdown for each S&T Cruise TypeTable 3: S&T Cost Schedule for 2014-2027


0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

RMP S&T Costs (in thousands)

New Estimate Old Estimate

Forecast


USGS Suspended Sediment22%

USGS Nutrients21%

S&T Water10%

S&T Bivalves5%

S&T Bird Eggs8%

S&T Margins Sediment8%

S&T Sediment9%

S&T Sport Fish5%

Archive4%

Reporting2%

Intercomp Studies6%

All RMP Monitoring - Cost by Monitoring Type

10-Year Window(2018-2027)

Total cost: $12M


Vessel4%

Subcontract-Field Work27%

Subcontract-Lab29%

Direct Cost1%

Labor9%

Labor-Data Mgmt14%

Labor-Reporting5%

Intercomp11%

S&T Monitoring - Cost by Category

Sum of costs to conduct one event for each S&T matrix (water, sediment, etc.)

Does not include USGS monitoring.


$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

USGS Nutrient Cruises - Projected RMP Costs

Cost with Inflation Only Cost with cut USGS funding Cost with minimal USGS funding


Key Points

• Risk of large costs if USGS cruises are not funded by Congress• New 10-year average cost = $1.3M/yr (20% increase)

• Will take an extra $100k out of Special Studies budget• Credible lab intercomp program increases costs by 10%• Field collection and planning costs are fixed regardless of analytes• CTR and organics in water are on 10-year schedules to repeat• North Bay Margins Sediment planned for 2020. Need to decide about

repeating in Central Bay and South Bay after that.• Budgeted for some cost increases as more CECs are incorporated into S&T.• Reporting budget is insufficient


Cost Saving Options

• Maintain or increase federal support for USGS monitoring• Combine open Bay and margins sediment cruises

• Potential economies of scale and data mgmt savings

• Lower costs of bivalve deployments with remote samplers (not divers)• Only do intercomp studies for a limited number of critical parameters• Decrease frequency of some cruises


Bonus Slide: S&T Sediment Cruise Timing

Staff recommend sediment cruises be in the summer only

Pros: • Longer days for field work• Improved power for trend detection (may be small but an improvement)

Cons: • S&T will not represent winter conditions when stormwater inputs are

greatest• Special studies in winter may be needed (esp. less persistent analytes)


Rev. 9/7/2017

Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay

Monitoring Design for the Status and Trends Monitoring Program (2014-2027)

Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 USGS Moored Sensor Network for Suspended Sediment (5 targeted sites) a Parameters: SSC, Water temperature, Salinity X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

USGS Monthly Cruises for Nutrients and Phytoplankton in Deep Channel (38 targeted sites) Parameters: CTD profiles, light attenuation, SSC, DO, Chl-a, Phytoplankton speciation, Nutrients (NO2, NO3, NH4, PO4, Si) b

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Every 2 Years: Toxic Contaminants in Water (5 targeted sites and 17 random sites) MeHg, Cu, Se (dissolved & particulate fractions in 2017 and onwards, dissolved & total fractions measured in 2015)

X X X X X X X

CN, Hardness, SSC, DOC, POC X X X X X X X

Aquatic Toxicity (9 stations) c X X X X X X X Chl-a and Nutrients (NH4, NO3, NO2, TN, PO4, TP, Si) (at GG site only). X X X X X X

PCBs, PAHs, Pesticides X CTR parameters (10 samples at 3 targeted stations) d X X

Every 2 years: Toxic Contaminants in Bivalve Tissue (7 targeted sites) e Se, PAHs X X X X X X X

PBDEs X X

PCBs X X

Table 1


Rev. 9/7/2017

Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Every 3 Years: Toxic Contaminants in Bird Egg Tissue Cormorant Eggs: Hg, Se, PCBs, PBDEs, PFCs (3 targeted sites) f X X X X X

Tern Eggs: Hg, Se, PBDEs (variable fixed sites) g X X X X X

Every 2 Years: Toxic Contaminants in Bay Margin Sediments (~40 random sites) Ag, Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, MeHg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, PCBs, TOC, N, % Solids, Grain Size

X X X X X X

Every 4 Years: Toxic Contaminants in Sediment (7 targeted sites and 20 random sites) h Ag, Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, MeHg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, PAHs, PCBs, TOC, N, % Solids, Grain Size

X X X X

PBDEs X X X Legacy Pesticides and Fipronil (reconsider whether to include before the 2018 cruise) X ? ? ?

Sediment Toxicity i ? ?

Benthic Macroinvertebrates j ? ? Every 5 Years: Toxic Contaminants in Sport Fish Tissue (7 targeted sites) Hg, Se, PCBs, PBDEs, PFCs, Dioxins X X X

Notes:

"X" = Planned sampling event. “?” = Event that is planned but must be approved by the RMP Steering Committee before implementation. Additional parameters can be added to sampling events to support RMP Special Studies. a. The RMP Status and Trend Program provides direct support to the U.S. Geological Survey (PI: Dave Schoellhamer) for 5 SSC stations. However, thiscontribution leverages SSC data at 2 more stations and salinity at 8 stations funded by other partners. In addition, since 2012, the RMP has used Special Studies funds to add DO sensors at 6 stations and nutrient-related sensors to 3 stations. b. Monthly cruises are completed by the U.S. Geological Survey (PI: Jim Cloern). Phytoplankton speciation and nutrient sampling only occurs at 14 of stations.c. Aquatic Toxicity is measured following EPA Method 1007.0 (Americamysis bahia).


Rev. 9/7/2017

d. CTR sampling occurs at the Sacramento River, Yerba Buena Island, and Dumbarton Bridge sites.e. Mussels (Mytilus californianus) are collected from Bodega Head State Marine Reserve, an uncontaminated “background” site of known chemistry, and aretransplanted to 7 targeted locations in the Bay. After ~100 days, mussels from the transplanted sites and a sample from Bodega Head are collected for analysis. Three of the 7 transplant sites serve as back-ups in case something goes wrong with the transplants at the 4 primary sites. At the same time, resident clams (Corbicula fluminea) are collected from 2 sites in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River. f. Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus). Cormorant eggs are collected at three sites: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, the Richmond-SanRafael Bridge, and Wheeler Island. g. Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri). Tern eggs are typically collected from multiple sites in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge and the Hayward ShorelineRegional Park. h. Sediment samples are collected in the dry season (summer).i. Sediment toxicity is measured using the following methods: EPA 600/R-94-025 (Eohaustorius estuaries), EPA 821/R-02-012M (Ceriodaphnia dubia), EPA600/R-99-064 (Hyalella azteca), and EPA 600/R-95-136M (Mytilus galloprovincialis) j. Benthic macroinvertebrates are measured during dry-season sediment sampling events (2014, 2022). Sediment samples are sieved through nested 1.0 and 0.5mm sieves Organisms are sorted into major taxonomic categories and taxonomy and abundance are determined to the lowest practical taxonomic level.

Acronyms:

SSC: Suspended Sediment Concentration Chl-a: Chlorophyll-a CTD: Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth CTR: California Toxics Rule, see http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/ctr/ DO: Dissolved Oxygen DOC: Dissolved Organic Carbon MeHg: Methylmercury NH4: Ammonia (dissolved) NO2: Nitrite (dissolved) NO3: Nitrate (dissolved) PAHs: Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons PCBs: Polychlorinated Biphenyls PBDEs: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers “Pesticides”: The suite of legacy pesticides that has been routinely measured by the RMP: Chlordanes (Chlordane, cis-; Chlordane, trans-; Heptachlor; Heptachlor Epoxide; Nonachlor, cis-; Nonachlor, trans-; Oxychlordane); Cyclopentadienes (Aldrin; Dieldrin; Endrin); DDTs (DDD(o,p'); DDD(p,p'); DDE(o,p'); DDE(p,p'); DDT(o,p'); DDT(p,p')); HCHs (HCH, alpha-; HCH, beta-; HCH, delta-; HCH, gamma-); Organochlorines (Hexachlorobenzene; Mirex).

PFCs: Perfluorinated Compounds PO4: Phosphate (dissolved) POC: Particulate Organic Carbon Si: Silica (dissolved) TN: Total Nitrogen TOC: Total Organic Carbon TP: Total Phosphorus


http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/ctr/

Cost Breakdown for Each S&T Monitoring Type (2017 $$)

Grouping Expense Type Sum of Cost EstimateWater Vessel $25,000

Subcontract-Field Work $75,000Subcontract-Lab $45,000Direct Cost $6,000Labor $45,000Labor-Data Mgmt $20,000Intercomp $24,000

Water Total $240,000Water-CTR Subcontract-Lab $8,000

Direct CostLabor-Data Mgmt $25,000Labor-Reporting $10,000

Water-CTR Total $43,000Bivalves Vessel $15,000


Bivalves Total $179,000Bird Eggs Subcontract-Field Work $65,000

Subcontract-Lab $116,000Direct Cost $1,000Labor $10,000Labor-Data Mgmt $45,000Intercomp $38,200

Bird Eggs Total $275,200Margins Sediment Subcontract-Field Work $90,000

Subcontract-Lab $80,000Direct Cost $5,000Labor $25,000Labor-Data Mgmt $35,000Labor-Reporting $45,000Intercomp $31,000

Margins Sediment Total $311,000Sediment Vessel $25,000


Sediment Total $336,000Sport Fish Subcontract-Field Work $116,000

Subcontract-Lab $135,000Labor $20,000Labor-Data Mgmt $50,000Labor-Reporting $40,000Intercomp $42,000

Sport Fish Total $403,000Grand Total $1,787,200

Table 2


Status and Trends Costs (Thousands in Real $$) Not Including Data Mgmt Costs (for consistency with previous Multi-Year Plan)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027Monitoring Type actual actual actual budget forecast forecast forecast forecast forecast forecast forecast forecast forecast forecastUSGS SSC Sensors 250,000 250 250 250 250 257 264 271 278 286 293 301 309 318 326USGS Nutrient Cruises 229,000 173 173 223 229 235 242 248 255 262 269 276 283 291 299S&T Water 196,000 160 201 207 218 230 243 256

Water-Organics 111,467 124Water-CTR 18,000 15 22

S&T Bivalves 114,000 111 117 117 123 130 137 145Bivalves-PCBs 18,000 21

S&T Bird Eggs 192,000 155 197 214 231 251Bird Egg Report 45,000 46 54

S&T Margins Sediment 200,000 198 210 217 228 241 254Margins Report 45,000 42 50 49

S&T Sediment 258,000 211 265 295 328Tox/Benthos 120,000 137 153

S&T Sport Fish 271,000 261 286 327Sport Fish Report 40,000 41 42 48

Archives 46,000 20 48 22 51 47 49 50 51 53 54 55 57 58 60Reporting 20,000 19 18 19 25 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 26Lab Intercomp Studies

Water 24,000 10 25 27 28 30 31Bivalves 20,000 21 22 23 24 25

Bird Eggs 38,200 39 42 46 50Margins Sediment 31,000 34 35 37 39

Sediment 38,000 39 43 48Sport Fish 42,000 44 51

Intercomp Total 99 70 55 69 102 28 158 30 113 81

Grand Total 1,087 904 786 1,016 1,284 1,179 1,034 1,231 1,536 898 1,854 969 1,685 1,299Old Estimate From MYP 993 1,075 691 1,005 1,179 1,173 856 1,122 1,236 1,146Difference 94 -171 95 11 105 6 178 109 300 -248

2014-2023 10-yr Estimate 1,0482018-2027 10-yr Estimate 1,297Difference 249

Table 3Bay RMP Technical Review Committee - Materials for 9/14/17 Meeting - Page 47

AQUA-GAPS• Aquatic Global Passive Sampling• Proposed global network to study persistent

organic pollutants and other organic contaminants in aquatic environment

1


AQUA-GAPS• Currently in Proof-of-Concept phase• RMP Participation in Coastal Water Campaign

○ Logistics led by Jinan University○ Analysis by RECETOX

• Current Scope of Analytes: PCBs, OCPs, PAHs, PBDEs, NFRs○ Potential to expand list in the future

• Passive sampler material: polyethylene and silicone rubber

• All being deployed in 2017

2


Objectives• Better understanding of global distribution and

temporal trends of organic contaminants in aquatic environment○ Complement existing effort by Stockholm

Convention to monitor air and human samples○ Support international, regional, and national

legislative frameworks• Deploy passive samplers at remote background

sites and urban/industrially impacted sites • Platform for scientific collaboration

3


RMP Benefits• Develop experience with using passive samplers• RMP would share data collected globally, and

participate in data collection and discussions• Support development of global contaminants

monitoring program○ Helps provide context/reference for locally

derived/analyzed results

4


RMP Participation Timeline• Sampler device holder - arrived• Passive sampler sorbent material

arrived (June)• Planned for deployment when

Nutrients Group goes out to Dumbarton Bridge (Jul./Aug.)

• Planned Deployment for 2-3 months

5


Funding● National Sustainability Programme of the Czech

Ministry of Education• RECETOX

In-kind services/support • Participants in passive sampler deployments• Future participants in field and laboratory work

6


Bay RMP Deliverables Scorecard Report

Key to Status Colors:Green indicates greater than 90 days until the deliverable is due.Yellow indicates a deliverable due within 90 days.Red indicates a deliverable that is overdue.

Focus Area Project Primary Deliverable Assigned To Due Date Due DateExtended Old Due Date Status Comments

Annual Reporting Bay RMP (2017) 4. Annual Reporting 2017 Pulse Report Jay Davis 09/30/17 Laid-out draft due 8/15/17. Final Due 9/30/17.Review by TRC/SC

Annual Reporting Bay RMP (2017) 4. Annual Reporting 2017 Annual Meeting Philip Trowbridge 10/06/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Q3 Estuary News Article Jay Davis 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Q3 RMP eUpdate Jay Davis 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for BACWA Board Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for BASMAABoard

Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for LTMS ProgramManagers


Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for BPC Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for WSPA BATSMeeting


Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications RMP Update for RB2 staff Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Q4 Estuary News Article Jay Davis 12/31/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Q4 RMP eUpdate Jay Davis 12/31/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Fact Sheet (content TBD) Philip Trowbridge 12/31/17

Communications Bay RMP (2017) 5. Communications Presentation of RMP data at upto 6 conferences or localmeetings (oral presentationsand posters)


Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services Host QA Meeting with RMP labs Don Yee 12/31/17

Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services Online Data Access CD3: Addenhancements and updates toweb-based data access toolCD3.

Cristina Grosso 12/31/17 Initial development of the new functionality to filterthe map by a user-defined threshold has beencompleted. Migration of the CD3 application to anew mapserver is in progress. Resolved bugs andperformance issues in three minor CD3 releases.

2017 deliverables include: (1) Add ability to filter byuser-defined threshhold; (2) Add Station Names topop-up boxes; (3) Migrate application toOpenLayers3 to provide better quality maps; (4) Toolmaintenance and performance upgrades.

Completed to-date: adding station names to map;ability to generate a specific URL for a map query;ongoing tool maintenance and performanceupgrades.

Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services Database Maintenance: Datauploads and updates andcorrections to datasets asneeded

Amy Franz 12/31/17 (1) upload priority CEC datasetsas requested by DrBecky Sutton (2) Upload PFC datasets (3) Upload1993-2014 CTD data (4) Update database toimplement changes made by CEDEN for standardvocabulary codes, business rules and databasestructure (5) Update records and address issues asidentified by internal staff (6) Perform scheduleddatabase maintenance.Carry over from 2016: Historic Sum of TEQs(DTSRDC-219) In Progress; Update QA Code forPCB coelutions to be CEDEN comparable(DTSRDC-186) In Progress; Investigate records thathave a rejected QA Code but do not have aCompliance Code that indicates rejection (DTSRDC-33) In Progress

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Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services Updates to SOPs andTemplates

Amy Franz 12/31/17 (1) Develop data submittal portal (2) Modifytemplates, queries and SOPs as needed (3) Begindiscussion on how to manage sums (4) Discuss theroadmap for updating the CEDEN data checker withSWRCB staff

Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services QA Officer Report for 2017Water Data

Don Yee 03/31/18

Data Management Bay RMP (2017) 3. QA and Data Services QA Officer Report for 2017Margins Sediment Data

Don Yee 03/31/18

Dioxin Bay RMP (2017) Dioxin Synthesis Report Dioxin Synthesis Report Don Yee 12/31/17 Draft due 12/31/2017; Final due 3/31/2018 -- Reviewby Dioxin WG

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) PFAS in SFB:Synthesis/Strategy

PFAS Synthesis Report Meg Sedlak 09/29/17 Draft report due by 8/31/17; final due by 9/29/17 --Review by ECWG.

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2016) EC Strategy Support CEC Strategy DocumentUpdate

Rebecca Sutton 09/30/17 03/31/17 Draft report has been reviewed by ECWG and isundergoing initial revision before TRC and SCreview. Review draft document to be distributed by9/29/17. (The original plan was to have a final reportby 3/31/17.) Update will include the latest tieredplacement of chemicals, information needs andproposed studies, and 5-year plan for research.

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2014) Emerging ContaminantsSpecial Studies /

Alternative Flame RetardantsStudy - Final Report

Rebecca Sutton 11/30/17 06/30/15 Delayed due to other priorities. This delay will notaffect the MYP process, and the data has alreadybeen presented to the ECWG. Original due date:6/30/15

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2016) EC Non-targeted Analysis Report on Non-TargetedAnalysis of Water-Soluble CECCompounds

Rebecca Sutton 12/31/17 06/30/17 Draft report presented to ECWG on 3/30/17. Dr.Ferguson has requested Draft and Final Reportextensions (draft: 9/30, now 12/31; final 12/31, now3/31/18) to allow him to do additional analyses withnewly purchased, faster and higher-resolutionequipment. The new machines will double thenumber of contaminant identifications possible. Thisextension will not affect decision-making, as Dr.Ferguson has already provided initial findings duringthe spring ECWG meeting. Original deadline forFinal report: 6/30/17. Provide final report to EBParks.

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2016) EC Non-targeted Analysis Fact Sheet on Non-TargetedAnalysis of Water-Soluble CECCompounds

Rebecca Sutton 12/31/17 06/30/17 Fact sheet is to accompany the final report. Originaldeadline 6/31/17. Provide final fact sheet to EBParks.

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) EC Strategy Present update of EC strategy,pro bono studies, & new studiesto Steering Committee

Rebecca Sutton 12/31/17

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) EC Strategy Communicate findings fromannual review of tieredmonitoring & managementframework to Water Board

Rebecca Sutton 12/31/17

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) Imidacloprid in Ambient BayWater

Fact sheet on imidacloprid inambient Bay water

Rebecca Sutton 03/31/18 Draft due on 3/31/18; final due on 6/30/18 - Reviewby ECWG

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) Triclosan in Small Fish Report on triclosan in small fish Rebecca Sutton 04/30/18 Draft report by 4/30/18; final due 7/31/18 -- Reviewby ECWG

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) Phosphate FlameRetardants in Bay Water

Report on phosphate flameretardants in ambient Bay water

Rebecca Sutton 05/31/18 Draft report by 5/31/18; final due 8/31/18 -- Reviewby ECWG

Emerging Contaminants Bay RMP (2017) Bisphenol in Bay Water Report on bisphenolcompounds in ambient Baywater

Jennifer Sun 05/31/18 Draft report by 9/30/18; final due 12/31/18 -- Reviewby ECWG

Exposure and Effects Bay RMP (2017) EE Estrogen LinkageStudies

Estrogen Receptor AssayTechnical Report

Nancy Denslow (Univ. Florida) 09/30/17 Draft due by 9/30/17. Final due by 12/31/17. Reviewby EEWG.

Governance Bay RMP (2017) 2. Governance September TRC Meeting Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17

Governance Bay RMP (2017) 2. Governance October SC Meeting Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17

Governance Bay RMP (2017) 2. Governance December TRC Meeting Philip Trowbridge 12/31/17

Governance Bay RMP (2017) 2. Governance Honoraria Payments forScience Advisors


Microplastics Bay RMP (2017) MicroplasticCharacterization Study(Moore Foundation)

Baseline Report - Year 1 Meg Sedlak 05/31/18

Microplastics Bay RMP (2017) MicroplasticCharacterization Study(Moore Foundation)

Baseline Report - Year 2 Meg Sedlak 12/31/18

Nutrients Bay RMP (2017) Nutrient Ship-BasedMonitoring

Results summarized in NMSFY17 Annual Report

Dave Senn 09/30/17 Draft August 2017; Final September 2017




Nutrients Bay RMP (2017) Nutrients Moored SensorMonitoring

Results summarized in NMSFY17 Annual Report

Dave Senn 09/30/17 Draft August 2017; Final September 2017

Nutrients RMP SEP 3. Hydrodynamic and WaterQuality Model in SFB andLSB

An interim report onhydrodynamic and nutrientmodel calibration andassociated development

Dave Senn 12/31/17

Nutrients RMP SEP 3. Hydrodynamic and WaterQuality Model in SFB andLSB

A final hydrodynamic andnutrient calibration andvalidation report

Dave Senn 12/31/18 The primary goals for this study are to calibrate andvalidate numerical models used for(1) predicting how anthropogenic nutrients (nitrogenand phosphorous) enter and reactwithin the Bay; (2) predicting how the Bay respondsto these inputs, includingphytoplankton blooms and low dissolved oxygen;and (3) exploring how various nutrientload reduction management decisions will affecthabitat condition.

PCB Strategy Bay RMP (2017) PCB Margins ConceptualModel

Steinberger Slough PriorityMargin Unit Conceptual ModelReport

Jay Davis 09/30/17 08/31/17 Draft by 9/30/17; Final due 12/31/17 -- Review byPCB WG. Date for final report delayed by 3 monthsdue to concurrent deadline with SLB CM report forSEP study (hard deadline).

PCB Strategy RMP SEP 5. San Leandro Bay PCBStudy Phase 3

Data management and uploadof SLB Phase 3 Fish TissueData

Amy Franz 09/30/17 07/31/17 Pending Jay Davis final review. Files sent 8/16/17.


San Leandro Bay PCB StudyPhase 1 Data Report

Jay Davis 12/31/17


San Leandro Bay PCB StudyPhase 2 Data Report

Jay Davis 12/31/17

Program Management Bay RMP (2017) 1. Program Management Q4 RMP Financial Report Philip Trowbridge 10/15/17

Program Management Bay RMP (2017) 1. Program Management 2018 Multi-Year Plan Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17

Program Management Bay RMP (2017) 1. Program Management 2018 Detailed Workplan Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17 Draft in October '17, final in January '18.

Sediment Strategy Bay RMP (2017) Sediment Supply Synthesis Sediment Supply SynthesisFinal Report

Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17 Draft due before the stakeholder meeting. Final dueby 12/31/17. Review by stakeholder group and TRC.

Sediment Strategy Bay RMP (2017) Sediment Supply Synthesis Sediment Stakeholder Meeting Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17

Sediment Strategy Bay RMP (2017) 2. Governance Participation in SedimentStrategy Advisory Committee


Sediment Strategy RMP SEP 4. Golden Gate SedimentFlux Study (2017)

Journal Manuscript or TechnicalReport

Maureen Downing-Kunz 12/31/17 Results will be reported in a journal manuscript or, ifthat effort is delayed, in an interpretive report to theRMP by December 31, 2017. Data will be qualityreviewed and stored in a USGS database. Thereport will cover both the 2016 (funded by SFEP andRMP) and 2017 (funded by SEP $) field campaigns.Related to this, USGS is submitting a manuscript onthe 2016 Dumbarton work completed with SFEPfunds. Following internal review it will be submittedto the journal Estuaries and Coasts.

Sediment Strategy Bay RMP (2017) Sediment MonitoringStrategy

Sediment Monitoring Strategy(in collaboration with HWRBProject)

Philip Trowbridge 01/01/19 Draft due 1/1/19; Final due 6/30/19. Part of HealthyWatershed Resilient Baylands Project.

Selenium Strategy Bay RMP (2015) Selenium Special Studies /Selenium Sturgeon TissuePlug Monitoring

2015 Sturgeon Muscle PlugFinal Report

Jennifer Sun 09/30/17 05/31/16 Preliminary results presented at the SeleniumWorkgroup meeting in May 2016 and at the RMPAnnual Meeting in October.

Selenium Strategy Bay RMP (2016) Selenium 2016 DerbyMonitoring

2016 Sturgeon Derby FinalReport

Jennifer Sun 09/30/17 12/31/16 2016 Derby results will be combined with 2017Derby results in one report. Combining data willmake for a better analysis. Draft report for SeleniumStrategy Team by 9/30/17. Final report by 12/31/17.

Selenium Strategy Bay RMP (2017) USGS Clam Monitoring Continue USGS ClamMonitoring from December2016 to May 2017

Jay Davis 10/31/17 06/30/17 USGS started using RMP funds for clam monitoringin April 2017. Monitoring will run through October2017.

Selenium Strategy Bay RMP (2017) 2017 Sturgeon DerbyMonitoring

Technical Report on Seleniumin White Sturgeon from the2017 Sturgeon Derby

Jennifer Sun 12/31/17 Draft due 12/31/17; final due 2/28/2018

Selenium Strategy RMP SEP 6. Suisun Bay SeleniumMonitoring Study

Field Studies Report Jay Davis 12/31/18

Sources Pathways andLoadings

Bay RMP (2017) Guadalupe River FloodMonitoring

Data management Amy Franz 09/30/17 Data should be complete and uploaded by 9/30/17


Bay RMP (2017) STLS POC WatershedCharacterization

Report on Pollutants of Concernmonitoring in WY 2017

Alicia Gilbreath 12/31/17 Draft December 2017; Final March 2018 -- Reviewby SPLWG and STLS. This is running ahead ofschedule.





Bay RMP (2017) Guadalupe River FloodMonitoring

Technical report Lester McKee 12/31/17 Draft report by 9/30/17; Final by 12/31/17. This isrunning ahead of schedule.


Bay RMP (2017) STLS Regional WatershedModel

RWSM. Draft model software,model updates, results of themodel calibration, and regionalloads

Alicia Gilbreath 01/31/18 06/30/17 Draft provided to SPLWG in June 2017. Originallydue Sept 2017. SFEI has coordinated with BASMAAto push back due date until BASMAA can work withmodel (expected sometime Oct-Dec).


Bay RMP (2016) STLS Trends StrategySupport

POC trends. Guadalupe TrendsModel Report

Alicia Gilbreath 03/31/18 12/31/16 This task started in 2016 but will continue through2018 as the scope has changed. A trends model forthe GR was developed and presented to theSPLWG in May 2017. The model is being refined in2017. There will be a call with the trends advisors inNovember 2017. Technical work by AMS willconclude by 12/31/17. SFEI will cost out monitoringdesign options in by March 2018, which may beadded as section to the AMS report or be a stand-alone memo.

2016 Trends Strategy funds were initially used toexplore a power analysis using data from four well-sampled watersheds to determine a monitoringprogram that would be sufficient to track trends.Peer reviewers later recommended additional dataexploration in one watershed (Guadalupe River)including: 1) Develop models for continuous PCBconcentrations; 2) Identify gaps in existing stormstyles sampled; 3) Compute storm EMCs and loadsfrom continuous models; 4) Develop an "eventloads" trends model.

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsA. Field Work and Logistics

Conduct 2017 Water Cruise Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17 Cruise will be conducted in August 2017.

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsH. Passive Sampling

Participate in Global PassiveSampling Initiative

Don Yee 09/30/17 Sampler arrived. Will be deployed in late July for 3months.

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsK. Annual Monitoring Report

2017 Annual Monitoring Report Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17 Draft by 10/30/17; Final by 12/31/17.

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsI. Sample Archive

Update RMP ArchivesDatabase

Amy Franz 11/30/17 (1) Update documentation and template (2) Generalupkeep and maintenance for tools and data (3) Setup User Accounts and Help Desk (4) Manageinternal and external data requests

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsE. Water Cruise Data Mgmt

Format, QA, and Upload 2017Water Data

Amy Franz 03/31/18

Status and Trends Bay RMP (2017) 6. Status and TrendsF. Margins Sediment Study

Format, QA, and Upload 2017South Bay Margins SedimentData

Amy Franz 03/31/18



Bay RMP Action Items

Key to Status Colors:Green indicates greater than 90 days until the deliverable is due.Yellow indicates a deliverable is due within 90 days.Red indicates a deliverable that is overdue.

Primary Deliverable Assigned To Due Date Status Comments Meeting DateSteering Committee ActionItems from 7/19/17

Send calendar invite for April 26, 2018 SC meeting Ila Shimabuku 08/01/17 Complete 07/19/17

Steering Committee ActionItems from 7/19/17

Revise the list of projects eligible for SEPs and share it withthe Water Board

Philip Trowbridge 08/01/17 Complete 07/19/17


Revise the matrix showing the Status and Trends design toshow the changes taking effect in 2017 and post to theRMP website



Send out Annual Meeting registration information to RMPparticipants



Send the SC the article written for the 20th anniversary ofthe RMP and the article on the 50-year vision from the2015 Pulse

Jay Davis 08/01/17 Complete 07/19/17


Have a discussion with John Coleman regarding federalfunding



Reach out to colleagues at other regional programs(Chesapeake, Great Lakes, Puget Sound, etc) aboutcommon messages regarding federal funding

Philip Trowbridge 08/01/17 Complete Discussed issue with PeterTango and Scott Phillips atCBP.

07/19/17


Prepare a short letter the describes the importance of theUSGS Bay Monitoring Program

Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17 Complete Letter prepared. Seeking WBsignatures.

07/19/17


Provide details of Delta RMP monitoring to Jessica BurtonEvans


Technical ReviewCommittee Action Itemsfrom 6/8/17

Update the S&T design with the consensus adjustments:discontinuing PBDE analysis in bivalves; curtailing nutrientmonitoring during the Water Cruise; and skipping sedimenttoxicity and benthos for the 2018 sediment cruise.



Add an agenda item to a future TRC meeting about CTRparameters for RPA.

Philip Trowbridge 06/30/17 Complete Added to parking lot for futureagenda items.

06/08/17


Add particulate selenium to the target list for the 2017Water Cruise.



Change S&T design table to note that bird eggs weretested in 2016, not 2015.



Present a proposal to the TRC for testing archived terneggs from 2016 for PBDEs. Determine the cost for analysisand data management. Review trends graphs to determinethe value of getting more data.

Philip Trowbridge 09/15/17 Complete Proposal prepared for 9/14/17TRC meeting.

06/08/17


Follow-up with TRC members to reach resolution onsummer vs winter for the 2018 sediment cruise.

Philip Trowbridge 09/15/17 Complete Recommendation prepared forthe 9/14/17 TRC meeting.

06/08/17


Discuss focusing RMP efforts with SQOs to hotspots duringthe Multi-Year Planning meeting

Philip Trowbridge 11/01/17 06/08/17


Finalize the minutes from 3/9/17 TRC meeting. Philip Trowbridge 06/30/17 Complete 06/08/17


Review the RMP charter and re-establish a protocol foralternates at RMP governance meetings.





Upload the approved January 17 SC meeting summary tothe public meetings Google Drive folder and the calendarevent on the SFEI website.



Create website and Google calendar events for the January25, 2018, Steering Committee meeting.



Hold a phone call with Jim Mazza and Jessica BurtonEvans to discuss Jim’s attendance at the June, and future,TRC meetings.



Share July SC agenda items two weeks early (July 5th)with John Coleman and Betty Kwan. Hold a phone call withJohn and Betty to review the July SC agenda ahead oftime.



Approve the 2016 write-off of a $804 Caltrans invoice. Lawrence Leung 06/01/17 Complete 04/26/17


Approve the unencumbering of $134,585 of left-over 2016RMP funds and adding them to the reserve.

Lawrence Leung 06/01/17 Complete 04/26/17


Share EEWG meeting materials with dredgingrepresentatives.



Add the issue of “contaminant transport” to the fourth of theproposed sediment research questions in the next Multi-Year Plan.

Philip Trowbridge 10/31/17 Complete Sediment questions updated forMYP.

04/26/17


Arrange a phone call with Jessica Burton Evans, DavidSchoellhammer, and the navigation program manager todiscuss the USACE’s involvement in the USGS SedimentSupply Synthesis.



Reach out to Brenda Goeden at BCDC and ElizabethChristian at the Water Board regarding the study design ofthe future sand-transport monitoring effort.



Reach out to key stakeholder groups and recruit moreattendees for the EEWG meeting.



Add agenda item to May 9 EEWG meeting: provide a quicksummary of the recent ECWG meeting.

Philip Trowbridge 05/01/17 Complete There was insufficient time atthe EEWG for this update butCEC staff were at the meetingto draw connections.

04/26/17


Modify language in the Proposed Questions for theExposure and Effects Workgroup (for the next Multi-YearPlan) from “Are there any indications of ecological effectscaused by exposure to mixtures of contaminants in theBay?” to “Are there any indications of ecological effectscaused by exposure to specific chemicals or mixtures ofcontaminants in the Bay?”

Jay Davis 10/31/17 Complete Questions updated and storedin folder for 2018 MYP.

04/26/17


Research whether there’s bike parking at the David BrowerCenter and email Jessica Burton Evans any findings.

Ila Shimabuku 06/01/17 Complete 04/26/17


Send the outline of the Pulse to Naomi Feger, Peter Carroll,and Jim Ervin for review



Finalize the December 8, 2016 TRC meeting summary andpost to the public meetings folder.



Create a calendar event for the September 14, 2017 andDecember 14, 2017 TRC meetings.



Send June 8 TRC meeting agenda items early (2 weeksearly is on May 25th) to allow ample time for review by, andcollaboration between, Richard Looker and Naomi Feger asNaomi will be filling in for Richard in June.

Philip Trowbridge 05/25/17 Complete Agenda items will be sent onMay 30.

03/09/17


Send out sportfish workgroup doodle poll to SC, TRC, &Janet O’Hara (Water Board).



Send out KMZ file of random site-location draws to TRCand ask for a two-week turnaround for comments andreview.

Don Yee 03/13/17 Complete 03/09/17



Primary Deliverable Assigned To Due Date Status Comments Meeting DateTechnical ReviewCommittee Action Itemsfrom 3/9/17

Change the terminology for “Southern Slough” sites tosomething more intuitive (e.g., Extreme Lower South Bay”).

Don Yee 04/03/17 Complete "Extreme LSB" will be used. 03/09/17


Organize a brown-bag presentation about the Central BayMargins Study at the San Francisco Bay RWQCB.

Don Yee 09/30/17 Complete Brown bag scheduled for9/20/17.

03/09/17


Filter out non-significant results from the 2015 monitoringeffort for further presentations.

Don Yee 04/03/17 Complete Presentation altered for April2017 ACS meeting presentation

03/09/17


Follow up with Steve Weisberg about external review ofmargins report.



Share South Bay Margins study information with the SouthBay Salt Pond Restoration Project and Bruce Jaffe aboutsite locations and potential add-ons.

Philip Trowbridge 05/31/17 Complete Draft sampling plan shared withSBSPRP.

03/09/17


Revisit list of ideas for monitoring contingency tasks andbring a selection forward to the Steering Committee if anyare warranted.



Look into what areas require a State Lands Commission'sPermit and consider avoiding these areas.



Ask Ian Wren who Phil should contact at the Coast Guardin regards to NOAA vessel navigation.



Ask EPA (Brian Ross and Allan Ota) and the Coast Guardfor information on stations where a large research vesselcan operate in the Bay.



Generate a list of contextual reports on sediment toxicitythat the RMP has and send to Chris Sommers.



Prepare a plan for 2018 RMP sediment toxicity andbenthos sampling and discuss it with the Exposure andEffects Workgroup

Philip Trowbridge 05/09/17 Complete Task underway through theapproved workplan.

03/09/17


Remove Harry Ohlendorf from the EEWG group to allowhim to focus on the sediment workgroup.



Synthesize committee thoughts from today and bring themto the Steering Committee for further discussion.



Confirm November 1, 2017, with all absent SteeringCommittee members and create a calendar event.



Develop a better process for sharing meeting materials withthe SC and TRC on the website.

Philip Trowbridge 04/26/17 Complete The RMP calendar webpageshave been reconfigured tomake accessing the materialsthrough the website easier.

01/17/17


Add discussion of whether further reductions in S&Tmonitoring design are warranted (specifically, the cost vs.benefit of continued copper and cyanide monitoring) to theSeptember TRC agenda and the November Multi-YearPlanning Workshop.

Philip Trowbridge 08/30/17 Complete On agenda for June 2017meeting.

01/17/17


Add a line to the “CURRENT AND ANTICIPATEDMANAGEMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, AND ACTIONSBY THE REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT MANAGE BAYWATER QUALITY” table under “New and Future” related topending actions on new beneficial uses.



Add discussion item about the future of the EEWG to theMarch Technical Review Committee and April SteeringCommittee agendas.



Send mercury results from the Guadalupe River samplingeffort to the Steering Committee and Technical ReviewCommittee once the results are received from MossLanding.

Lester McKee 09/30/17 Complete Report on Guadalupe Riverstorm sampling was sent to theTRC in September.

01/17/17




Discuss the effects of declining state funding for the RDCson the RMP and the Institute with Tom Mumley.



Send the State of the Estuary Report video to the SteeringCommittee, along with statistics on the number of views.

Cristina Grosso 02/01/17 Complete 01/17/17


Develop and implement a plan to improve the RMPwebsite.

Philip Trowbridge 12/31/17 Some changes were made tothe website (new publicationslist, meeting materials oncalendar pages). Additionalimprovements will be madeduring the rest of the year.

01/17/17


Revise the outlines for the 2017 Pulse, Annual Meeting,and 25th Anniversary.

Jay Davis 02/15/17 Complete Updated outlines prepared forthe 3/9/17 TRC meeting.

01/17/17


Update the EEWG narrative as part of the next draft of thisdocument in the fall.

Philip Trowbridge 09/30/17 Complete This action item will becompleted during the next MYPupdate. New researchquestions have been draftedand will be discussed with theEEWG on 5/9/17.

01/17/17


Include explicit statement on data fate (e.g., will the data beuploaded to CEDEN) in future proposals and plans, andensure that critical background information travels withdatasets.

Philip Trowbridge 03/31/17 Complete Staff have been informed. Datamanagement plans will also beadded to Sampling and AnalysisPlans for individual studies tofacilitate communication withinthe Institute. SFEI's RDC hasthe flexibility of storing data so itis consistent with Statestandards, but not sharing thedata with CEDEN. This allowsdata to be standardized andeasily aggregated for analysispurposes, but not publiclydisplayed if this is a concern fora project.

01/17/17


Continue the dialogue on potential Annual Meeting keynotespeakers via email.



Make edits to 9/21 TRC minutes and publish to publicmeetings folder.



Confirm first quarter 2017 TRC meeting for March 9, 2017,with all absent TRC members.



Confirm and schedule second quarter 2017 TRC meetingfor June 8, 2017, with all absent TRC members.



Present information about the global passive samplinginitiative and its funders at a future TRC meeting.

Don Yee 03/01/17 Complete Topic added to list of parking lotitems.

12/08/16


Consider changing the way margins data are transformedand the margins fines data are censored and possiblyconsult a statistician to further explore this issue.



Send Don the resources on parametric tests and differentmethods for data transformations.

Richard Looker 12/16/16 Complete 12/08/16


Look into past studies that used isotopes to understandwhether PCBs are entering food webs from the margins oropen bay.



Prepare a detailed proposal with options for samplingdesigns for the South Bay Margins Study for the MarchTRC meeting.



Contact the labs to find which fish, water, and sedimentsites in SLB were actually sampled (and sampled from theboat) and include this information in the data report.




Primary Deliverable Assigned To Due Date Status Comments Meeting DateTechnical ReviewCommittee Action Itemsfrom 12/08/16

Brainstorm a list of potential studies that could be done withthe RMP archives and then contact university researchersand others who might be interested in doing these archivedsamples.

Philip Trowbridge 09/15/17 Delayed due to other priorities.Archives may be needed forlaboratory intercalibrationstudies due to the shut-down ofthe WPCL laboratory that wasused for most PCB analyses oftissue.

12/08/16


Contact SCCWRP, NIST, and the California Academy ofSciences to get information on how they use archivesamples for scientific research.

Philip Trowbridge 06/30/17 Complete Feedback received fromSCCWRP and NIST. Archivesmay be needed for laboratoryintercalibration studies due tothe shut-down of the WPCLlaboratory that was used formost PCB analyses of tissue.

12/08/16


Collect data on monthly visitors of the CD3 tool and sendout to the TRC.

Cristina Grosso 12/22/16 Complete CD3 visit counts: 162 sessionsper month for the period Jan 1,2016 - Dec 31, 2016

12/08/16


Consider using Cristina’s statistics on RMP’s lifetime ofdata collection in the 2017 Pulse.



Update the 2017 Pulse outline with the commentssuggested by the TRC and then present it to the SC.



Experiment with kriging layer transparency and differingcolor maps on the Pulse PCB map.

Jay Davis 03/01/17 Complete This advice will be consideredfor the next version of thePulse.

12/08/16


Pick dates for the 2017 Annual Meeting at the SC meetingon 1/17/17.

Philip Trowbridge 01/17/17 Complete On agenda for 1/17/17 SCmeeting.

12/08/16


Post the 2015 Water Cruise copper and cyanide rollingaverage on the SFEI website and upload slides from TRCpresentation. Add the actual SSOs to the tables.



Review 2015 water data for the sites with moderate toxicity. Ila Shimabuku 05/05/17 Complete The water toxicity results andassociated chemistry data willbe presented to the EEWG on5/9/17. The water chemistrydata did not explain the toxicitybut a very limited number ofwater chemistry parameterswere measured.

12/08/16


Add discussion of the timing of to the March TRC agenda.Identify why participants were unable to attend in order toreach a solution for future 4th quarter TRC meetings.

Philip Trowbridge 02/27/17 Complete Item added to parking lot forTRC agendas.

12/08/16


Hold a meeting of a a small group to discuss the issue ofmonitoring for beneficial use attainment. The group is toinclude Jim Ervin, Jay Davis, Mike Connor, and RichardLooker.

Jay Davis 03/31/17 Complete This action item to report backon the feasibility of monitoringbeneficial uses directly hasbeen postponed. Initialconversations indicated limitedinterest in this topic. Due to thisand workflow issues, this itemwas postponed. If the SteeringCommittee would like tocontinue to pursue this topic,RMP staff will re-engage. If not,this action item will be dropped.

11/01/16


Send out Multi-Year Plan to SC and TRC again and ask forcomments by 12/1/16.



Update the Multi-Year Plan with: Management Drivers: Adda short summary about potential future drivers for the RMP.



Update the Multi-Year Plan with: Status and Trends:Update table with correct budgets for margins sedimentmonitoring and the objectives of the margins sampling(including a nexus with dredging questions).

Philip Trowbridge 01/10/17 Complete Adjusted 2017 and 2018budgets to reflect currentallocations.

11/01/16




Update the Multi-Year Plan with: EC: Plans for nonylphenolin margins sediment need to be in either 2017 or 2019.There will not be margins sampling in 2018.

Philip Trowbridge 01/10/17 Complete Samples will be collected andarchived in 2017 and analyzedin 2018. The table has beenupdated to reflect that "archivedmargin sediment" will beanalyzed in 2018.

11/01/16


Update the Multi-Year Plan with: Microplastic: Clarifywhether the $150k in 2018 for methods development is acritical need or a placeholder in case a need develops. Adda lower cost effort for 2018 sediment sampling that wouldjust archive the samples for later analysis.

Philip Trowbridge 01/10/17 Complete Budget table revised to reflectMoore grant funds. Archivedsurface sediments from 2014will be analyzed using grantfunds, so additional sedimentmonitoring in 2018 is no longerplanned ($150k reduction). The$150k planned for methoddevelopment in 2018 is aplaceholder for follow-up workdepending on the outcome ofUSEPA and NOAA efforts; needfor this funding will be evaluatedafter October 2017

11/01/16


Update the Multi-Year Plan with: EE: Push-out GCbioassay work until 2019-2020. Cross reference thebioassay work on the EC multi-year plan.



Update the Multi-Year Plan with: Sediment Strategy:Reduce budget for contributing to LTMS studies to $50k in2019 and 2020. Combine initial discussions about hostingthe DMMO database with the dioxin/PCB initial tasks. Editspriority question #3 to be “where, how, and how much…”Add the USGS suspended sediment monitoring to thebottom half of the table.

Philip Trowbridge 01/10/17 Complete Edits were made. Initialdiscussions about hosting theDMMO database will beconducted in 2017 alongsidethe dioxin synthesis tasks usingPM funds.

11/01/16


Update the Multi-Year Plan with: Selenium: Update tablewith estimates for long-term monitoring of sturgeon andclam? (or hold off on clam until the group finishesdiscussion regarding the current proposal)



Scope out the cost to analyze the dioxin data in the DMMOdatabase at the same time as the synthesis of RMP dioxindata scheduled for 2017, and evaluate whether there arecost savings from combining these projects and withlooking at other parameters such as PCBs.

Philip Trowbridge 01/10/17 Complete $8k cost savings fromcombining the DMMO dioxindata synthesis with the existingDioxin Synthesis task in 2017.Evalulation of other parametersin the database will be delayeduntil 2018 after more is knownabout the structure of thedatabase.

11/01/16


Send invoices for 2017 RMP fees for POTWs as an emailattachment

Lawrence Leung 11/09/16 Complete 11/01/16


Provide USACE with information on the cost of individualmonitoring for dredge projects.



Update dredge fee formula memo and send to BPC andWater Board to distribute to dredgers in advance of the2017 dredging season.



Schedule a phone call to finish discussing the rest of theproposed budget for USGS clam work for seleniummonitoring.

Jay Davis 11/09/16 Complete Proposal for clam monitoringwas approved by SC on emailon 11/30/16.

11/01/16


Revise SEP funds memo and provide latest version to theWater Board



Add discussion of a letter of support for USACE budgetincreases to the January 17 Steering Committee meetingagenda



Add tabled discussion about the Pulse Report budget toJanuary 17, 2017 Steering Committee meeting.



Add tabled discussion about the RMP’s 25th anniversary tothe January 17, 2017 Steering Committee meeting.



Develop a detailed plan for the 2017 Pulse and 25thAnniversary to present at the January 17, 2017 SteeringCommittee meeting

Jay Davis 01/10/17 Complete On agenda for 1/17/17 SCmeeting.

11/01/16




Send Jessica Burton Evans meeting invites for allscheduled SC and TRC meetings.



Send a meeting invite for 7/25/17 to the SC. Follow up withan email to seated members asking if they have anyconflicts.



Schedule updates for the following:Informatics/Communications/25th Anniversary (January)and PCB/Margins (April)



Revise the June 9, 2016, meeting summary and post it onthe Bay RMP website.



Schedule the first quarter 2017 TRC meeting for March 9,2016



Track down CEP Near-Shore and EMAP data forcomparison to RMP margins data and minimum samplesize calculations in the final report

Don Yee 12/31/16 Complete To be completed as part of theCentral Bay Margins Report.

09/21/16


Add discussions of PCB interlab calibrations studies,updating the kriging maps for sediment in the Bay, anddefinitions of Bay segments to a future TRC agenda

Philip Trowbridge 03/31/17 Complete Topic added to list of parking lotitems for TRC.

09/21/16


Send out toxicity data from the 2015 Water Cruise to TRCmembers



Edit invitation list for November 1, 2016 Multi-Year Planningmeeting to include Naomi Feger and TRC members

Jennifer Sun 10/31/16 Complete 09/21/16


Edit the SEP project list to only include phase 1 of theRWSM stream gauge project and add a project durationcriteria of < 2 years



Add tabled discussion point to Multi-Year Plan agenda:Figuring out the process by which ideas for SEP fundedprojects are brainstormed, scoped out for mainideas/budgets/timelines, and finalized/approved forpresentation to the Water Board. Topics include whetheroutside proposals will be considered and how they wouldbe vetted



Provide an update on San Leandro Bay PCB Study at theDecember TRC meeting



Add discussion item of 2017 Pulse themes to SteeringCommittee agenda



Change the due date for the stormwater fact sheet Philip Trowbridge 11/01/16 Complete 09/21/16


Check in with the University of Florida on receivinginformation necessary to finishing the bioanalytical toolsreport



Schedule a future discussion of bivalve monitoring effortsusing acoustic-release systems with the TRC, includingidentifying appropriate permitting and purchasing systemswith retrievable weights




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