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
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 (opens in new window) – a collaboration among stormwater programs that focuses on collecting high-quality...
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...