305(b)/303(d) Integrated Report

Announcements

The 2020-2022 Integrated Report is the current 303(d) List and was approved by the U.S. EPA on May 11, 2022. For additional information, please see the "2020-2022 Integrated Report" below.

The 2018 303(d) List contains the most recent updates for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. For more information, please see the "2018 Integrated Report" below.

About the 305(b)/303(d) Integrated Report

The 305(b)/303(d) integrated report documents a comprehensive review of surface water quality. Where available, data are examined for each waterbody to determine if the amount of a pollutant in a waterbody supports or impairs a broad range of uses of water. The 305(b) report assigns a USEPA approved Condition Category to all examined waterbody segments, dependent on the the conclusions of this assessment. Waterbodies where a pollutant load impairs a beneficial use (Condition Categories 4 & 5) are placed on the 303(d) list of Impaired Waters. Placing a waterbody on the 303(d) List generally triggers the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). In some cases, other regulatory programs will address the impairment instead of a TMDL.

Regional Water Quality Control Boards go through this comprehensive review for surface waters within their Region, which the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) combine into a single statewide report. The statewide report is produced every two years for a portion of the Regional Water Boards (those that are “on cycle”) and each Regional Water Board is “on cycle” every six years. The next comprehensive report for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board is expected to be completed in 2026.

The 305(b) report is submitted by the U.S. EPA to the U.S. Congress. The 303(d) list is approved by the State Water Board before being submitted to the U.S. EPA for approval.

Each integrated report is generally developed over four years. Since the 2020-2022 California Integrated Report cycle, the State Water Board has been administering the public process, including board hearings and development of the integrated report. The Regional Boards no longer conduct individual board hearings and public comment periods. For more information, refer to the public fact sheet and the State Water Board’s Water Quality Assessment program webpage.

To receive email updates from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board about the Integrated Report, please subscribe to our Integrated Report – 303(d) List and 305(b) Report email list.

To receive email updates from the State Water Resources Control Board about the Integrated Report, under their Water Quality tab, please subscribe to their Integrated Report – 303(d)/305(b) email list.

2028 Integrated Report

No new data will be assessed by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for the 2024 Integrated Report. Therefore, no revision to the North Coast Regional Water Board's 2026 305(b) report or 303(d) list is anticipated.

The 2028 Integrated Report is a compilation of region-wide assessments by the Central Coast (Region 3), San Joaquin River Delta and Tulare Lake Basin in the Central Valley (Region 5), and San Diego (Region 9) Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

2028 Integrated Report webpage

2026 Integrated Report

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board will assess new data for the 2026 Integrated Report.

The 2026 Integrated Report is a compilation of region-wide assessments by the North Coast (Region 1), Lahontan (Region 6), and Colorado River Basin (Region 7) Regional Water Quality Control Boards and an assessment of the San Joaquin River watershed by the Central Valley (Region 5) Regional Water Quality Control Board.

2026 Integrated Report webpage

2024 Integrated Report

No new data will be assessed by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for the 2024 Integrated Report. Therefore, there will be no revisions to the North Coast Regional Water Board’s current 305(b) report or 303(d) list.

The 2024 Integrated Report is a compilation of region-wide assessments by the San Francisco Bay (Region 1), Los Angeles (Region 4), and Santa Ana (Region 8) Regional Water Quality Control Boards and an assessment of the Sacramento River watershed by the Central Coast (Region 5) by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

2024 Integrated Report webpage

2020-2022 Integrated Report – The Current USEPA Approved 303(d) List

No new data were assessed by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for the 2020-2022 Integrated Report. Therefore, there were no revisions to the North Coast Regional Water Board’s 305(b) report or 303(d) list.

The 2020-2022 Integrated Report is a compilation of region-wide “on-cycle” assessments by the Central Coast (Region 3), Central Valley (Region 5), and San Diego (Region 9) Regional Water Quality Control Boards. The Colorado River Basin (Region 7) Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted “off-cycle” assessments for high priority waterbody-pollutant combinations.

2020-2022 Integrated Report webpage

2018 Integrated Report

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board assessed new data for the 2018 Integrated Report.

The 2018 Integrated Report is a compilation of region-wide “on-cycle” assessments by the North Coast (Region 1), Lahontan (Region 6), and Colorado River Basin (Region 7) Regional Water Quality Control Boards. The San Francisco (Region 2), Los Angeles (Region 4), Central Valley (Region 5), and San Diego (Region 9) Regional Water Quality Control Boards conducted “off-cycle” assessments for high priority waterbody-pollutant combinations.

2018 Integrated Report webpage

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board's 2018 303(d) List for the North Coast Region is the current list of 303(d) impaired waterbody-pollutant combinations in the North Coast Region.

2014-2016 Integrated Report

No new data were assessed by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for the 2014-2016 Integrated Report. Therefore, there were no revisions to the North Coast Regional Water Board’s 305(b) report or 303(d) list.

The 2014-2016 Integrated Report is a compilation of comprehensive assessments by the San Francisco (Region 2), Central Coast (Region 3), Los Angeles (Region 4), Central Valley (Region 5), Santa Ana (Region 8), and San Diego (Region 9) Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

2014-2016 Integrated Report webpage

2012 Integrated Report

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board assessed new data for the 2012 Integrated Report.

The 2012 Integrated Report is a compilation of comprehensive assessments by the North Coast (Region 1), Lahontan (Region 6), and Colorado River Basin (Region 7) Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

2012 Integrated Report webpage

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board's 2012 303(d) List for the North Coast Region is a past list of 303(d) impaired waterbody-pollutant combinations in the North Coast Region.

Join the Integrated Report – 303(d) List & 305 (b) Report e-mail Notification List

If you would like to receive notices pertaining to Integrated Report – 303(d) List & 305(b) Report by e-mail please visit our e-mail subscriptions page, fill in your name and e-mail address, and check the box titled “Integrated Report - 303(d) List and 305(b) Report”. This will ensure that you receive an e-mail copy of all future notices put out by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board relating to the Integrated Report.

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Contact Information

Mary Bartholomew
Adaptive Management Unit
707-576-2662
Mary.Bartholomew@waterboards.ca.gov