Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program - (BPTCP)

Monitoring And Surveillance Task Force (Mstf)

Purpose

This committee was established to promote standard approaches for monitoring and assessing the quality of California’s enclosed bays and estuaries [Section 13392.5(a)(1) of the Water Code]. While the primary focus of this committee has been on monitoring implementation, the committee has also developed and contributed to all other aspects of the Program including cleanup planning, ranking criteria and implementation of the annual fee program. The members of the task force are SWRCB, RWQCB, DFG and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) staff.

Membership

  • Gita Kapahi (Task Force Facilitator), SWRCB/BPTCP
  • Fred LaCaro, SWRCB/BPTCP
  • Craig J. Wilson, SWRCB/BPTCP
  • Bruce Gwynne, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Karen Taberski, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Karen Worcester, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Michael Lyons & Alex Fu, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Jerry Bruns & Chris Foe, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Scott Dawson, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Pete Michael San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Bob Brodberg, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  • Max Puckett & Mark Stephenson, Department of Fish and Game