SAMPLING OF THE SALINAS HYDROLOGICAL REGION, AND DETECTION, ISOLATION AND GENOTYING OF E. COLI O157:H7

To provide the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) analytical services described herein: Provide support of source analysis for the Salinas River Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) through laboratory analytical services of samples provided by Water Board staff. The analytical services provided by the Contractor will include E. coli density, identification of E. coli O157:H7, and genotyping of bacteria positively identified as E. coli O157:H7.