Adaptation and Resilience Technical Assistance Program
Transforming Shorelines Collaborative
A nature-based solutions community of practice for the San Francisco Bay. Get engaged – sign up for updates.
News and Updates
Please join us at an virtual webinar followed by a site visit hosted by the Transforming Shorelines Collaborative focused on Treatment Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement.
Webinar Goals: Provide opportunities for consultants, practitioners, municipal wastewater agencies and partners, and other interested parties to learn and ask questions about nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment and treatment wetlands.
The webinar will feature presentations from the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Mt. View Sanitary District, the City of Hayward, and Sherwood Engineers. Our speakers will discuss why municipalities are turning to nature-based solutions for nutrient removal and the different types of nature-based solutions for nutrient removal. We will briefly learn about Mt. View Sanitary District’s treatment wetland ahead of the site visit. Lastly, the City of Hayward will take a deep dive into why they are pursuing treatment wetlands, their plans, and design considerations.
A follow up to our webinar will be a site visit to Moorhen Marsh –Mt. View Sanitary District’s treatment wetland! Space is limited.
The webinar will take place on October 6th at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
The site visit will take place on October 8th at 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The agenda can be found here.
Please use this link to register for this webinar. – Once registered, you will be sent a link to register for the site visit.
About
The Transforming Shorelines Collaborative (TSC) brings together practitioners, decision-makers, and community members working at the intersection of nature-based shoreline adaptation and urban water management to advance shoreline resilience projects that provide multiple benefits for people and ecosystems.
The TSC meets 3-4 times per year for interactive in-person meetings as well as hybrid meetings and informational webinars. Everyone is welcome to join!
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Subscribe for updates or to learn about a future TSC meeting.
Who We Are
The TSC is guided by a Leadership Team representing a broad range of partners from across the Estuary:
- Carlos Diaz, Engineer (formerly with ESA and designer of the Oro Loma Horizontal Levee)
- Dr. David Sedlak, UC Berkeley
- Anthony DeSalvo, UC Berkeley
- Jonathan Uhler, UC Berkeley
- Jackie Zipkin, East Bay Dischargers Authority
- Jeremy Lowe, San Francisco Estuary Institute
- Luisa Valiela, EPA Region 9
- Medi Sinaki, Valley Water
- Nastaran Basiri, Valley Water
- Lorien Fono, Bay Area Clean Waters Agencies
- Samantha Engelage, City of Palo Alto
Past Meeting Summaries
Ecotone Slopes and Horizontal Levees for Flood Risk Reduction – August 26, 2026
Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Summary
- Meeting Recording – coming soon
Groundwater Rise & Contaminated Sites – May 29, 2026
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Engaging Electeds in Your SLR Projects – March 5, 2026
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Tour of Palo Alto Horizontal Levee – December 5, 2025
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Community Engagement for Nature Based Solutions – October 1, 2025
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Operations and Maintenance of Horizontal Levees: Lessons from the Oro Loma Pilot Project – July 23, 2025
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Managing Nutrient Loads with Nature-Based Solutions – April 10, 2025
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Mitigation Needs on NBS Projects – March 27, 2023
Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Summary & Presentations
- Meeting Recording (Passcode: 89Gy.!zc)
EBDA First Mile Horizontal Levee – October 19, 2022
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Reverse Osmosis Concentrate – October 7, 2021
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San Leandro Treatment Wetland Project – December 1, 2020
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Oro Loma Horizontal Levee – March 2, 2020
Meeting Materials