Final California 2010 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 9 - San Diego Region

Water Body Name:	Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach
Water Body ID:	CAC9063000020090422172100
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	16809	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

Pollutant:	Enterococcus
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Four lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Four of the samples exceed the water quality objective for enterococcus. The coastal beach at this water segment is identified as an AB411 beach. To comply with the requirements of AB411 the dry weather data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage, as described in section 3.3 and 4.3 of the Listing Policy. An assessment for dry weather single sample and the geometric mean calculation was conducted and there are two additional line of evidence available in the administrative record. Three of 268 dry weather single samples and zero of 60 geometric mean calculations exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. In LOE 29135, the Regional Board calculated exceedances for samples taken only during storm events. This information was not used in determining listing decisions, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included as additional anecdotal information. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the section 303(d) list in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. 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. Four of 274 samples exceeded the enterococcus water quality objective and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Three of 268 dry weather single samples exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy 5. Zero of 60 geometric mean calculations exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. 6. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not exceeded.

USEPA Action (if applicable):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

31167

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through October 2007. A total of 247 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 60 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 60 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml.

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29135

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 274 single samples were collected with 6 samples correlated with a storm event. One of the 6 samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml.

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

Comparisons were made for all data and data associated with storm events. A storm event was defined as 0.2 inches of rainfall within a 72 hour period.

Analyzing only storm water bacteria data is important because the majority of beach monitoring data covers the months of April through October. The data may not capture the full impacts of seasonal storm events and high bacteria levels due to storm water runoff because much of the wet season for Southern California occurs in November through March.

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

30657

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

268

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 274 single samples were collected of which 268 are dry weather (AB411) samples with three samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml.

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29112

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

274

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 274 single samples were collected with 4 samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml.

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29174

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Health Advisories

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

2555

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

For the period from January 2001 to December 2007, there were five beach advisory days for this section of shoreline. Bacteriological samples are collected on a weekly basis at ocean and bay locations in San Diego County. When a bacteriological sample exceeds water quality standards, signs are posted indicating that an advisory for waters have exceeded public health standards.

Data and information on the number of beach posting were summarized by the County of San Diego in their annual San Diego County Beach Closure and Advisory Reports. The reporting period was from January 2001 - December 2007. Data used was the number of days the beach was advisories were issued when the ocean or bay failed to meet the bacteriological standards.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Land and Water Quality Division. San Diego County Beach Closure and Advisory Report

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Code of Regulations. Title 17, Section 7960.

(a) When a public beach or public water-contact sports area fails to meet any of the standards as set forth in Section 7957 or 7958 above, the local health officer or the Department, after taking into consideration the causes therefor, may at his or its discretion close, post with warning signs, or otherwise restrict use of said public beach or public water-contact sports area, until such time as corrective action has been taken and the standards as set forth in 7957 and 7958 above are met.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 7960

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California.

Temporal Representation:

The beach advisory covers the time frame of January January 2001 to December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of San Diego's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16809, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29113

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 274 single samples were collected with 74 monthly geomeans calculated. Three of the 74 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml.

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006


DECISION ID	16807	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

Pollutant:	Fecal Coliform
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Four lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. One of the samples exceed the water quality objective for fecal coliform. The coastal beach at this water segment is identified as an AB411 beach. To comply with the requirements of AB411 the dry weather data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage, as described in section 3.3 and 4.3 of the Listing Policy. An assessment for dry weather single sample and the geometric mean calculation was conducted and there are two additional line of evidence available in the administrative record. One of 248 dry weather single samples and zero of 59 geometric mean calculations exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. In LOE 29111, the Regional Board calculated exceedances for samples taken only during storm events. This information was not used in determining listing decisions, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included as additional anecdotal information. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the section 303(d) list in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. 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. One of 253 samples exceeded the fecal coliform water quality objective and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. One of 248 dry weather single samples exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy 5. Zero of 59 geometric mean calculations exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. 6. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not exceeded.

USEPA Action (if applicable):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

30757

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

248

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 253 single samples were collected of which 248 are dry weather (AB411) samples with one sample exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29110

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 253 single samples were collected with 73 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29109

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

253

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 253 single samples were collected with one sample exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29174

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Health Advisories

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

2555

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Land and Water Quality Division. San Diego County Beach Closure and Advisory Report

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 7960

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California.

Temporal Representation:

The beach advisory covers the time frame of January January 2001 to December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of San Diego's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29111

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 253 single samples were collected with five samples correlated with a storm event. None of the five samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16807, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

31168

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through October 2007. A total of 226 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 59 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 59 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006


DECISION ID	16805	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

Pollutant:	Total Coliform
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Six lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Ten of the samples exceed the water quality objective for Shellfish Harvesting. The coastal beach at this water segment is identified as an AB411 beach. To comply with the requirements of AB411 the dry weather data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage, as described in section 3.3 (and 4.3) of the Listing Policy. An assessment for dry weather single sample and the geometric mean calculation was conducted and two additional lines of evidence are available in the administrative record. None of 267 single samples and none of 60 geometric mean calculations exceeded the criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit based on the application of a four percent exceedance percentage (AB411) to section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. In LOEs 29105 and 29134, the Regional Board calculated exceedances for samples taken only during storm events. This information was not used in determining listing decisions, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included as additional anecdotal information. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the section 303(d) list in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. 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. Ten of 273 samples exceeded the Shellfish Harvesting water quality objective and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. None of 267 dry weather single samples exceeded the total coliform criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit (at a four percent exceedance percentage - AB411) in section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. 5. None of 60 dry weather geometric mean calculations exceeded the total coliform criteria for recreational use and this does not exceed the allowable limit (at a four percent exceedance percentage - AB411) in section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. 6. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not exceeded.

USEPA Action (if applicable):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29106

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

273

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples were collected with no sample exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29107

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples were collected with 74 geomeans calculated. None of the geoemans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29174

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Health Advisories

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

2555

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Land and Water Quality Division. San Diego County Beach Closure and Advisory Report

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 7960

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California.

Temporal Representation:

The beach advisory covers the time frame of January January 2001 to December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of San Diego's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29134

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples with 6 samples correlated with a storm event. None of 6 samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

30864

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

267

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples were collected of which 267 are dry weather (AB411) samples with none of those samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

31169

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through October 2007. A total of 246 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 60 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 60 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml;

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April 1999 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29105

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples were collected with six samples correlated with a storm event. None of the six samples samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan the median coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16805, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Scripps HA, at Grand Ave, Pacific Beach

LOE ID:

29104

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

273

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from April 1999 through December 2007. A total of 273 single samples were collected with 10 samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan the median coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Grand avenue, Pacific Beach, California. Station identification number is EH-250.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from April1999 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006