Water Body Name: | San Vicente Creek |
Water Body ID: | CAR2022101220010905121128 |
Water Body Type: | River & Stream |
DECISION ID |
4188 |
Region 2 |
San Vicente Creek |
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Pollutant: | Coliform Bacteria |
Final Listing Decision: | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) |
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2006) |
Revision Status | Original |
Sources: | Nonpoint Source |
Expected TMDL Completion Date: | 2019 |
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: | Pollutant |
Regional Board Conclusion: | This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 4.3 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess delisting status.
One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. A large number of samples exceed the water quality objective. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the section 303(d) list. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. All samples exceeded the fecal and total coliform water quality objectives and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Pursuant to section 4.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are met. |
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: | No new data were assessed for 2008. The Regional Board will update this decision when new data and information become available and are assessed. |
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation: | |
State Board Decision Recommendation: | After review of this Regional Board decision, SWRCB staff recommend the decision be approved by the State Board. |
USEPA Action (if applicable): | USEPA approved the listing of this water body as a water quality limited segment requiring a TMDL for this pollutant. |
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LOE ID: | 1770 | ||||
Pollutant: | Coliform Bacteria | ||||
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
Matrix: | Water | ||||
Fraction: | Dissolved | ||||
Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation | ||||
Number of Samples: | 38 | ||||
Number of Exceedances: | 38 | ||||
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified | ||||
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Thirty-eight samples for total coliform, 22 samples for fecal coliform, and 6 samples for E. coli. E. coli data show 100% violations of the Basin Plan Objectives for total coliform maximum at all beaches in dry-weather months. Basin Plan violated in 3% of samples for total coliform maximum, 100% samples violated for total coliform median, 100% samples violated for fecal coliform geomean and 100% samples violated for fecal coliform (REC-1). Basin Plan objectives violated in 32% of samples for fecal coliform mean, and 23% violated samples for fecal coliform (REC-2) in dry-weather months (SWRCB, 2003). | ||||
Data Reference: | Placeholder reference 2006 303(d) | ||||
SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | Basin Plan objectives (SFBRWQCB, 1995)
Fecal coliform Log mean <200 MPN/100ml 90th percentile <400 MPN/100ml Total coliform Log mean <240 MPN/100ml 90th percentile >10,000 MPN/100ml |
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Objective/Criterion Reference: | Placeholder reference 2006 303(d) | ||||
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Spatial Representation: | Data was spatially collected. | ||||
Temporal Representation: | Data was collected from 10/6/98-9/26/00. | ||||
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QAPP Information: | San Mateo County Environmental Health Department. Beach Monitoring, Surfrider data/lab QA/QC used. Data evaluation was based on USEPA guidelines for 305(b) reports, that uses a hierarchy of water quality data levels. Only data of higher overall level of information (Levels 3 and 4) were used to list a water body. | ||||
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