The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay

Our mission is to lead in restoring, enhancing, and protecting the marine resources and watersheds of Morro Bay and the Central Coast of California.

Programs Supported by the Bay Foundation

Morro Bay National Estuary Program (Estuary Program)

The Estuary Program brings together citizens, local governments, nonprofits, agencies, and landowners to protect and restore the Morro Bay Estuary. This non-regulatory, nonprofit organization conducts monitoring and research, restores natural habitats, and educates residents and visitors on how to keep Morro Bay clean and healthy.

Central Coast Low Impact Development Initiative (LIDI)

Central Coast LIDI supports the vision of healthy watersheds through the implementation of LID design principles, hydromodification controls, and sustainable development throughout the Central Coast Region.

Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program (CCAMP)

CCAMP provides a regionally-scaled water quality monitoring and evaluation program to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. The program’s mission is to collect, assess and disseminate water quality information to aid decision-makers and the public in maintaining, restoring, and enhancing water quality and associated beneficial uses in the Central Coast Region.

CCAMP’s Groundwater Assessment & Protection (CCAMP GAP)

CCAMP GAP provides scientific information to Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board staff, local water agencies and purveyors, and the public to protect, restore, and enhance the quality of groundwater on California’s central coast.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay dba the Morro Bay National Estuary Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and, the Bay Foundation of Morro Bay does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.

Melodie Grubbs, Executive Director, is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7 (Non-discrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency), including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the federal non-discrimination laws).

If you have any questions about this notice or any of the Bay Foundation of Morro Bay’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact:

Melodie Grubbs, Executive Director
The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay
601 Embarcadero, Suite 11
Morro Bay, CA 93442
805-772-3834
ndo@mbnep.org

If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a Bay Foundation of Morro Bay program or activity, you may contact the Executive Director identified above or visit our website at www.mbnep.org to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.