DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY TO: INCORPORATE GROUNDWATER AND FISH TISSUE DATA INTO AN EXISTING SURFACE WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL TO PROVIDE DATA, SUMMARY STATISTICS, AND COMPARISONS TO DRINKING WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH STANDARDS IN A REPORT CARD FORMAT THAT WILL BE USED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO RESTORE LOW SCORING AREAS AND PROTECT HIGH SCORING AREAS FROM DEGRADATION. AWARD PURPOSE: TO ENHANCE IT AND DATA MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES THAT FACILITATE THE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION, REPORTING, EXCHANGE, SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF DATA THAT INFORMS THE BUSINESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: PROVIDING GROUNDWATER AND FISH TISSUE SUMMARY DATA AND HUMAN HEALTH BENEFICIAL USE AND DRINKING WATER CRITERIA EXCEEDANCE INFORMATION THAT IS EASY TO ACCESS, INTERPRET, AND READILY USABLE FOR DECISION MAKING PURPOSES BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND PROVIDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION TO ASSIST STAKEHOLDERS AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER CRITERIA IN AREAS DISPLAYING EXCEEDANCES AS WELL AS PROTECTING HIGHER SCORING AREAS FROM DEGRADATION.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: INTEGRATION OF HIGH QUALITY GROUNDWATER DATA FROM CALIFORNIA'S GAMA SYSTEM INTO THE CCAMP DATA NAVIGATOR TOOL, WHICH CURRENTLY ASSESSES AMBIENT WATER QUALITY DATA AGAINST BENEFICIAL USE CRITERIA; ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER DATA AGAINST DRINKING WATER CRITERIA STANDARDS WITH ONLINE DATA VISUALIZATION OUTPUT IN THE FORM OF SUMMARY STATISTICS, CHARTS, MEQ SCORES, AND REPORT CARDS; INTEGRATION OF HIGH QUALITY FISH TISSUE CHEMISTRY DATA FROM CALIFORNIA'S CEDEN DATABASE INTO THE CCAMP DATA NAVIGATOR TOOL, WHICH CURRENTLY ASSESSES AMBIENT WATER QUALITY DATA AGAINST BENEFICIAL USE CRITERIA; AND ASSESSMENT OF FISH TISSUE CHEMISTRY DATA AGAINST HUMAN HEALTH BENEFICIAL USE CRITERIA STANDARDS WITH ONLINE DATA VISUALIZATION OUTPUT IN THE FORM OF SUMMARY STATISTICS, CHARTS, MEQ SCORES, AND REPORT CARDS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: PROVISION OF UPDATED ONLINE TOOL FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY GROUNDWATER AND FISH TISSUE DRINKING WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH CRITERIA EXCEEDANCES; AND PROMOTION OF COMPLIANCE IN LOWER SCORING AREAS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AS WELL AS PROTECTING HIGHER SCORING AREAS FROM DEGRADATION TO ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND FISH CONSUMPTION FOR AFFECTED COMMUNITIES ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.