Monitoring Information You Can Use

<div>A story map describing how the <a href='https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/monitoring_council/bioaccumulation_oversight_group/index.html' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Bioaccumulation Monitoring element</a> of the State Water Resources Control Board's <a href='https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/swamp/' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program</a> is generating data to inform fish consumption advisories across the state. The State Water Board, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), and other organizations work together to provide readily understandable information that helps the public to avoid eating fish with higher levels of contamination, and instead target fish with lower levels so they can enjoy the substantial health benefits of fish consumption. This story map is featured in the <a href='https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/data_databases/wq_status_report.html' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>2019 Water Quality Status Report</a>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Originally published June 2019; updated December 2023</div><div><br /></div><div><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Data sources: </span><a href='https://www.sfei.org/' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)</a></div><div><br /><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Maintained by:</span><br />Michelle Tang<br />Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)<br />State Water Resources Control Board<br />[e-mail]</div>