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Water Quality Initiative
People:
  • Mark Moline — Director, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Ian Robbins, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Brian Zelenke, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • John Penvenne, Principal Engineer, Penscil Incorporated
What is it?
This initiative has provided four continuous water quality monitoring stations within Morro Bay and will provide a single station in Estero Bay. These stations each include a CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth sensors), an oxygen sensor, a nitrate sensor, and a combination scattering/chl fluorometer. In addition some sites include a current meter or a current profiler. Use the buttons below to learn more about the water quality stations.

Goals
The Water Quality initiative has been designed to map spatial and temporal changes in the physical and chemical characteristics of water quality in the Morro Bay ecosystem. In addition, these studies will help to identify the importance of both natural and human sources in causing those changes. The ultimate goal is to use the knowledge gained to improve management and policy decisions.

What's Happening?
2009-May-21: CM2 retired.
2009-Apr-29: CM1 down for annual maintenance.
2009-Mar-24: CM2 down for annual maintenance.
2008-Nov-23: BS1 back on line.
2008-Aug-06: BS1 down for annual maintenance.
2008-Aug-04: CM2 online with new pumped flow equipment.
2008-Jul-17: BS1 down.
2008-Apr-09: Creek Mouth 2 (CM2) offline for upgrade. CM1 all sensors operational.
2008-Feb-05: CM1 station back on line.
2008-Jan-28: BS1 station back on line.
2008-Jan-18: BS1 and CM1 stations down for nitrate sensor re-calibration.
2008-Jan-07: Creek Mouth 1 (CM1) instruments fully functional with automatic data transmissions. CM1 readings added to the dashboard.

San Luis Obispo Science and Ecosystem Alliance (SLOSEA)
California Polytechnic State University
Biological Sciences Department
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
tel. 805.756.6068
fax. 805.756.7314