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SPOT staff present monitoring plan, site rotation and budget tradeoffs; committee urges QA/QC clarity
Summary
UC Davis and Granite Canyon staff presented a proposed SPOT monitoring plan and budget tradeoffs, recommending a 65‑site toxicity frame (40 core tier‑2 sites plus rotated sites), continued pyrethroid monitoring at 40 tier‑2 sites this year, and targeted reductions of some analyte suites to longer cycles to free resources.
Program leads at Granite Canyon and UC Davis presented a proposed sampling and budget plan for SPOT and took SRC input on priorities and trade‑offs.
The plan and costs: Khan described a table used for planning that lists analytes, per‑sample prices and proposed sampling frequencies. Key numbers presented during the meeting include a 90‑site network (40 tier‑2 urban sites), a plan to sample 65 sites for Hyalella toxicity in the coming year (40 core tier‑2 plus rotated sites), and an intended reduction of some suites to longer cycles (PCBs and organochlorines on a 5‑ to 10‑year cycle focusing on hotspots). The team quoted a new metals suite price (five metals) of about…
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