EcoMalib - Studies - Table of Contents

YEAR	MONTH	TITLE	AUTHORS	AFFILIATIONS	DESCRIPTION	LINK
1989
	Mar	Malibu Lagoon: A Baseline Ecological Survey	Dillingham & Manion	RCD	This study gathered baseline ecological and physical data of the Malibu Lagoon ecosystem for the full year cycle from May 1987 through June 1988 by measuring and documenting physical and ecological conditions This is the first study of such wide scope undertaken for the Malibu Lagoon. 167 pages (part 1 & 2).	Part 1 Part 2
	Aug	Overview of Wetland Opportunities in Malibu Creek Watershed	Environmnetal Engineering Department	Humbolt State Uni.	Marine, coastal and watershed resource directory.	CLICK HERE
1992
	Aug	Malibu Creek Watershed Mngmt Plan	SM Bay Project	EPA
	Sep	Epi Study design for storm drains in SM bay	Dept of Epidemology	UCLA
	Mar	Wastewater Management Study	Peter Warshall	Malibu	Evaluation of the existing conditions of wastewater management in the city of Malibu and recommendations for future plans. 329 pages.	CLICK HERE
1993
	Jan	Wetland Inventory & Restoration Potential	SM Bay Project	EPA
	Jun	Action Plan	SM Bay Project	EPA
	Jun	Reintroducing Tide Water Goby	Sean Manion	Parks & Rec.	Malibu Lagoon and creek habitat evaluation to determine viability of Tide Water Goby re-introduction. 139 pages.	CLICK HERE
1994
	Jan	State of the Bay	SM Bay Project
	Apr	Actions for the Bay	SM Bay Project
	May	Medition Effort Malibu Creek Watershed	Common Cause	UCLA
	Nov	Monitoring and Response Protocol	Heather Trim	Bay Project	Review of monitoring and response protocol in the Malibu Creek Watershed. 148 pages.	CLICK HERE
1995
	Mar	Enhanced Monitoring Program	Ambrose, Suffet, Hee	NRDC, HealtheBay, Env. Now, Tapia & Triunfo District	Assessment of effects of anthropogenic inputs into the creek and lagoon on the physical, chemical and biological processes in the creek and lagoon. 377 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Jul	Natural Resources Plan	US Dept of Agriculture	NRCS	Natural Resources Plan for the Malibu Creek Watershed addressing resource problems and concerns, with emphasis on water quality and quantity. 164 pages.	CLICK HERE
		Action Plan	Common Cause			CLICK HERE
1996
	May	Epi Study design for storm drains in SM bay		EPA, State Water Board	Assessing storm drains that lead to the Santa Monica Bay as sources of pollution with impacts on swimming in the Santa Monica Bay. 183 pages.	PART 1 PART 2
1997
	Oct	Biological Overview of Clearing Channels	Kathleen Bullard & Sean Manion	RCD	Assess 11 sites in the Malibu Creek Watershed to have channels cleared. 52 pages.	CLICK HERE
1998
	Jan	Ommissions Accomplished: Lack of a Los Angeles Water Board Enforcement Program 1992-1997	Steve Fleischli, Mark Abramson, Mark Gold, Jaque Forrest, Jenny Harbine	Heal the Bay	General assessment to determine the extent the Los Angeles Regional Water Board's enforcement efforts over the past six years and provide recommendations for improvements. 69 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Aug	Malibu Creek Watershed: A Framework for Monitoring, Enhancement and Action	Abramson, Padick, Schuman, Taylor	Heal the Bay, Coastal Conservancy	This design is for a long term citizen volunteer monitoring program to evaluate the water quality in the entire Malibu Creek Watershed and target areas for future studies, protection, restoration and enhancements. 156 pages.	CLICK HERE
1999
	Jun	Study of Potential Water Quality Impacts on Malibu Creek and Lagoon f rom on-site Septic Systems	URS Greiner Woodward Clyde	City of Malibu	This study investigates the potential for fecal microorganisms from onsite septic systems to impact Malibu creek and lagoon. 143 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Aug	Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration	Bon Terra Consulting	State Water Board
2000
	May	Flood Mitigation Plan	David Evans & Assoc	Malibu
	May	Lower Malibu Creeak and Lagoon Resource Enhancement & Managrment	R Ambrose/A Orme	UCLA	The study involved eight major objectives for the lower watershed, namely an analysIs and interpretation of (1) evolution and historical development, (2) hydrology and morphodynamIcs, (3) biologIcal and water qualIty objectives and habitat associations, (4) vegetation, (5) eutrophication, (6) pathogens, (7) hydrologic alteration and human disturbance, (8) management alternatives, and (9) wetland restoratIon. The Final Report is organized under these categories, together wIth (10) a summary of management and restoration alternatIves, and (11) a concluding perspective.	CLICK HERE
	May	Restoration Activities Report	SM Bay Project
	Aug.	Wetland Feasability Study	Huffman-Carpenter	MCLC	Determine if wetland restoration is feasable using California Coastal Conservancy project science evaluation criteria. 138 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Aug	Malibu Wastewater Management Issues	LARWQCB Staff	LA Water Board	City of Malibu wastewater disposal issues. 73 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Sep	Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters	State Water Dept	Cal Ocean Plan
	Sep	Making Progress	SM Bay Project
2001
	Oct	CA Seismic Hazard Zones-Malibu Beach Quadrangle	James Davis	Cal. State	This Malibu Beach Quadrangle map will assist cities and counties in fulfilling their responsibilities for protecting the public safety from the effects of earthquake-triggered ground failure as required by the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act (Public Resources Code Sections 2690-2699.6). 1 page. More...	CLICK HERE
		Trace Metals in Fish	Cohen, Hee, Ambrose	Marine Pollution Bulletin	Metal concentrations were measured in selected fish and invertebrate species in Mugu Lagoon, Malibu Lagoon and Ballona Wetlands. 9 pages.	CLICK HERE
2002
	Jan	TMDL's	LA Water Board
	Sep	2002-2003 Sediments, NutrientsCharts	Sutula, Kramer, Cable		Measurements of nutrients, carbons and particulates in Malibu lagoon 2002-2003. 32 pages.	CLICK HERE
2003
		Elements in Fish, Lagoon and Creek	Moeller, MacNeil, Ambrose, Hee	Marine Pollution Bulletin	Assess increased metal pollutant loads in stream mobile species from wastewater treatment plant past discharges. 6 pages.	CLICK HERE
2004
	Aug	Malibu Onsite Wastewater Risks	Stone Environmental	City of Malibu	This risk assessment is to evaluate the environmental impacts of current and potential future levels of onsite wastewater management. 120 pages.	CLICK HERE
	Oct	Sediments As A Non-Point Source Of Nutrients To Malibu Lagoon	Sutula, Kramer, Cable	water board	This study addressed three major questions that are relevant for refining the Water Quality Objectives in the Malibu Lagoon: 1) What is the load of N and P associated with the wet season input of sediments into the Lagoon? 2) What is the exchange of N and P between the surface waters from the sediments? 3) What are the other sources of N and P to the Lagoon and how does N and P remobilized from sediments compare with these sources? 83 pages.	CLICK HERE
Unkn
		Microbial Hazards of diving in polluted water	Marine Tech Society	Uni of Maryland - sea grant	The hazards of diving in polluted waters. 74 pages.	CLICK HERE