Last Updated: 1/2/2003

Baby Beach Clean Beach Initiative Project [Contact – Richard Haimann 714-834-4786]
PROJECT:  The project is to mitigate bacteriological contamination and postings at Baby Beach.  The source of bacteria is elusive at this beach.  Numerous BMPs have been attempted but to no avail.  In this project, three studies will be completed in order to identify the source of bacteria and select appropriate BMPs to mitigate those bacteria: a data mining and evaluation study that includes GIS, a bacteriological source tracking study, and a tidal circulation study.  Following the studies, BMPs will be selected, designed, implemented and monitored.  Additionally, the Ocean Institute adjacent to Baby Beach has recently initiated a renovation in which stormwater BMPs will be incorporated as part of the renovation.  The installation and monitoring of these BMPs is also a part of this project because of their positive impact on water quality at Baby Beach.
STATUS:
Baby Beach Status
Date Complete	Item
01/02/03	State of the Beach report and data analysis is ongoing. Draft State of the Beach report still on schedule for early January.
12/26/02	State of the Beach report and data analysis is ongoing. Draft State of the Beach report still on schedule for early January.
12/16/02	State of the Beach report and analysis of data is ongoing.  Data Mining report final edits completed for inclusion in State of the Beach report.  Draft State of the Beach report still on schedule for early January.
12/13/02	Contract summary form, first quarterly progress report, and first grant disbursement request sent to SWRCB for next-day delivery.
12/11/02	Analysis of data is ongoing.  The draft State of the Beach report will be completed in early January.  The team has found bacteria in sediment samples with higher concentrations found in finer grained sediments.  This raises questions regarding regrowth and resuspension of bacteria resident in sediments.
12/13/02	Disbursement request, quarterly progress report, and several deliverables sent to SWRCB for period through September 30, 2002.
12/5/02	First draft of Ocean Institute BMP monitoring plan completed.  Monitoring to be planned for current rain season.
12/2/02	Soils grain size analysis results received.  Team continues analyzing data and preparing State of the Beach Report.
11/25/02	After reviewing validation results from laboratories that perform Microbial Source Tracking (MST) studies such as those used in the San Juan Creek Watershed study, it was concluded that results obtained from these methods would still be rather uncertain.  It was decided to use data collected to date, which is extensive, to prepare the State of the Beach Report, select BMPs and identify further studies that would help reduce bacterial contamination at Baby Beach.
11/19/02	Board of Supervisors authorizes payment to Ocean Institute for BMP installation.
10/23/02	Draft circulation study report submitted to County.
10/23/02	Bacterial source tracking sampling events completed.
10/1/02	State Water Resources Control Board
9/26/02	Two final bacterial source tracking sampling rounds scheduled for October.
9/26/02	Circulation Study sampling completed.  Data analysis ongoing.
9/23/02	Circulation Study Started
9/17/02	Bacterial Source Tracking sampling ongoing.  Circulation study scheduled for late September.  Sampling to be complete October/November.
9/11/02	Contract amendment and AIT completed to increase SAIC contract so SAIC can do work originally scoped for HCA.  AIT to go to BOS 10/8/02.
9/11/02	Draft circulation study workplan submitted to County by SAIC
9/2/02	Sampled around boats over labor day weekend.  Investigation ongoing.
8/28/02	Ocean Institute Construction 99% complete.
8/21/02	Initiated first sampling event for bacteriological source tracking.
8/13/02	Minutes to 8/1/02 Dana Point Water Quality Task Force Meeting released.  They will be placed on web site http://www.ocwatershed.com/watersheds/sanjuan_projects_grants.asp
8/1/02	Dana Point Water Quality Task Force meeting.  County presented preliminary results of Data Mining Study.  County to proceed with tidal circulation and bacterial source tracking study.  County shooting for completion of state of the beach report end of calendar year.
7/22/02	Consultant submitted a draft concept memorandum for tidal circulation study.  County to review and work with consultant to finalize tidal circulation plan over next two to three weeks.
7/19/02	County submitted review comments on data mining report to consultant – SAIC.  Final report expected in two-three weeks.
7/02/02	Data mining report received by county from consultant – SAIC.  Review comments due to consultant 7/12/02.  Consultant to complete draft tidal circulation study workplan 7/12/02.  Health Care Agency (HCA) to complete draft bacterial source tracking study workplan 7/9/02.
6/25/02	Team coordination – Draft Data Mining report to be complete July 1, 2002, Tidal circulation study conceptual workplan to be complete July 12, 2002.  Bacteriological source tracking sampling to begin August 2002 – tentatively.
6/14/02	Initiated Tidal circulation workplan.
6/12/02	DGPS field survey of sampling points conducted.
5/29/02	Ocean Institute BMPs Installed.  Opening date schedule for August 2002.
5/28/02	CEQA categorical exemption filed with County Clerk.
5/13/02	Revised Clean Beaches Initiative funding application submitted.
5/13/02	Monitoring plan for Ocean Institute BMPs started.
5/2/02	Design of Ocean Institute BMPs finalized.
5/2/02	Baby Beach CBI Project presented to stakeholders at Dana Point Harbor Water Quality Task Force meeting held in Dana Point.  Minutes posted at http://www.ocwatersheds.com/watersheds/sanjuan_projects_grants.asp
4/9/02	SWRCB issued a funding reassurance letter to Ocean Institute for BMPs.
3/20/02	Initial Clean Beaches Initiative funding application submitted.
3/20/02	Bacteriological Source Tracking work planning started
3/12/02	Data Mining Started.
3/12/02	County Board of Supervisors approves contract with SAIC.
2/20/02	SWRCB Representative, Bruce Locken visits project location.
Spring, 2002	Ocean Institute construction started.  Completion scheduled for August 1, 2002