James M. Harrington, Projects Leader/ Water Quality Biologist

Jim is a Staff Environmental Scientist for the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) based at the Water Pollution Control Laboratory in Rancho Cordova. Jim received his B.S. degree in Fisheries and M.S. degree in Watershed Management from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. He has worked for DFG since 1987 and for DFG's Water Pollution Control Laboratory since 1991. His duties include investigating biological effects of toxic spills, designing water quality monitoring projects for DFG and various government agencies and supporting DFG's regional water quality biologists. Jim established DFG's Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory in 1993 and since then has lead the development of ecological assessment techniques in California, participates on several U.S. EPA workgroups to integrate biological assessment into water quality regulation and co-authored a soon to be released SETAC Pellston Workshop publication entitled "Ecological Assessment of our Aquatic Resources: Application, Implementation, and Interpretation".

jharring@ospr.dfg.ca.gov           (916) 358-2862

Angie L. Montalvo, Laboratory Director and Enforcement Biologist, ES-II.

Angie received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Davis in 1994. She has worked with aquatic macroinvertebrates for 13 years. Angie joined the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory (ABL) in August 1996 and has taken part in various aspects of the ABL program including field sampling and site surveying, subsampling, taxonomic identification, laboratory methods and development, project design, and the management of projects and daily laboratory functions. Angie is the lead enforcement person for the ABL, which includes responding to pollution cases, investigating spills and collecting BMI samples from various locations throughout California. She conducts bioassessment trainings for both wardens and environmental staff within the department. Angie also started CDFG's ABL facility located on the Chico State campus in May 2000 and supervises laboratory personnel and projects at both locations.

amontalv@ospr.dfg.ca.gov
office: 916.358.4398, cell: 916.202.6734, fax: 916.985.4301

Amy N. Tsuji, Scientific Aid

Amy began work at the Aquatic Bioassessment Lab, located at Chico State, in September 2000. During the summer of 2001 she worked with the Environmental Monitoring Assessment Program(EMAP). In September 2001 she began working with Angie Montalvo in Enforcement Monitoring in conjunction with the Office of Spill Prevention and Response(OSPR). She received her B.S. in Environmental Science with a minor in both Chemistry and Biology from CSU Chico in 2001.

envsciamy@sbcglobal.net