Water Quality Report Card - North Coastal Basin Rivers Cyanobacteria

<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;
color:black;background:white'>The North Coastal Basin covers approximately
8,540 square miles along the north-central California Coast, including all of
Mendocino County as well as major portions of Humboldt and Sonoma counties.
Most of the North Coastal Basin consists of rugged forested coastal mountains
dissected by six major river systems: the Eel, Russian, Mad, Navarro, Gualala,
and Noyo rivers, and numerous smaller river systems. While cyanobacteria can be
found throughout the region, three rivers in the North Coastal Basin, the South
Fork Eel, Mainstem Eel, and the Russian, experience annual seasonal blooms of
toxin producing benthic cyanobacteria. All three of these watersheds are known
for their recreational opportunities: State and County Parks, white water
kayaking, fishing and summer festivals that draw international and local
visitors alike. Under typical conditions, cyanobacteria, commonly known as
blue-green algae, starts to appear in late July or early August, coinciding
with increased solar intensity, warmer water conditions, and popular water
contact activities. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font color='#000000' face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16px;'>The North Coast water Board is employing different methods of sampling and testing for cyanobacteria and associated toxins to provide a better picture of the public health risks associated with cyanoHABs</span></font></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font color='#000000' face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16px;'><br /></span></font></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'><span style='font-weight: bold;'>Data Sources:<br /></span></span></p><div><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt;'></span></span><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><font face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16.6667px;'>Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (FHAB)</span></font></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><font face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16.6667px;'>Northern Region Harmful Algal Bloom Program</span></font></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><font face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16.6667px;'>Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL)</span></font></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><font face='Arial, sans-serif'><span style='font-size: 16.6667px;'><br /></span></font></p></div><div><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'><span style='font-weight: bold;'>Contact Information:</span></span></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'>Beverley Anderson-Abbs</span></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'>Office of Information Management and Analysis</span></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'>State Water Resources Control Board</span></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;'><span style='font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'>[e-mail]<span style='font-family: &quot;Avenir LT W01 35 Light&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'>v</span></span></p></div>