Final California 2020 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 9 - San Diego Region

Water Body Name:	Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant
Water Body ID:	CAC9081000020091104103305
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	127975	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

Pollutant:	Indicator Bacteria
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2018)
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA 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. Two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Zero of the 408 samples exceed the GM threshold for Enterococci. Zero of the 284 samples exceed the GM threshold for Fecal Coliform. 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 CWA 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. Zero of 408 samples exceeded the Enterococci water quality threshold and zero of 284 samples exceeded the Fecal Coliform water quality threshold for the protection of REC-1, and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met. The Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters (“Ocean Plan”) contains two bacteria water quality objectives applicable to the REC-1 beneficial use: a fecal coliform water quality objective and an enterococci water quality objective. This waterbody is being considered for placement on or removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.3 or 4.3 of the Listing Policy, as applicable, using the fecal coliform and enterococci objectives. In accordance with section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy, data should be representative of the critical timing that the pollutant is expected to impact the waterbody. Indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli, enterococci) populations may fluctuate substantially on a daily, seasonal, or yearly basis. Lacking constant inputs, they do not persist in the environment for a long period and effects are of relatively short duration. As a result, the historic levels of indicator bacteria in the waterbody may be a poor indicator of current risks to human health, particularly when more recent data are available to sufficiently assess the water quality standard. Additionally, water quality conditions in waterbodies may change as a result of management actions that have been implemented to address bacteria. Unrepresentative data may result in incorrectly placing or not placing a water body segment on the list, which could result in the unnecessary expenditure of public resources or missing a human health problem. Historic lines of evidence for data collected prior to 2010 were evaluated pursuant to these considerations and were not used to assess water quality standards attainment because they do not meet the temporal representation requirements of section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy. For enterococci data, Listing Policy sections 3.3 and 4.3 instructs to use the binomial distribution table in sections 3.2 and 4.2, as applicable. To use the binomial table that uses a four percent exceedance frequency, the data must be collected from coastal beaches from April 1 through October 31 only.

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:	The Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters (“Ocean Plan”) contains two bacteria water quality objectives applicable to the REC-1 beneficial use: a fecal coliform water quality objective and an enterococci water quality objective. This waterbody is being considered for placement on or removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.3 or 4.3 of the Listing Policy, as applicable, using the fecal coliform and enterococci objectives. In accordance with section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy, data should be representative of the critical timing that the pollutant is expected to impact the waterbody. Indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli, enterococci) populations may fluctuate substantially on a daily, seasonal, or yearly basis. Lacking constant inputs, they do not persist in the environment for a long period and effects are of relatively short duration. As a result, the historic levels of indicator bacteria in the waterbody may be a poor indicator of current risks to human health, particularly when more recent data are available to sufficiently assess the water quality standard. Additionally, water quality conditions in waterbodies may change as a result of management actions that have been implemented to address bacteria. Unrepresentative data may result in incorrectly placing or not placing a water body segment on the list, which could result in the unnecessary expenditure of public resources or missing a human health problem. Historic lines of evidence for data collected prior to 2010 were evaluated pursuant to these considerations and were not used to assess water quality standards attainment because they do not meet the temporal representation requirements of section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy. For enterococci data, Listing Policy sections 3.3 and 4.3 instructs to use the binomial distribution table in sections 3.2 and 4.2, as applicable. To use the binomial table that uses a four percent exceedance frequency, the data must be collected from coastal beaches from April 1 through October 31 only.

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of this Regional Board decision, SWRCB staff recommend the decision be approved by the State Board.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27680

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 96 monthly geomeans calculated. Two of the 96 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220136

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

496

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 55 of the 496 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Total. The water quality threshold is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated for a 30-Day peroid.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that not more than 10 percent of the total coliform samples shall exceed 230 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27674

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 23 samples correlated with a storm event. One of the 23 samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective.

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 100 ml;

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27673

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

357

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 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 100 ml;

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 Lighthouse, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-040.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

31270

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 July 1999 through October 2007. A total of 223 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 57 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 57 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 100 ml;

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

30721

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

334

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected of which 334 are dry weather (AB411) samples with zero 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; Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100 ml;

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 Lighthouse, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-040.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27679

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected and 96 geomeans calculated. None of the 96 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 100 ml;

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

74995

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

132

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero of the 132 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The standard for fecal coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the Point Loma Treatment Plant site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the beach watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27670

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 23 samples correlated with a storm event. Three of the 23 samples exceeded 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

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

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

77650

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

132

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Sixteen of the 132 samples exceeded the objective of 70 mpn/100ml applied as a rolling 30 day geomean.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states that at all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 mL. Staff applied the objective as a rolling 30 day geometric mean consistent with other state bacteria objectives and with guidance from the National Shellfish Sanitation Program from which the objectives were taken.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the beach watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27669

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

357

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 13 samples exceeded 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

75016

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

143

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beach Watch data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 6 of 143 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Total.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states that at all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Point Loma Treatment Plant]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2008-8/24/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

Staff is not aware of any special conditions that might affect interpretation of the data.

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220220

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

408

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 408 samples exceeded the geomean water quality threshold for Enterococcus. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters for Enterococci is a geometric mean (GM) of 30 cfu/100 mL. The waterbody GM shall not be greater that the GM magnitude in any six-week interval, calculated weekly.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220181

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

103

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 7 of the 103 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality threshold for Enterococcus. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters for Enterococci is a statistical value threshold (STV) of 110 cfu/100 mL. The STV shall not be exceeded by more than 10 percent of the samples collected in a calendar month, calculated in a static manner.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220446

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

284

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 284 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Fecal. The water quality threshold is based on a 30-Day rolling geomean.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the 30 day geometric mean of fecal coliform density not exceed 200 per 100 mL, calculated based on the five most recent samples from each site.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220229

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

497

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 497 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Fecal. The water quality threshold is based on a Single Sample Maximum (SSM) value that is calculated daily.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the Single Sample Maximum fecal coliform density not exceed 400 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27672

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 23 samples correlating with a storm event. None of the 23 samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective.

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:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 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 at Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

31271

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:

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;

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27671

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

357

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

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 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

30826

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

334

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected of which 334 are dry weather (AB411) samples with one sample exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

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 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

75017

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

132

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero of the 132 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean standard for total coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed 1000 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the Point Loma Treatment Plant site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27678

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with 96 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the 96 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;

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27676

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:

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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

30611

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

334

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected of which 334 are dry weather (AB411) samples with four 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

31269

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 July 1999 through October 2007. A total of 223 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 57 dry month geomeans calculated. One of the 57 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

27675

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

357

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 July 1999 through December 2007. A total of 357 single samples were collected with five 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 Point Loma Treatment Plant, San Diego, California. Station identification number is PL-050.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from July 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 Orange. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manual, February 2004 Bacteria specific

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 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

220481

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

496

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 51 of the 496 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Total. The water quality threshold for shellfish is based on the median concentration of Total Coliform at each station, and is calculated as a 30-day rolling median.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): PL-050

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-05 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127975, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Point Loma HA, at Point Loma Treatment Plant

LOE ID:

74994

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

132

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero of the 132 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean standard for entercoccus states that the entercoccus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the Point Loma Treatment Plant site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):