Frequent pesticide detection at toxic levels to test organisms in California's Central Coast
waterbodies has motivated regulators, resource agencies and end-users to investigate and …

Abstract The Salinas Valley in Monterey County, California, USA, is a highly productive
agricultural region. Irrigation runoff containing pesticides at concentrations toxic to aquatic …

The use of fertilizer has in part elevated nitrogen concentrations within surface and
groundwater. High nitrate concentration can negatively impact human health as well as lead …

Shallow groundwater and shallow groundwater nitrogen have been suspected to influence
agricultural tile drains, agricultural drainage ditches, and estuaries within the Lower Salinas …

Woodchip bioreactors are one of the most promising on-farm management practices for
mitigating nitrates (NO3-), but there are few controlled studies that focus on their ability to …

Section 303 (d) of the federal Clean Water Act requires every state to evaluate its
waterbodies, and maintain a list of waters that are considered “impaired” either because the …

" The Carr Lake Project aims to convert Carr Lakes 450 acres of agriculture fields into a
regional multi-use park that will benefit flood protection, water quality, and wildlife habitat …