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Santa Barbara joins Southern California stormwater monitoring coalition; coalition outlines regional research priorities
Summary
The City of Santa Barbara has joined the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition. Coalition executive director Gerhard Huebner presented ongoing regional research, including HF183 health-risk work, a BMP performance network and microplastics studies, and said the city will contribute $37,000 this coming year toward regional projects.
The City of Santa Barbara has joined the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition and will begin contributing funds this coming year as part of a regional research program, a coalition official told the Creek Citizen Advisory Committee on May 21.
The coalition’s executive director, Gerhard Huebner, outlined a five-year research portfolio that now includes the Central Coast and the City of Santa Barbara. Huebner said the coalition operates a regional stream survey and a best-management-practice (BMP) monitoring network and partners with more than 47 outside organizations on studies that would be difficult for individual jurisdictions to conduct alone.
Why it matters: Coalition work aggregates sampling and analysis across jurisdictions, letting smaller cities tap into larger-scale monitoring and technical expertise. Committee members said…
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