Water Quality Monitoring

Collecting water quality data is critical for seeing how the health of local waterways has improved or been impacted over the years. SCVURPPP has been a regional, statewide and national leader in monitoring water quality. The Program and its partner agencies regularly monitor Santa Clara Valley creeks, rivers and the San Francisco Bay. Findings from these monitoring efforts have helped municipalities manage stormwater pollution more effectively.

Bay-Area Wide Monitoring Efforts

Water bodies that flow to SF Bay (Photos by Program Staff) As part of regional efforts to assess Bay Area water quality, SCVURPPP combines Santa Clara Valley creek monitoring data with data from other Bay Area counties. The Program has been involved in the following regional efforts: BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition – a collaboration among...

Local Creek Health

People, fish and aquatic life all benefit from healthy surface waters. What is the condition of aquatic life in creeks in the San Francisco Bay Area? What are long-term trends in water quality in local creeks? For nearly two decades, SCVURPPP has carried out an award-winning stream water quality monitoring program in the Santa Clara...

Sources of Impacts to Creeks

What are the major stressors to aquatic life? Fish and aquatic life need healthy waters and complex, natural habitats to thrive. Natural stream areas in the Santa Clara Valley have fair to good health, and over half of these healthier streams are in protected areas with open space. However, many areas have reduced stream health...

Explore Water Quality Monitoring Data

Coming soon: Interactive Water Quality Data Explorer! We are creating one place for you to explore data from biological, physical and chemical monitoring efforts across Santa Clara Valley. This involves integrating several years' worth of a variety of data, including: Creek health parameters, PCBs and mercury, and trash. Check back later to explore data, maps, graphs...

Water Quality Monitoring Documents

Date	Title	Categories	Tags
4/8/2024	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report – Water Year 2023	Reports	Monitoring
3/28/2023	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report – Water Year 2022	Reports	Monitoring
3/30/2022	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report – Water Year 2021	Reports	Monitoring
3/30/2021	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report – Water Year 2020	Reports	Monitoring
3/31/2020	Integrated Monitoring Report WYs 2014-2019	Reports	Monitoring
3/31/2020	Integrated Monitoring Report (IMR) WYs 2014 – 2019 Executive Summary	Reports	Monitoring
3/9/2020	IMR WYs 2014 – 2019 Part E – Costs Summary	Reports	Monitoring
3/3/2020	IMR WYs 2014 – 2019 Part D – POC Monitoring	Reports	Monitoring
3/2/2020	IMR WYs 2014 – 2019 Part C – SSID	Reports	Monitoring
3/2/2020	IMR WYs 2014 – 2019 Part B – Creek Status & Pesticides Toxicity	Reports	Monitoring
3/2/2020	IMR WYs 2014 – 2019 Part A – SF Bay (RMP)	Reports	Monitoring
1/1/2020	BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition: Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
3/28/2019	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2018	Reports	Monitoring
10/15/2018	Pollutants of Concern Monitoring Reports Water Year 2018	Reports	Monitoring
3/31/2018	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2017	Reports	Monitoring
10/15/2017	Pollutants of Concern Monitoring Report Water Year 2017	Reports	Monitoring
3/31/2017	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2016	Reports	Monitoring
10/14/2016	Pollutants of Concern Monitoring Report Water Year 2016	Reports	Monitoring
3/31/2016	Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan	Reports	Monitoring
3/28/2016	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2015	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2016	Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2016	BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition: Creek Status Monitoring Program Standard Operating Procedures	Work Plans	Monitoring
3/15/2015	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2014	Reports	Monitoring
3/14/2014	Integrated Monitoring Report	Reports	Monitoring
2/21/2014	Pollutants of Concern (POC) Loads Monitoring Report, Water Years 2012 & 2013, Feb. 2014	Reports	Monitoring
9/15/2013	BASMAA Regional Pollutants of Concern Report FY 2012-2013	Reports	Monitoring
3/15/2013	BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Urban Creeks Monitoring Report (Water Year 2012)	Reports	Monitoring
3/15/2013	Urban Creeks Monitoring Report Water Year 2012	Reports	Monitoring
9/15/2012	Guadalupe River Stressor/Source Identification Project: Interim Monitoring Project Report (2012)	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2012	Coyote Creek Stressor/Source Identification Project: Interim Monitoring Project Report (2012)	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2012	BASMAA Regional Pollutants of Concern Report FY 2011-2012 and Regional Monitoring Coalition Monitoring Status Report for February – June 2012	Reports	Monitoring
3/22/2012	BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition: Creek Status and Long-Term Trends Monitoring Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
3/16/2012	BASMAA Small Tributaries Loading Strategy Multi-Year Plan (2012)	Work Plans	Monitoring
2/27/2012	Regional Monitoring Coalition: Creek Status and Long-Term Trends Monitoring	Fact Sheets	Monitoring
2/1/2011	BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition – Multi-Year Work Plan FY 2009-10 through FY 2014-15	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/30/2010	Coyote Creek Stressor Identification Monitoring Project – Monitoring Plan (2011)	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2009	Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report: Guadalupe River	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2009	FY 09-10 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2008	Assessment of Water and Sediment Chemistry and Toxicity – Stevens Creek	Reports	Monitoring
9/15/2008	Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report: Coyote and Lower Penitencia Creeks and Tributaries	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2008	FY 08-09 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2007	Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report: Santa Clara Basin Creeks (2002-2007)	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2007	FY 07-08 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2006	SCVURPPP FY 05-06 Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report	Reports	Monitoring
3/1/2006	FY 06-07 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2005	SCVURPPP FY 04-05 Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report	Reports	Monitoring
2/25/2005	FY 05-06 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2004	SCVURPPP FY 03-04 Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report	Reports	Monitoring
7/1/2004	Revised Multi-Year Receiving Waters Monitoring Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
3/1/2004	FY 04-05 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring
9/15/2003	SCVURPPP FY 02-03 Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Summary Report	Reports	Monitoring
2/28/2003	FY 03-04 Annual Monitoring and Watershed Management Measures Work Plan	Work Plans	Monitoring