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, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street
Water Body ID:	CAC9011400020090725220259
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	132166	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

Pollutant:	Indicator Bacteria
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)(2018)
Revision Status	Revised
Reason for Delisting:	Applicable WQS attained; reason for recovery unspecified
TMDL Name:	Bacteria Impaired Waters I (creeks and beach shorelines)
TMDL Project Code:	169
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA:	06/22/2011
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 for REC-1. Zero of the 206 samples exceed the GM threshold for Enterococci. Zero of the 67 samples exceed the GM threshold for Fecal Coliform. Six lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant for SHELL. Twenty-six of the 218 samples exceed the 10% threshold, and seven of 218 exceed the median threshold. 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. It remains delisted. 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 206 samples exceeded the Enterococci water quality threshold and zero of 67 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 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:	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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234289

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 1 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): WESTD

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234307

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

216

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 5 of the 216 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234249

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

216

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 24 of the 216 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234251

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 1 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): WESTD

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234278

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

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): WESTU

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234174

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 1 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): WESTU

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234360

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 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): WESTD

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234420

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

216

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 216 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234350

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

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): WESTU

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234178

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 67 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234378

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 4 of the 51 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234509

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 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:

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): WESTU

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74631

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

149

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 149 samples exceeded the total coliform objective. For these stations, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The results represent the higher of the two values.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The single sample total coliform concentration shall not exceed more than 10000/100ml. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

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 from Trafalgar Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30801

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

193

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. There are a total of 198 samples of which 193 are dry weather (AB411) samples and none exceeded the water quality objective for water contact recreation.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 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 from the station West St in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30300

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 and each represents an area near the sampling location of the data being assessed. This segment 'Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street' 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30592

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. Of the five storm event samples, none exceeded the single sample maximum objective for shellfish harvesting. 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 City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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 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.

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 the station West St, in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 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. Bacteria monitoring 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30591

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

198

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. Two of 198 samples exceeded the single sample maximum for shellfish harvesting.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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 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.

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 the station West St, in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30605

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Health Advisories

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

1460

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

For the period from January 2004 to December 2007, there were two beach postings days for this section of shoreline. 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 2007. 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 West St. Aliso Beach.

Temporal Representation:

The beach posting covers the time frame of January 2004 -December 2007.

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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30597

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. None of the 48 monthly geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 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 from the station West St. in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74630

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

138

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 138 geomeans exceeded the fecal coliform objective. For this station, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The higher of the two values was used for the geomean calculation.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean for fecal coliform shall not exceed more than 200/100ml. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. California Ocean Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

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 from Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30687

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

193

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. There is 198 samples, of which 193 are dry weather (AB411) samples and none exceed the water quality objective for fecal coliform.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

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

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 the station West St, Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74629

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

149

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 149 samples exceeded the fecal coliform objective. For this station, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The results represent the higher of the two values.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The single sample fecal coliform concentration shall not exceed more than 400/100ml. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. California Ocean Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30596

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

198

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. From the 198 samples, none exceeded the water quality objective for fecal coliform.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

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

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 the station West St, Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30598

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. From the five storm event samples, none exceeded the water quality objective for fecal 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 City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

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

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 the station West St. Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30595

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. Two of 48 monthly geomeans exceeded the water contact objective for enterococcus.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

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

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 the station West St. Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74628

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

138

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 138 geomeans exceeded the enterococcus objective. For this station, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The higher of the two values was used for the geomean calculation.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean for enterococcus shall not exceed 35 MPN/100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. California Ocean Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

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 from Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74627

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

149

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 149 samples exceeded the enterococcus objective. For this station, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The results represent the higher of the two values.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The single sample enterococcus concentration shall not exceed more than 104/100ml. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. California Ocean Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

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 from Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30599

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

198

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. From the 198 samples, none exceeded the water quality objective for water contact recreation.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 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 from the station West St in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30600

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. None of the five storm samples exceeded the water contact recreation 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 City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 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 from the station West St. in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

74632

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

138

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 138 samples exceeded the total coliform objective. For these stations, samples were collected from surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast. The higher of the two values was used for the geomean calculation.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Waterbodies in Region 8 and Region 9, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean for total coliform shall not exceed more than 1000/100ml. Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin

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 from Coastal Stormdrain at West Street (surfzone upcoast and surfzone downcoast).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected once a week from July 2006 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected and analyzed under the Quality Assurance Management Plan for The Orange County Stormwater Program. Coastal Stormdrain Outfall Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30601

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:

Shoreline monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective for total coliform.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

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 from the station West St.in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30594

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:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. Of the five storm event samples, two exceeded the single sample maximum for enterococcus. 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 City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

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.

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 the station West St. in the Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234484

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:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 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:

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): WESTD

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-02-15 and 2019-02-15 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

234264

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

206

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 206 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): WESTZ

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2015-04-08 and 2019-06-10 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for the Orange County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132166, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, Dana Point HSA, at Aliso Beach at West Street

LOE ID:

30593

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

198

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of Orange from January 2004 through December 2007. Four of 198 samples exceeded the single sample maximum objective for enterococcus.

Data Reference:

Ocean Bacteriological Data Evaluation for City of Laguna Beach, 1999 through 2006, Final Report

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

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

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

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 the station West St. Dana Point HSA.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 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