Early Warning Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program Report

This is an attachment document supporting the City of Santa Monica's groundwater monitoring initiative for the Santa Monica Groundwater Basin. The report provides technical analysis and recommendations for the groundwater quality monitoring program that qualified consultants or firms are being solicited to implement. The document outlines monitoring protocols, water quality parameters to be tracked, and baseline conditions for the groundwater basin. The program encompasses groundwater monitoring, modeling, and technical support services designed to establish an early warning system for detecting changes in groundwater quality that could impact the basin's sustainability and the City's water resources.

The report serves as a foundational reference document for interested bidders to understand the existing conditions, monitoring requirements, and technical scope necessary to implement an effective groundwater quality monitoring program. The Early Warning Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program Report contains baseline data collection requirements, identified monitoring locations, water quality indicators of concern, and recommendations for ongoing surveillance to ensure early detection of contamination or degradation that could threaten groundwater supplies for Santa Monica and the broader basin users.