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Degraded water quality from over a century of urbanization was one of the main problems that led to the creation of a Strawberry Creek Management Plan in 1987 and subsequent restoration program. By the 1980s, the creek water quality was so poor that City of Berkeley health officials advised against direct contact with the creek because of sewage and chemical contamination. While conditions on the campus have improved substantially, discharge of urban pollutants to the San Francisco Bay continues to impair water and ecological habitat quality. Water quality impairment is therefore, a major concern for campus scientists and planners who continue to work on metods to reduce the introduction of pollutants into the creek.
This page contains historic and current information and data on Strawberry Creek water quality.
Current Conditions: Real-Time Monitoring
- EH&S Hydrological Monitoring Stations
Historical Data and Reports
- Strawberry Creek - 2006 Status Report - Water Quality
- 1987 Strawberry Creek Management Plan - Chapter 4: Environment Assessment
- 1987 Strawberry Creek Management Plan - Appendix A: Baseline Water Quality Data
- 1987 Strawberry Creek Management Plan - Appendix B: Comparative Water Quality Data
- Coliform and e-coli data - April 2004 to November 2005
- December 2011 - Stanley Hall Diesel Spill page with reports
- June 4, 2013 - Fire Hydrant Break movie
- EH&S Weather Station (decommissioned)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Data
- Municipal (UC Berkeley Facilities Operations)
- Construction (UC Berkeley construction projects)
Regulatory Agencies