Final California 2018 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 2 - San Francisco Bay Region

Water Body Name: Suisun Slough
Water Body ID: CAE2072300020020315202246
Water Body Type: Estuary
 
DECISION ID
100850
Region 2     
Suisun Slough
 
Pollutant: Mercury
Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Sources: Historic Land Management Activities
TMDL Name: Suisun Marsh Dissolved Oxygen and Mercury TMDL
TMDL Project Code: 553
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: 12/31/2018
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Suisun Slough is part of the Suisun Marsh system. As such, the impairments for Suisun Marsh are applicable to sloughs within the marsh. Further, the TMDL for Suisun Marsh will resolve the impairments for sloughs within the Suisun Marsh system. Accordingly, the mercury impairment in Suisun Slough will be addressed and resolved by the Suisun Marsh TMDL for dissolved oxygen approved by USEPA on 12/31/2018.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 100850, Mercury
Region 2     
Suisun Slough
 
LOE ID: 125246
 
Pollutant: Mercury
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Estuarine Habitat
 
Number of Samples:
Number of Exceedances:
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough mercury impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh
Data Reference: Staff Report for Proposed Basin Plan Amendment - Establish Water Quality Objectives and a Total Maximum Daily Load for Dissolved Oxygen in Suisun Marsh and add Suisun Marsh to the SF Bay Mercury TMDL
 
SWAMP Data:
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough mercury impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh. This placeholder LOE will fulfill database requirements to create a listing for Suisun Slough. This slough listing will subsequently be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh - which aims to resolve the mercury and low DO/organic enrichment impairments. Suisun Slough is part of the Suisun Marsh system so resolution of the Suisun Marsh impairments will resolve those in Suisun Slough as well.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation:
Temporal Representation:
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough mercury impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
 
DECISION ID
100851
Region 2     
Suisun Slough
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Sources: Historic Land Management Activities
TMDL Name: Suisun Marsh Dissolved Oxygen and Mercury TMDL
TMDL Project Code: 553
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: 12/31/2018
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Suisun Slough is part of the Suisun Marsh system. As such, the impairments for Suisun Marsh are applicable to sloughs within the marsh. Further, the TMDL for Suisun Marsh will resolve the impairments for sloughs within the Suisun Marsh system. Accordingly, the dissolved oxygen impairment in Suisun Slough will be addressed and resolved by the Suisun Marsh TMDL for dissolved oxygen approved by USEPA on 12/31/2018. We should note that the impairment for Suisun Marsh was originally for organic enrichment/low dissolved oxygen. While this original pollutant description is the most accurate, the impairment for this slough is given as low dissolved oxygen.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 100851, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Suisun Slough
 
LOE ID: 125375
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Estuarine Habitat
 
Number of Samples:
Number of Exceedances:
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough dissolved oxygen impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh
Data Reference: Staff Report for Proposed Basin Plan Amendment - Establish Water Quality Objectives and a Total Maximum Daily Load for Dissolved Oxygen in Suisun Marsh and add Suisun Marsh to the SF Bay Mercury TMDL
 
SWAMP Data:
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough dissolved oxygen impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh. This placeholder LOE will fulfill database requirements to create a listing for Suisun Slough. This slough listing will subsequently be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh - which aims to resolve the mercury and low DO/organic enrichment impairments. Suisun Slough is part of the Suisun Marsh system so resolution of the Suisun Marsh impairments will resolve those in Suisun Slough as well.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation:
Temporal Representation:
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: This is a placeholder LOE to allow Suisun Slough dissolved oxygen impairment to be associated with the TMDL for Suisun Marsh
QAPP Information Reference(s):