Malibu Creek Watershed Monitoring Program

Agency/Org	Contact info	Parameters monitored	Frequency	Duration	Location
Heal the Bay	Mark Abramson 310-453-0395 ext 146 streamteam@healthebay.org	Bioassessment, temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Turbidity, flow, conductivity, nutrients, enterococcus, stream mapping of outfalls, exotic species, eroded banks, stream modifications Purpose: To determine environmental health of the Malibu Creek Watershed	Monthly water chemistry	Nov. 1998- possibly ending June 2003	Cheeseboro Creek, Medea Creek, Malibou Lake Outlet, Las Virgenes Creek, Cold Creek, Malibu Creek, Solsice Creek, Palo Comado Creek, Triunfo Creek, West Carlysle Creek, Arroyo Sequit Creek, Lachusa Creek 18 Stations
Resource Conservation District, Santa Monica Mountains	Jenny Shelstead 818-597-8627 ext 103 jshelstead@rcdsmm.org	pH, temperature, salinity Purpose:  Case by case monitoring studies and educational programs	Varies Based on school programs	Since 1987	Two locations in Malibu Lagoon (one near the PCH bridge and the other at the mouth of the lagoon)
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District	Randal Orton 818-251-2145 rorton@lvmwd.com	Total coliform, nutrients, toxicity, conductivity, DO, pH, temp., algae, foam, scum, salinity, TDS Purpose: NPDES monitoring	Varies weekly to monthly by parameter and date	Since 1978	7-9 stations, 2 above Tapia on Malibu Ck, 5 below incl. lagoon
City of Calabasas	Robin Hull 818-878-4242 ext 306 rhull@cityofcalabasas.com	Copper, Selenium, Zinc, temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Biological Oxygen Demand, Nitrate, Phosphate, Ammonia, Total and Fecal Coliform, Enterococcus, pH, trash levels, scum and foam Purpose: Collect baseline data and identify impairments	Monthly	Since 2000	Las Virgenes Creek
County of Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works	Fred Gonzales 626-458-5948	Conventional pollutants, indicator bacteria, general, nutrients, metals, semivolatile organics, chlorinated pesticides, organophosphate pesticides, herbicides Purpose: NPDES storm water mass emissions monitoring	At least 3 storms per season	2001 to 2006	Malibu Creek
		Water column toxicity testing Purpose: NPDES monitoring	Two storms per year, including the first	2001 to 2006	Malibu Creek
		Bioassessment Purpose: NPDES Permit special study	Once per year	2003 to 2005	Medea Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, Cold Creek, Triunfo Creek
Los Angeles County, Dept. of Health Services	Eric Edwards eedwards@dhs.co.la.ca.us (626) 430-5360	Indicator bacteria, total coliform, fecal coliform, enterococci in surf zone at frequented beaches and adjacent to storm drains. Purpose: NPDES monitoring	Weekly	Since 1987	Shoreline monitoring from Ventura Co. line to Long Beach City line.
State Water Resources Control Board	Del Rasmussen RASMD@dwq.swrcb.ca.gov	Toxic substances monitoring program, Mussel watch	Periodically		Malibu
Santa Monica Bay Keepers	Angie Bera 310-305-9645	Total Coliform, enteroccocus Purpose: To identify and eliminate sources of pollution	Monthly	Since 1995	Santa Monica Bay beaches
SMMNRA	Gary Busteed Gary_busted@nps.gov 805-370-2359 cell 805-427-0056	Breeding amphibians, conductivity, pH, phosphate, nitrates, dissolved Oxygen, turbidity, flow, and macro-invertebrates Deuterium Isotope Testing of Urban and Natural Watersheds	Annually	Since March 2000	Las Virgenes (Ahmanson Ranch), Las Virgenes (White Oak Farm), Carlisle, Cheseboro, Palo Camado, Medea (north of 101 fwy), Medea (Paramount Ranch), Triunfo, Malibu Creek (Sierra Retreat), Cold Creek, Liberty (White Oak Farm), Lindero (north of 101 fwy).
Ventura County Watershed Protection	Darla Wise 805-654-3942 darla.wise@mail.co.ventura.ca.us	Metals, bacteria, nutrients, pH, BOD, COD, Conductivity, TOC, TIE (toxicity), and other creek health parameters Purpose: NPDES Permit requirement		1996 to 1998?	Medea Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, and Lindero Creek
City of Malibu	Vic Peterson 310-456-2489, Ext. 251	Risk Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in High Priority Areas in the City of Malibu	Monthly	May 2003-May 2004	16 to 20 wells in the Malibu Civic Center area near Malibu Creek and Lagoon
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board	Tracy Vierguts 213-576-6661 tvierguts@rb4.swrcb.ca.gov	Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Metals monitoring at all sites.  Toxicity and trace organic chemistry at Malibu Creek at Serra Retreat	One time sampling event	Spring 2003	Malibu Creek, Cold Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, Triunfo Creek, and possibly Medea Creek
Surfrider Foundation	Mollie Culligan 310-451-1010 surfbird@verizon.net	Purpose: Local testing when needed for specific case	Case by case		Shoreline sampling
UCSB Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board	Julie Simpson 805-893-7398 simpson@lifesci.ucsb.edu	algal biomass and percent cover dissolved inorganic N and P dissolved organic N and P total N and P canopy cover current speed  water temperature conductivity dissolved oxygen pH Purpose: Development of nutrient TMDL for the Malibu Creek Watershed	2002 - 3 times a year for algal samples	2001-2002	Malibu Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, Medea Creek, and Cold Creek
Heal the Bay	Craig Shuman cshuman@healthebay.org				Malibu Lagoon
Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake, Malibu, Los Angles County, LVMWD	Robin Hull 818-878-4242 ext.306	TMDL based water quality study, also includes bioassessment Purpose:  To establish baseline conditions, identify hot spots, and provide recommended projects		Has not started to date	Malibu Creek Watershed (sites have not been selected)
Westlake Management Association	David DuVarney (818) 889-5377 waterman4u2@hotmail.com or Thomas J. McNabb Clean Lakes, Inc. (925)957-1905 tmcnabb@cleanlake.com	Parameters monitored include aquatic herbicide and algaecide residues, chlorophyll a, Temp, Sp. Cond, Conductivity, TDS, DO, DO Conc, pH, ORP, Clarity, Phosphates, Nitrates, Total Coliform as well as aquatic vegetation growth Purpose:  Per NPDES Permit Water Quality Monitoring Program and Quality Assurance Project Plan guidelines	Monthly	Year Round	Westlake Lake: Monitoring of listed parameters is conducted on a monthly basis at 8 locations within the lake system.  Temp, Sp. Cond, Conductivity, TDS, DO, DO Conc, pH, ORP are measured through the water column at 1 meter intervals at the 8 sampling locations.
City of Calabasas	Robin Hull 818-878-4242 ext. 306	Outfalls will be monitored for the following parameters:  Total and Fecal Coliform, Dissolved Oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, ammonia, BOD, trash, temperature Purpose: Identify outfalls contributing pollutants and to develop projects to infiltrate runoff	Twice a week	Summer 2003	Outfalls located along Las Virgenes Creek between Agoura Road and De Anza Park (Lost Hills Road)
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board	Rod Collins (213) 576-6691 rcollins@rb4.swrcb.ca.gov	Water column and soil nutrients (Total N and P), coliform, algal biomass, macroinvertebrate diversity	Various studies
City of Malibu	Melanie Irwin 310-456-2489 ext. 275	Design and construction of a storm water filtration and disinfection facility Purpose:  Treat runoff from 3 stormdrains located in the Civic Center to meet EPA water quality requirements.		Currently in permitting phase	North side of Civic Center Way west of Cross Creek Road