Welcome to the Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) data management and quality assurance (QA) information site. The Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory (MPSL) Data Management Team (DMT) is responsible for managing data from SWAMP-funded State and Regional Board projects, while the Quality Assurance Team (QAT) is responsible for creating and implementing programmatic quality systems.

Data types for these projects include water quality chemistry and toxicity data (sediment and water) as well as tissue, benthic, and bioassessment data. The SWAMP data systems are documented to assist outside groups who want to be SWAMP-comparable. The SWAMP Comparability information can be used by the groups who are looking to be database- and/or QA-comparable with SWAMP.

Resources and Downloads provides specific information from our SWAMP database management systems such as field data sheets, laboratory reporting templates and supporting documentation, analyte/matrix/units list, QA information, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

The Data Checker provides access to the online SWAMP data checker and submission page that checks laboratory submission files for formatting, lookup list values, and SWAMP business rules.

Online Data provides links to the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) website where SWAMP data is combined with other data from around the state.

FAQs answer common questions regarding SWAMP data, policies, and procedures.

The Calendar is primarily used for scheduling sampling runs and notifying laboratories of expected sample shipments. Meetings and holidays pertaining to SWAMP are also listed on the calendar.

The FTP site allows file sharing when conducting State and Regional Board SWAMP business. A login name and password are required to access this site. If you have any questions regarding the FTP site, contact Cassandra Lamerdin.

The Staff page lists the contact information for MPSL.