SWAMP Strategy

Welcome!

Welcome to the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Strategy!

This is an online reference and resource written by the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) SWAMP Team. The SWAMP Team is composed of multiple team members at the State Water Board within the SWAMP Unit, SWAMP Information Management and Quality Assurance Center (SWAMP IQ), and others in the Office of Information Management and Analysis (OIMA).

Content in this SWAMP Strategy includes strategic and tactical planning documentation for SWAMP’s Science and Data Communication projects and Statewide Programs (e.g., Bioaccumulation, Bioassessment, Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms, and Toxicity and Contaminants), including:

• About Pages - provide brief background to Program or Project, including a description of core principles and programmatic drivers, and a list of key contacts (e.g. About SWAMP)

• Strategic Planning Pages - provide descriptions of strategic priorities and associated projects/actions to advance SWAMP’s Vision and thematic priorities.

  • SWAMP Strategic Priorities - describe overarching priorities SWAMP has set for all Projects and Programs over the specified time frame, in addition to core workload or efforts required for standard operations and maintenance.

  • Workplans - describe strategic projects and actions to advance SWAMP’s four thematic priorities and vision.

• Partner Pages - provide an overview of key partners for each Program/Project

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For each of the statewide programs and projects, planning documentation is organized into two broad categories (1) mid-term program plans and (2) short-term program plans.

Mid-term Program Plans: 3-5 year plans

• Quality Assurance Program Plans
• Monitoring Plans
• Data Management
• Communication and Engagement Plans
• Multi-Year Budgets
• Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Data Management and Analysis SOPs

Short-term Program Plans: 1 year

• Annual Monitoring Plan
• Annual Budget
• Individual Program Work Plan

Other relevant program information including program partners and networks are also included.

This Quarto book is an open, living, and continuously iterating resource. If you have suggestions for additions or revisions you think should be incorporated into this book, please follow the guidance provided in the Contributing chapter.