Experience
Aquatic Biology and Limnology
MBC has been conducting
biological and water quality studies in coastal and inland stream and
reservoirs throughout southern California for 30 years. Experience ranges
from sampling to assess environmental impacts due to wastewater discharges
to fish census studies. The following timeline marks noteworthy studies
conducted by MBC.
- 1998 Conducting an assessment of biological resources in Elderberry Reservoir and Castaic Lake for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in order to determine potential impacts to the existing resources due to maintenance activities at Castaic Dam and Elderberry Forebay
- 1996 Began a three-year biological monitoring program for the Irvine Ranch Water District to assess the effects of discharged reclaimed wastewater on the benthic infaunal and fish communities in San Diego Creek and the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve
- 1995 Prepared two biological assessments for the Irvine Ranch Water District's Wetlands Water Supply Project, which analyzed the potential effects of temporary and permanent stream diversions from San Diego Creek to wetland ponds
- 1994 Conducted a fish census and composition study of Upper Peters Canyon Reservoir, Orange County, to determine the possible effects of the County's proposed use of the reservoir for the storage of reclaimed water
- 1979 Conducted a multi-year (1979-1982) biological, water quality, and chemical investigation in San Diego Creek and Upper Newport Bay for the Irvine Ranch Water District to determine the effects of discharged tertiary-treated wastewater effluent on San Diego Creek and Newport Bay
Aquatic Biology and
Limnology | Bays,
Harbors, & Estuaries | Power
Generation | Water
& Wastewater
Terrestrial
| Bioassay
& Toxicity Testing | Technical
Support | Logistical
Support