Numeric Nutrient Endpoint (NNE) Development for San Francisco Bay Estuary: Literature Review and Data Gaps Analysis

On May 3rd, a the State and Regional Water Boards released the following report, entitled Numeric Nutrient Endpoint (NNE) Development for San Francisco Bay Estuary: Literature Review and Data Gaps Analysis, can be downloaded from the SF Bay NNE project page on the Water Board’s website at:

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/water_issues/programs/planningtmdls/amendments/estuarynne.shtml

The NNE assessment framework is the structured set of decision rules that helps to classify the waterbody in order to determine is a waterbody is meeting beneficial uses, or to establish TMDL numeric targets.

Link to PDF download.

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