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Section 8 – Implementation Framework
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Appendix 8-B: State Database Links
1. SWRCB (State Water Resources Control Board) – Main water quality data weblink
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/data_databases/
a. Surface Water
SWAMP (Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program) is tasked with assessing water
quality in all of California’s surface waters. The program conducts monitoring directly and
through collaborative partnerships; and provides numerous information products, all
designed to support water resource management in California.
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/swamp/
b. Groundwater
GAMA - Groundwater Ambient Monitoring & Assessment Program
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gama/
The GAMA Program is California's comprehensive groundwater quality monitoring
program. GAMA collects data by testing the untreated, raw water in different types of
wells for naturally-occurring and man-made chemicals. GAMA compiles these test
results with existing groundwater quality data from several agencies into a publicly-
accessible internet database which is embedded in GeoTracker
GeoTracker
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gama/geotracker_gama.shtml
GeoTracker-GAMA which is a data management system for managing sites that impact
groundwater, especially those that require groundwater cleanup as well as permitted
facilities such as operating USTs and land disposal sites. Fact Sheet - pub. April 2010
c. Environmental
CEDEN California Environmental Data Exchange Network http://www.ceden.org/
The California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) is a central location to
find and share information about California’s water bodies, including streams, lakes,
rivers, and the coastal ocean. Many groups (federal, state, county and private
organizations ) in California monitor water quality, aquatic habitat, and wildlife health to
ensure good stewardship of our ecological resources. Facilitates the integration and
sharing of water and environmental data with the purpose of making this data accessible
to the public in a simple and standardized manner.
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Section 8 – Implementation Framework
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2. Department of Water Resources
a. California Water Data Library http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/index.cfm
which is a map based system with the following:
• Groundwater levels
http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/groundwater/index.cfm
• Water quality - http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/waterquality/index.cfm
• Continuous data by County
http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/docs/Hydstra/index.cfm
• Historic DWR Bulletins and Publications
http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/docs/historic/bulletins.cfm
b. CDEC - http://cdec.water.ca.gov/
The California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) installs, maintains, and operates an
extensive hydrologic data collection network including automatic snow reporting gages
for the Cooperative Snow Surveys Program and precipitation and river stage sensors for
flood forecasting.
c. CIMIS (California Irrigation Management Information System )
http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcome.jsp
CIMIS is a program in the Office of Water Use Efficiency (OWUE), California Department
of Water Resources (DWR) that manages a network of over 120 automated weather
stations in the state of California. CIMIS was developed in 1982 by the California
Department of Water Resource and the University of California at Davis to assist
California's irrigators manage their water resources efficiently.
d. IWRIS - Integrated Water Resources Information System
http://www.water.ca.gov/iwris/
IWRIS is a data management tool for water resources data. It is a web based GIS
application that allows you to access, integrate, query, and visualize multiple sets of
data. Some of the databases include DWR Water Data Library, California Data
Exchange Center (CDEC), USGS streamflow, Local Groundwater Assistance Grants
(AB303), and data from local agencies.