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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No 146/30/2021 1 Environmental Laboratory and  Ocean Monitoring Program  (Division 630) Presented by:  Samuel Choi Environmental  Services  Department Operations  Committee July 7, 2021 Environmental Services Department Resource  Protection  Division  (Pretreatment  Program) Environmental  Services  Department Industrial  Source  Control Non‐Industrial  Source Control Source  Control Inspection Microbiology,  General Chemistry,  Sampling Ocean  Monitoring Environmental  Laboratory and Ocean  Monitoring Division Analytical ChemistryCompliance SCI ISC NISC Page 2 1 2 6/30/2021 2 Environmental Monitoring Code of  Federal  Regulations California Ocean Plan Santa Ana RWQCB Basin Plan NPDES Permit OC San Ocean Monitoring and Reporting Program Compliance Monitoring Strategic Process Studies Regional Monitoring Page 3 Accreditations (Quality Assurance) National State Regional Page 4 3 4 6/30/2021 3 Laboratory and Ocean Monitoring Division Mission Statement To ensure safe recreational and environmental protection; perform sampling, analysis and  reporting to document OC San’s exemplary regulatory compliance, inclusive of air, biosolids,  water recycling and ocean discharge Page 5 Laboratory Tests Sample Type No. of Laboratory Tests 2018 2019 2020 General Chemistry 59,282 56,274 58,259 Metals 10,227 10,517 10,089 Microbiology 22,878 23,377 23,185 Organic Chemistry 6,721 6,140 6,036 Toxicology 69 64 60 Total 99,177 96,372 97,629 33% 9%47% 11% 2018‐2020 Compliance (NPDES)Ocean Monitoring Operations Pretreatment Page 6 5 6 6/30/2021 4 Laboratory Instruments Analytical Instruments ASE AutoTrace GPC Concentrator Gandalf (GC‐MS) PAHs Sample Preparation FTIR Microplastics ICP‐MS Metals Xena (GC‐MS) PCBS, Pesticides, PAHs Page 7 Ocean Monitoring Page 8 7 8 6/30/2021 5 2020‐2021 OC Beach Report Card Page 9 Team  in Action From Left to Right Staff Dr. Jeff Armstrong Laura Terriquez Former Directors Keith Curry  Bob Kiley Page 10 9 10 6/30/2021 6 Looking Forward (Research and Innovation) Strategic Process Studies (SPS) •Plume modeling  •Changes in discharge footprint using LABs •Meiofauna baseline assessment •Use of bioassays for biological response  •Microplastics characterization  Regional Monitoring  •Leverage resources to address regional issues such as: •Ocean acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) •Persistent Contaminants Innovation and Research •Method development –PFAS, Microplastics, Domoic Acid  •Explore cutting edge technologies  COVID‐19 Wastewater Surveillance Page 11 OC San Partners Page 12 11 12 6/30/2021 7 Serving the Community Protect Public Health and the Environment Water Quality: Safe to Swim Sediment Quality: Health Ecosystem Fish Health: Safe to Eat  Public Outreach Laboratory Tours (including virtual) Open House Science Fairs Children’s Water Festival Technical/Professional Organizations  SCAMIT TNI Committee SCAS SETAC Standard Methods SCAITE ELTAC CSEA SCUM ASM CWEA Page 13 Questions ? Page 14 Contact Info Samuel Choi schoi@ocsan.gov 714‐593‐7497 13 14