Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) is a research institute focusing on the coastal ecosystems of Southern California from watersheds to the ocean. SCCWRP was created as a joint powers authority (JPA), which is an agency formed when multiple government agencies have a common mission that can be better achieved by pooling resources and knowledge.[1][2] The purpose of SCCWRP is to gather the necessary scientific information to allow member agencies to effectively and cost-efficiently steward the Southern California coastal environment.[3][4]

  1. ^ US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment (1987). Wastes in Marine Environments. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. ISBN 0-89116-793-5
  2. ^ Sharpsteen, Bill (2010). Dirty Water: One Man's Fight to Clean Up One of the World's Most Polluted Bays. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25660-6
  3. ^ Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution, National Research Council (2009). Urban Stormwater Management in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-309-12539-0
  4. ^ Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring, National Research Council (1990). Managing Troubled Waters: The Role of Marine Environmental Monitoring. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-309-04194-5