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As an example, the City of San Diego which under the 1990 Ocean Pian has been 

 required by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board in its NPDES permit 

 to monitor tor enterococcus bacteria at all sites where total and fecal conform 

 sampling is conducted, has estimated its added monitoring bills at approximately 

 $250,000 per year. 



CURRENT STATE WATER BOARD EFFORTS TO PROTECT COASTAL WATERS 



Marine Microbiological Indicator Monitoring Assessment Study Underway 



The State Water Board recently signed a contract with the University of California, 

 Berkeley, to analyze bacterial monitoring data collected since 1990 and to determine 

 if, based on this data, an indicator organism can be identified which is best suited to 

 protect California's ocean water quality and public health. If a decision cannot be 

 reached based on existing data, recommendations will be made outlining: 



1. research neededto determinethe most appropriate indicator organism 

 for California's ocean waters, and 



2. suggested Ocean Plan wording which states the limitations of the 

 current indicator organisms. 



To accomplish this goal, the State Water Board has convened an independent 

 technical group, the Microbiological Advisory Committee comprised of 

 representatives from the University of California, municipal wastewater treatment 

 laboratories and State scientists to advise State Water Board staff on the research 

 design for work to be performed. This committee will meet on an ad hoc basis to 

 advise and guide the project manager and the University and to assess work being 

 performed. 



Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program 



California continues to strengthen Its coastal waters protection efforts with the Bay 

 Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program established by the State Legislature 



