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Council members report expanded post‑wildfire water monitoring and push for statewide plan
Summary
Council members and agency partners described large coordination efforts after recent Southern California wildfires, discussed gaps in real‑time data access and sampling standards, and raised a possible legislative pathway to require a statewide post‑fire water quality monitoring plan.
Greg Gerhardt, deputy director for information management and analysis at the State Water Resources Control Board and acting director of the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, opened the meeting with an update on wildfire response and monitoring coordination.
Council members and partners reported an intensive monitoring effort following recent Los Angeles wildfires and rain events. Caitlin Kalua, representing the California Ocean Protection Council and serving as cochair of the council meeting, said OPC funded emergency monitoring and longer‑term coordinated sampling to assess debris, sediment and downstream impacts on beaches, coastal waters and…
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