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, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd
Water Body ID:	CAC9011400020090505130453
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	16893	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

Pollutant:	Enterococcus
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Reason for Delisting:	Applicable WQS attained; reason for recovery unspecified
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	In 2006, 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA' was listed for Indicator Bacteria. For 2008, the 2006 Dana Point HSA segment has been split into smaller segments and each represents an area near the sampling location of the data being assessed. 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd' is one of the sampling locations for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA and is considered to be part of the original listing. For this 2008 assessment, the Regional Board has chosen to replace the 'indicator bacteria' listing with separate assessments of the specific indicator bacteria, such as coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus, for removal or non-removal from the 303(d) list. This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section 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. Two of samples exceeded the water quality objective for enterococcus. This water body segment is identified as an AB411 beach and data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st (dry weather) is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage (section 4.3 of Listing Policy). There is one additional line of evidence for dry weather single sample. Two of 108 samples exceeded the recreational use single sample criteria. In LOE 29550, 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 for 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. Two of 117 samples exceeded the enterococcus water quality objective and 0 of 15 calculated geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective. Neither of these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Two of 108 samples exceeded the fecal coliform recreational use water quality objective and this does not exceed the allowable limit listed in Table 4.2 (at a four percent exceedance percentage AB411) of the Listing Policy. 5. Pursuant to section 4.11 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 be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not being exceeded.

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):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29549

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with 15 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the monthly geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29548

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

117

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with two samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30298

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Unspecified--This LOE is a placeholder to support a 303(d) listing decision made prior to 2006.

For the 2008 assessment , the 2006 listed coastline 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA' was split into smaller segments that each represent an area near the sampling location of the data being assessed. This segment Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd is one of the sampling locations. This LOE is a copy of the 2006 listing placeholder LOE for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA and is considered by the Regional Board to be applicable to this more specific segment formed from the split.

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Unspecified

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29550

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with nine samples correlated witha storm event. None of the storm 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:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 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 of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29233

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 1999 to June 2006, there were and two beach postings days for this section of shoreline. Bacteriological samples are collected on a weekly basis at approximately 150 ocean and bay location in Orange County. When a bacteriological sample exceeds water quality standards, signs are posted indicating that waters have exceeded public health standards.

Data and information on the number of beach posting were summarized by the County of Orange in their Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report, March 2007. The reporting period was from January 2000 -December 2006. Data used was the number of days the beach was posting when the ocean or bay failed to meet the bacteriological standards.

Data Reference:

County of Orange. March 2007. Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report, 2006

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:

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Salt Creek Beach Park at Dana Strands Road

Temporal Representation:

The beach posting covers the time frame of January 1999 -June 2006.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of Orange's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document (County of Orange, 2004).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16893, Enterococcus	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30566

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

108

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected of which 108 are dry weather (AB 411) samples with two samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific


DECISION ID	16892	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

Pollutant:	Fecal Coliform
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Reason for Delisting:	Applicable WQS attained; reason for recovery unspecified
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	In 2006, 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA' was listed for Indicator Bacteria. For 2008, the 2006 Dana Point HSA segment has been split into smaller segments and each represents an area near the sampling location of the data being assessed. 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd' is one of the sampling locations for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA and is considered to be part of the original listing. For this 2008 assessment, the Regional Board has chosen to replace the 'indicator bacteria' listing with separate assessments of the specific indicator bacteria, such as coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus, for removal or non-removal from the 303(d) list. This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section 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. None of samples exceeded the water quality objective the fecal coliform water quality objective. This water body segment is identified as an AB411 beach and data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st (dry weather) is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage (section 4.3 of Listing Policy). There is one additional line of evidence for dry weather single sample. Zero of 108 samples exceeded the recreational use single sample criteria. In LOE 29529, 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 for 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. None of 116 samples exceeded the fecal coliform water quality objective and 0 of 15 calculated geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective. Neither of these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Zero of 108 samples exceeded the fecal coliform recreational use water quality objective and this does not exceed the allowable limit listed in Table 4.2 (at a four percent exceedance percentage AB411) 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 not met.

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

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):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29233

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:

County of Orange. March 2007. Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report, 2006

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 7960

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Salt Creek Beach Park at Dana Strands Road

Temporal Representation:

The beach posting covers the time frame of January 1999 -June 2006.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of Orange's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document (County of Orange, 2004).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30688

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

108

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 116 individual samples collected of which 108 are dry weather (AB411) samples with no samples exceeding the single sample maximum water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30298

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Unspecified

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29524

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

116

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 116 individual samples collected with no samples exceeding the single sample maximum water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29527

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 116 individual samples collected and 15 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16892, Fecal Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29529

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 116 individual samples collected with eight samples correlated with a storm event. None of the storm samples exceeded the geomean 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:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific


DECISION ID	16891	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

Pollutant:	Total Coliform
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Reason for Delisting:	Applicable WQS attained; reason for recovery unspecified
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	In 2006, 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA' was listed for Indicator Bacteria. For 2008, the 2006 Dana Point HSA segment has been split into smaller segments and each represents an area near the sampling location of the data being assessed. 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd' is one of the sampling locations for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA and is considered to be part of the original listing. For this 2008 assessment, the Regional Board has chosen to replace the 'indicator bacteria' listing with separate assessments of the specific indicator bacteria, such as coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus, for removal or non-removal from the 303(d) list. This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section 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. Seven of samples exceeded the water quality objective for Shellfish Harvesting. This water body segment is identified as an AB411 beach and data collected during the time frame of April 1st to October 31st (dry weather) is assessed using a four percent exceedance percentage (section 4.3 of Listing Policy). There is one additional line of evidence for dry weather single sample. Zero of 108 samples exceeded the recreational use single sample criteria. In LOEs 29517 and 29521, 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 for 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. Seven of 117 samples exceeded the Shellfish Harvesting water quality objective, and 0 of 117 single samples and 0 of 15 calculated geomeans exceed the water contact recreation water quality objective. None of these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. . Zero of 108 samples exceeded the fecal coliform recreational use water quality objective . This does not exceed the allowable limit listed in Table 4.2 (at a four percent exceedance percentage AB411) of the Listing Policy. 5. Pursuant to section 4.11 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 be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not being exceeded.

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):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29516

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

117

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with seven exceeding the shellfish single sample maximum water quality objective for total coliform.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29233

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:

County of Orange. March 2007. Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report, 2006

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 7960

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Bacteriological monitoring samples were collected at Salt Creek Beach Park at Dana Strands Road

Temporal Representation:

The beach posting covers the time frame of January 1999 -June 2006.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in compliance with County of Orange's Quality Assessment/Quality Control document (County of Orange, 2004).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30802

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

108

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected of which 108 are dry weather (AB411) samples with no samples exceeding the single sample maximum water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

30298

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Unspecified

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29519

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with 15 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29517

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with nine samples correlated with a storm event. None of the nine samples exceeded the shellfish single sample maximum water quality objective for total coliform. 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:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29521

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with nine samples correlated with a storm event. None of the nine samples exceeded the single sample maximum 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:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16891, Total Coliform	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Dana Strands Surfzone at Dana Strands Rd

LOE ID:

29518

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

117

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 City of Dana Point from a November 2005 through January 2007. There were 117 individual samples collected with no samples exceeding the single sample maximum water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for Dana Point HSA, City of Dana Point, November 2005 - December 2006.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 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 from Dana Strands at Dana Strands road, station id S1, in the Dana Point HSA. Lat/Long: 33.46959/-117.71826.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from November 2005 through January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of Orange Quality Assessment/Quality Control document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific