Oceanography and Sediment Sampling

ADH provides professional capabilities and expertise in environmental and physical oceanographic studies as detailed below. ADH staff has performed such studies for both governmental and private sector clients at various locations throughout California. ADH staff has experience providing input, evaluation and development of many aspects related to the following: Vibracore Deployment Dye Study Site Plan Dredge Material Reuse/Disposal Options Study Design Sediment Transport Modeling Sand Mining Dye Studies Current Metering Studies Ocean Observatories Buoys Moorings Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs) Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) Boat and Barge Operations Research Vessels Support Vessels Moon Bay Barges Dredge Material Sampling (On-and Off-shore) Vibracoring Gravity Coring Drilling Grab (Smith/MacIntyre, VanVeen, and Box Core) Elutriate Sample Collection In-situ Water Quality Monitoring Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) profiling Light Transmissivity Profiling Long-tube Column Settling Testing, Data Analysis and Reporting Dredge Material Reuse/Disposal Evaluations Analytical Chemistry Ocean and/or Upland Disposal Sediment Budgets ADH staff also performs data analyses and reporting with respect to the Environmental Protection Agency's GREEN BOOK, State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB)/Regional Water Resource Control Board (RWQCB) criteria including the California Ocean Plan, Bays and Estuaries Plan, the California Inland Surface Waters Plan, Inland Testing Manual, Offshore Testing Manual, and/or pertinent Basin Plans.
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