Final California 2024 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are toxic to, or that produce detrimental physiological responses in, human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. Region 4 Basin Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Toxicity is defined as a statistically significant effect in the sample exposure compared to the control using EPA-recommended hypothesis testing. For SWAMP data exceedances are counted with the significant effect code SL. SL is defined as the result being significant compared to the negative control based on a statistical test, less than stated the alpha level, AND less than the evaluation threshold.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at station 402BA0143.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected in May 2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data quality is good. Data results were recorded in the SWAMP database and followed SWAMP protocols.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136341	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 2 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of the 41 samples exceed CRITERIA. 1 of the 42 samples exceed CRITERIA. 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. 0 of 41 and 1 of 42 samples exceeded the CRITERIA 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136341, Alkalinity as CaCO3	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256926

Pollutant:

Alkalinity as CaCO3

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Alkalinity as CaCO3.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Surface waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The USEPA recommended alkalinity criterion continuous concentration (CCC) for the protection of aquatic life in freshwater is a minimum value of 20,000 ug/L (4-day average).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136341, Alkalinity as CaCO3	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256927

Pollutant:

Alkalinity as CaCO3

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Alkalinity as CaCO3.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The USEPA recommended alkalinity criterion continuous concentration (CCC) for the protection of aquatic life in freshwater is a minimum value of 20,000 ug/L (4-day average).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136341, Alkalinity as CaCO3	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89679

Pollutant:

Alkalinity as CaCO3

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

State Water Board staff assessed SWAMP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceed the criterion for Alkalinity as CaCO3.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations which are toxic to, or which produce detrimental physiological responses in, human, plant, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The Alkalinity as CaCO3 criteria for the protection of freshwater aquatic life is 20000 ug/L (National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2009).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	153869	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Aluminum
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:	During the 2024 cycle, the 1988 National Recommended Water Quality Criteria used to assess aluminum data was replaced with U.S. EPA’s 2018 Final Recommended Aquatic Life Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater. This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Ten lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. LOEs 89708, 89709 and 89710 have been replaced due to a reassessment of data using the 2018 USEPA aluminum criteria. 1 of 47 samples exceed the Aluminum guideline for the COLD BU. 1 of 47 samples exceed the Aluminum guideline for the WARM BU. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is not sufficient justification in favor of placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the CWA section 303(d) List in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. One of 47 samples exceed the Aluminum guideline for COLD BU and 1 of 47 samples exceeded the Aluminum guideline for WARM BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315189

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 8 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R3 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2003-08-27 and 2010-08-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

This is a placeholder for previously assessed data that does not have quality assurance information but would require it under newly developed policies. These LOEs were previously assessed and approved at the Regional, State and Federal level in past cycles. The LOEs needed to be moved and/or reassessed but required this reference code for movement within the decision making database.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315187

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 18 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2006-12-11 and 2009-06-23

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315028

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 12 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2007-09-24 and 2009-06-23

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315195

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 12 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2007-09-24 and 2009-06-23

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315201

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R5 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2003-08-27 and 2010-08-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315188

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R3 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2003-08-27 and 2010-08-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

315108

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R4 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2009-08-05 and 2009-08-05

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

314968

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2006-12-11 and 2009-06-23

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

314969

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010 data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R4 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2009-08-05 and 2009-08-05

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153869, Aluminum	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

314938

Pollutant:

Aluminum

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: R5 (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2003-08-27 and 2010-08-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was previously assessed without a QAPP. Data reassessed without a QAPP for consistency.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	150486	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Seven lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. All lines of evidence are in the dissolved fraction and will be manually added when the beneficial uses match. 1 of the 152 samples exceeded the cold freshwater habitat criterion. 1 of the 28 samples exceeded the warm freshwater habitat criterion. 0 of the 1 sample exceeded the fish spawning criterion. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 1 of 151, 1 of 27 and 0 of 1 samples exceeded the criteria and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89933

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

125

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the 125 samples exceeded the objective for ammonia.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Plan 30-day objective for ammonia is a function of pH, temperature, and the presence of early life stages. The objective is applied presuming early life stages are present.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected approximately 1650 feet upstream of the WWTP discharge point (R-3), approximately 50 feet downstream of the WWTP discharge point (R-4), and approximately 3,000 feet downstream from the WWTP discharge point and upstream of Canada Larga Creek (R-5).

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from February 2000 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected as required by permit for Ojai Valley Sanitary District WWTP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

94519

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

State Water Board staff assessed SWAMP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceed the criterion for Ammonia as N, Total.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Surface water shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia ? Freshwater (USEPA 2013): the 30-day rolling average concentration (criterion continuous concentration or CCC) of total ammonia nitrogen(in mg TAN/L) in freshwater are not to be exceeded more than once every three years on average. The CCC values are based on pH and temperature. The CCC formula is found on page 46 and the table of CCC values is on page 49.

Guideline Reference:

Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia - Freshwater 2013

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

82729

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

0 of 1 samples exceed the water USEPA Temperature and pH-Dependent values of the CCC (Chronic Criterion) for Fish Early Life Stages Present for ammonia.

Data Reference:

RWB4 Miscellaneous Ventura Coastal 2006

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Region (LARWQCB 2002): All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are toxic to, or that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia (USEPA 1999): Where salmonids and fish early life stages are present, the 30-day average concentration (criterion continuous concentration or CCC) of total ammonia (as mg N/L) in freshwater are not to be exceeded more than once every three years on average. The CCC values are based on pH, temperature, and the presence of early life stages of fish. The CCC formula is found on p.83 and the table of CCC values are found on p.87.

Guideline Reference:

1999 Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected on 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

257240

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 21 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Total Ammonia criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 30-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is Temperature and pH dependent, and was calculated according to the formula listing in the Los Angeles Region Basin Plan for the 30-day Average Objective for Ammonia-N for Freshwaters Applicable to Waters Subject to the “Early Life Present” Condition.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-30 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253449

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 6 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253467

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150486, Ammonia	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256993

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 21 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-30 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136264	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 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. 0 of 3 samples exceed the Antimony guideline for the COLD BU. 0 of 3 samples exceed the Antimony guideline for the WARM BU. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 3 samples exceed the Antimony guideline for the COLD BU and 0 of 3 samples exceeded the Antimony guideline for the WARM BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136264, Antimony	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253364

Pollutant:

Antimony

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that for antimony toxicity to algae occurs at 610 ug/l. (USEPA, 1986)

Guideline Reference:

Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136264, Antimony	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253365

Pollutant:

Antimony

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that for antimony toxicity to algae occurs at 610 ug/l. (USEPA, 1986)

Guideline Reference:

Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136265	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Arsenic
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Four lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Arsenic guideline for COLD criteria. 0 of 5 samples exceeded the Arsenic guideline for WARM criteria (dissolved). 0 of 12 samples exceeded the Arsenic guideline for WARM criteria (unrecorded fraction). 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Arsenic guideline for COLD and 0 of 5 and 0 of 12 samples exceeded the Arsenic guideline for WARM and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136265, Arsenic	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89711

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved arsenic criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater for dissolved arsenic is 0.150 mg/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136265, Arsenic	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89712

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The CTR for arsenic is 150 ug/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136265, Arsenic	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253437

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved arsenic criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 150 ug/L. The conversion factor used to convert the total fraction criterion for arsenic to dissolved fraction criterion is 1. Therefore all data was considered to be representative of the dissolved fraction. (California Toxics Rule, 2000)

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Standards 2000. Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California: Rules and regulations. Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 97. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136265, Arsenic	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253392

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136267	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 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. 0 of 1 sample exceeds the Beryllium guideline for the COLD BU. 0 of 1 sample exceeds the Beryllium guideline for the WARM BU. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 1 sample exceed the Beryllium guideline for WARM BU and 0 of 1 sample exceeded the Beryllium guideline for the COLD BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136267, Beryllium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253944

Pollutant:

Beryllium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The Gold Book states that beryllium chronic toxicity to freshwater aquatic life occur at concentrations as low as 5.3 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136267, Beryllium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253945

Pollutant:

Beryllium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The Gold Book states that beryllium chronic toxicity to freshwater aquatic life occur at concentrations as low as 5.3 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	152477	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Bifenthrin
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89749 has been replaced by LOE 310026 due to reassessment of data using a different Evaluation Guideline.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152477, Bifenthrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310026

Pollutant:

Bifenthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Bifenthrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for bifenthrin is 0.1 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of bifenthrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Bifenthrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152477, Bifenthrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

309975

Pollutant:

Bifenthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Bifenthrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	136268	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136268, Boron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

243783

Pollutant:

Boron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Agricultural Supply

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 0 out of 8 samples exceed the criterion for Boron.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region list a site specific objective for Boron in the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) of 1 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station RSW-003 (34.34494, -119.29971), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken between 11/14/2018 - 8/6/2020, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit monitoring and reporting program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NDPES Permit quality assurance provisions for water quality monitoring.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136269	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Cadmium
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence are necessary to assess listing status. Five lines of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 31 samples exceeded the Cadmium guideline for WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the Cadmium guideline for WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the Cadmium guideline for COLD BU. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 31 and 0 of 1 samples exceeded the Cadmium criteria for the WARM BU (dissolved and unrecorded) 0 of 1 samples exceeded the Cadmium criteria for COLD BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136269, Cadmium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253849

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved cadmium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 2.2 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136269, Cadmium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253907

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136269, Cadmium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89751

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The criterion in freshwater is hardness dependent for each sample and varies based on the ambient hardness during sampling. Section (b)(1) in CTR contains the hardness dependent formula for the metals criterion. If no hardness data were available, a value of 100 mg/L was used.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136269, Cadmium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89780

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136269, Cadmium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89750

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The criterion in freshwater is hardness dependent for each sample and varies based on the ambient hardness during sampling. Section (b)(1) in CTR contains the hardness dependent formula for the metals criterion.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	136343	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Chromium
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence are necessary to assess listing status. Six lines of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 31 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the COLD BU (unrecorded fraction). 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 0 of 8 samples exceeded the Chromium, hexavalent guideline for the WARM BU. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Zero of 31 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction), 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the COLD BU (unrecorded fraction), 0 of 4 samples exceeded the Chromium guideline for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction), and 0 of 8 samples exceeded the Chromium, hexavalent guideline for the WARM BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

254027

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved chromium (III) criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is is hardness dependent as described in Table 1 of paragraph (b)(1). The value calculated when using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 180 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89784

Pollutant:

Chromium, hexavalent

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eight samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The CTR for hexavalent chromium is 11 ug/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2004 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89782

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89781

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253915

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136343, Chromium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89783

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136275	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Copper
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence are necessary to assess listing status. 4 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 42 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 73 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 4 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 4samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 42, 0 of 73 0 of 4 and 0 of 4 samples exceeded the CRITERIA and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89818

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89817

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

253992

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved copper criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 9 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

258896

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 42 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

259102

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 42 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

254289

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136275, Copper	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89785

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136276	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Cyanide
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Three lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 1 sample exceeds the Cyanide objective for COLD BU. 0 of 11 samples exceed the Cyanide objective for WARM BU. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Zero of 1 sample exceed the Cyanide objective for COLD BU and 0 of 11 samples exceed the Cyanide objective for WARM BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136276, Cyanide	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89819

Pollutant:

Cyanide

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the ten samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

National Toxics Rule (NTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The NTR for cyanide is 5.2 ug/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2003 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136276, Cyanide	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

254136

Pollutant:

Cyanide

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cyanide.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The cyanide criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5.2 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-08-06 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136276, Cyanide	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

254230

Pollutant:

Cyanide

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cyanide.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The cyanide criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5.2 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-08-06 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	152480	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Cyhalothrin, Lambda
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89820 has been replaced by LOE 310571 due to reassessment of data using a different Evaluation Guideline.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152480, Cyhalothrin, Lambda	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310484

Pollutant:

Cyhalothrin, Lambda

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Lambda-cyhalothrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for lambda-cyhalothrin is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Lambda-cyhalothrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152480, Cyhalothrin, Lambda	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310571

Pollutant:

Cyhalothrin, Lambda

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Lambda-cyhalothrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Lambda-cyhalothrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	152478	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Cypermethrin
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89821 has been replaced by LOE 309953 due to reassessment of data using a different Evaluation Guideline.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152478, Cypermethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

309997

Pollutant:

Cypermethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cypermethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for cypermethrin is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of cypermethrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Cypermethrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152478, Cypermethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

309953

Pollutant:

Cypermethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cypermethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Cypermethrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	152479	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Deltamethrin
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89822 has been replaced by LOE 310369 due to reassessment of data using updated USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152479, Deltamethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310047

Pollutant:

Deltamethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Deltamethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for deltamethrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.000026 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152479, Deltamethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310369

Pollutant:

Deltamethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Deltamethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for deltamethrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.000026 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	152482	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89860 has been replaced by LOE 310436 due to reassessment of data using a different Evaluation Guideline.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152482, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310273

Pollutant:

Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Esfenvalerate. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for esfenvalerate is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of esfenvalerate were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Esfenvalerate

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152482, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310436

Pollutant:

Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Esfenvalerate. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Esfenvalerate

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	152481	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Fenpropathrin
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89861 has been replaced by LOE 310566 due to reassessment of data using updated USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152481, Fenpropathrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310566

Pollutant:

Fenpropathrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fenpropathrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for Fenpropathrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.0015 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152481, Fenpropathrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310654

Pollutant:

Fenpropathrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fenpropathrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for Fenpropathrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.0015 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136287	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 1 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of the 41 samples exceed the CRITERIA. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of the 41 samples exceed the CRITERIA and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136287, Fluoride	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

261636

Pollutant:

Fluoride

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Agricultural Supply

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fluoride.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Water Quality for Agriculture, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1985, contains criteria protective of various agricultural uses of water. These criteria were used to translate narrative water quality objectives for chemical constituents that prohibit chemicals in concentrations that would impair agricultural uses of water. The recommended maximum concentration of fluoride in irrigation water is 1 mg/L.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality for Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 29, Rev 1, Rome (1985)

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136294	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Lead
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence are necessary to assess listing status. Five lines of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 31 samples exceeded the lead objective for WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the lead objective for WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the lead objective for COLD BU. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is insufficient justification for placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the CWA section 303(d) List in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Zero of 31 samples exceeded the lead objective for WARM BU (dissolved fraction), 0 of 1 sample exceeded the lead objective for WARM BU (unrecorded fraction), and 0 of 1 sample exceeded the lead objective for COLD BU and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136294, Lead	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89900

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136294, Lead	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89899

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136294, Lead	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

254695

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved lead criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 2.5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136294, Lead	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255024

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136294, Lead	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89864

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	150020	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Mercury
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Five lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess data. 0 of 18 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the mercury objective for the COLD BU. 0 of 1 sample exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (total fraction). 0 of 4 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 0 of 16 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in not 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 18 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction), 0 of 1 sample exceeded the mercury objective for the COLD BU, 0 of 1 sample exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (total fraction), 0 of 4 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction), and 0 of 16 samples exceeded the mercury objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction) and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89901

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zeroof the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Surface waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentrations (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to elemental mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89902

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples exceeded the Water Quality Evaluation Guideline above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Surface waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentrations (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to total mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255334

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentration (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to total mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255250

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentration (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to total mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-02-05 and 2020-02-05

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255143

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentration (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to total mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-02-05 and 2020-02-05

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150020, Mercury	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255288

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentration (4-day average concentrations) for freshwater aquatic organisms exposure to total mercury is 0.77 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136301	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Nickel
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 4 lines of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 42 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 73 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 4 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 42, 0 of 73, 0 of 4 and 0 of 4 samples exceeded the CRITERIA and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255218

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved nickel criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 52 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

263812

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 42 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

264092

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 42 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89929

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89903

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89904

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136301, Nickel	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255255

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136302	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 4 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 1 sample exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 1 sample exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 36 sample exceeded the CRITERIA. 5 of 87 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 1, 0 of 1, 0 of 36 and 5 of 87 samples exceeded the CRITERIA and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136302, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

243785

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 0 out of 1 samples exceed the criterion for Nitrate + Nitrite as N.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region list a site specific objective for Nitrate + Nitrite as N in the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) of 5 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station RSW-003 (34.34494, -119.29971), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken between on 5/6/2020, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit monitoring and reporting program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NDPES Permit quality assurance provisions for water quality monitoring.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136302, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244025

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: zero out of 36 samples exceed the criterion for Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N).

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region lists a site specific objective for Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) in Ventura River Reach 3 of 5 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ME-VR2 (34.34265, -119.29842), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 10/7/2010 to 5/1/2020 for the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the provisions of the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Monitoring Program Data Quality Evaluation Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Stormwater Program: Water Quality Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136302, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89932

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

5 of the 86 samples exceeded the objective for nitrate + nitrite. Sampling data for nitrate and nitrite were summed to determine whether sampling data met the water quality objectives.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region site specific objective for Nitrogen (Nitrate + Nitrite as N) in the Ventura River Watershed between Casitas Vista Road and confluence with Weldon Canyon is 5 mg/L. From Table 3-8 "Water Quality Objectives for Selected Constituents in Inland Surface Waters".

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from February 2000 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected as required by permit for Ojai Valley Sanitary District WWTP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136302, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89931

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

0 of 1 samples exceed the water objective Nitrate + Nitrite (as N) at 5 mg/L.

Data Reference:

RWB4 Miscellaneous Ventura Coastal 2006

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Region (LARWQCB 1994): Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L nitrogen as nitrate-nitrogen plus nitrite-nitrogen (NO3-N + NO2-N), 45 mg/L as nitrate (NO3), 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), or 1 mg/L as nitrite-nitrogen (NO2-N) or as otherwise designated in Table 3-8. The water objective on Table 3-8 for Nitrate + Nitrite (as N) is 5 mg/L for Ventura River Reach 3.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected on 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136302, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89930

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Table 3-8 of The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region specifies the Nitrate/Nitrite as N objective for the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) within the Ventura River watershed's Between Casitas Vista Road and confluence with Weldon Canyon reach boundary as 5 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	150021	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 30, 0 of 30, 0 of 8, 0 of 8, 0 of 5 and 0 of 5 samples exceeded the objective and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302331

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 5 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2019-05-08

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302445

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 14 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-05-06 and 2019-07-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302391

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 16 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-06 and 2019-07-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302389

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 5 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2019-05-08

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302558

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 8 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302623

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 8 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-08-06

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302465

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-05-06 and 2019-07-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150021, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

302466

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, Nitrate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 16 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-34) states that: Waters shall not exceed 10 mg/L as nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-06 and 2019-07-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan


DECISION ID	152483	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Permethrin
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:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available. LOE 89966 has been replaced by LOE 310837 due to reassessment of data using a different evaluation guideline.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152483, Permethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310837

Pollutant:

Permethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Permethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for permethrin is 1 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of permethrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Permethrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152483, Permethrin	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310870

Pollutant:

Permethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Permethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Water Quality Criteria Report for Permethrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	152476	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.

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. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152476, Pyrethroids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310840

Pollutant:

Pyrethroids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Pyrethroids. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The summed ratios of the pyrethroid pesticides bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, esfenvalerate, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin and their respective chronic concentration goals are not to exceed 1. If the freely dissolved concentrations of these pesticides were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment. In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.

Guideline Reference:

Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins for the Control of Pyrethroid Pesticide Discharges

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 152476, Pyrethroids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

310825

Pollutant:

Pyrethroids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed RWB4 So. CA Stormwater Monitoring Coalition data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Pyrethroids. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins for the Control of Pyrethroid Pesticide Discharges

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	136312	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Selenium
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Seven lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 1 of 19 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 1 of 15 samples exceeded the selenium objective for COLD BU (unrecorded fraction). 1 of 27 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 1 of 6 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (total fraction). 1 of 6 samples exceeded the selenium objective for COLD BU (total fraction). 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. One of 19 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (dissolved fraction), 1 of 15 samples exceeded the selenium objective for COLD BU (unrecorded fraction), 1 of 27 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (unrecorded fraction), 1 of 6 samples exceeded the selenium objective for WARM BU (total fraction), and 1 of 6 samples exceeded the selenium objective for COLD BU (total fraction) and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90001

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 0.005 mg/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90002

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

One of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Surface waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The CTR for selenium is 5.0 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90003

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion continuous concentrations (4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater. The CTR for selenium is 5.0 ug/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255958

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 15 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255870

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 6 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-03-05 and 2019-10-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255957

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 15 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136312, Selenium	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255872

Pollutant:

Selenium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 6 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-03-05 and 2019-10-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136313	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Silver
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Three lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 19 samples exceeded the silver objective for water (dissolved fraction). 0 of 12 samples exceeded the silver objective for water (unrecorded fraction). 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Zero of 19 and 0 of 12 samples exceeded the silver objective for water (dissolved and unrecorded fractions, respectively) and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136313, Silver	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90032

Pollutant:

Silver

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion maximum concentrations for silver to protect aquatic life in freshwater (1-hour average). The silver criterion in freshwater is hardness dependent for each sample and varies based on the ambient hardness during sampling. Section (b)(1) in CTR contains the hardness dependent formula for the metals criterion. If no hardness data were available, a value of 100 mg/L was used.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136313, Silver	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90033

Pollutant:

Silver

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve non-detect samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Toxics Rule (CTR) lists criterion maximum concentrations for silver to protect aquatic life in freshwater (1-hour average). The silver criterion in freshwater is hardness dependent for each sample and varies based on the ambient hardness during sampling. The CTR value based on a default hardness of 100mg/l is 3.4 ug/L of silver.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2002 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136313, Silver	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90004

Pollutant:

Silver

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	136315	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Sulfates
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 2 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 1 sample exceeds the OBJECTIVE. 4 of 28 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE. 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. 0 of 1 and 4 of 28 exceeded the OBJECTIVE 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136315, Sulfates	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

243786

Pollutant:

Sulfates

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 2 out of 8 samples exceed the criterion for Sulfate.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region list a site specific objective for Sulfate in the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) of 300 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station RSW-003 (34.34494, -119.29971), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken between 11/14/2018 - 8/6/2020, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit monitoring and reporting program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NDPES Permit quality assurance provisions for water quality monitoring.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136315, Sulfates	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90034

Pollutant:

Sulfates

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Table 3-8 of The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region specifies the Sulfate objective for the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) within the Ventura River watershed's Between Casitas Vista Road and confluence with Weldon Canyon reach boundary as 300 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136315, Sulfates	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244026

Pollutant:

Sulfates

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: two out of 20 samples exceed the criterion for Sulfates.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region lists a site specific objective for Sulfates in Ventura River Reach 3 of 300 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ME-VR2 (34.34265, -119.29842), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 1/5/2016 to 5/1/2020 for the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136316	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Temperature, water
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 4 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 238 samples exceeded the WARM objective. 78 of 624 samples exceeded the COLD objective. 29 of 233 samples exceeded the MIGR objective 29 of 233 samples exceeded the SPWN objective 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. 0 of 238, 78 of 624, 29 of 233 and 29 of 233 samples exceeded the objective 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

267002

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: The natural receiving water temperature of all regional waters shall not be altered unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Regional Board that such alteration in temperature does not adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 2002) identifies a temperature range below 21 degrees C as suitable for survival with minimum mortality (page 276).

Guideline Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255731

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 2002) identifies a temperature range below 21 degrees C as suitable for survival with minimum mortality (page 276).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255984

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-45) states that: For waters designated WARM, water temperature shall not be altered by more than 5 °F above the natural temperature. At no time shall these WARM-designated waters be raised above 80 °F as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

267012

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 89 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266756

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266770

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 62 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244259

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed USGS California Water Science Center data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 20 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the federal Water Quality Portal (WQP) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: USGS-11118500 (VENTURA R NR VENTURA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-11-05 and 2015-04-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256050

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266871

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 14 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266869

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 12 of 61 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266868

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90035

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

For waters designated WARM, water temperature shall not be altered by more than 5 deg. F above the natural temperature. At no time shall these WARM-designated waters be raised above 80 deg. F as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90036

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

391

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

There were 49 samples that exceeded the evaluation guideline for temperature in this water body.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

For waters designated as COLD, water temperature shall not be altered more than 5 degrees F above the natural temperature.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

WQ data from the federal Water Quality Portal (WQP) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from February 2000 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected as required by permit for Ojai Valley Sanitary District WWTP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244280

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed USGS California Water Science Center data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 22 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: USGS-11118500 (VENTURA R NR VENTURA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-11-05 and 2015-04-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266750

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266810

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 14 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266977

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 12 of 61 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255920

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244287

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

WQ data from the federal Water Quality Portal (WQP) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: USGS-11118500 (VENTURA R NR VENTURA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-11-05 and 2015-04-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266957

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 12 of 61 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 2002) identifies a temperature range below 21 degrees C as suitable for survival with minimum mortality (page 276).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244266

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

WQ data from the federal Water Quality Portal (WQP) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 2002) identifies a temperature range below 21 degrees C as suitable for survival with minimum mortality (page 276).

Guideline Reference:

This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: USGS-11118500 (VENTURA R NR VENTURA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-11-05 and 2015-04-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136316, Temperature, water	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

266783

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 14 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 2002) identifies a temperature range below 21 degrees C as suitable for survival with minimum mortality (page 276).

Guideline Reference:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136320	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Total Dissolved Solids
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 5 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 3 of 143 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE. 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. 3 of 143 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136320, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90066

Pollutant:

Total Dissolved Solids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Table 3-8 of The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region specifies the Dissolved Solids objective for the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) within the Ventura River watershed's Between Casitas Vista Road and confluence with Weldon Canyon reach boundary as 1000 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136320, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244027

Pollutant:

Total Dissolved Solids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: one out of 42 samples exceed the criterion for Total Dissolved Solids.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region lists a site specific objective for Total Dissolved Solids in Ventura River Reach 3 of 1000 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ME-VR2 (34.34265, -119.29842), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 10/7/2010 to 5/1/2020 for the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136320, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

243787

Pollutant:

Total Dissolved Solids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 0 out of 8 samples exceed the criterion for Total Dissolved Solids.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region list a site specific objective for Total Dissolved Solids in the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) of 1000 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station RSW-003 (34.34494, -119.29971), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken between 11/14/2018 - 8/6/2020, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit monitoring and reporting program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NDPES Permit quality assurance provisions for water quality monitoring.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136320, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

316383

Pollutant:

Total Dissolved Solids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data collected for the Santa Barbara Channel Keeper Water Quality Monitoring Program (2001 to 2007). A total of two out of 64 exceeded the water quality objective of 1000 mg/L for TDS.

Data Reference:

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Water Quality Data Submittal and 303(d) List Recommendations

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Los Angeles RWQCB Basin Plan Water Quality Objective for Selected Constituents in Inland Surface Waters--water body specific for Ventura River Reach 3--is 1000 mg/L for TDS.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

VR6 sampling site is located below the Ventura County¿s Foster Park, slightly downstream of the Casitas Vista Drive bridge (Lat 34.422022, Long -119.263552).

Temporal Representation:

Grab samples taken and analyzed on monthly basis from August 2001 to January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data collected and analyzed according to the provisions of the Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channel keeper, October 2004).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136320, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

316384

Pollutant:

Total Dissolved Solids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data collected for the Ventura County Stormwater Monitoring Program (2000-2004), Permit No. CAS004002. A total of zero of 28 samples exceeded the water quality objective of 1000 mg/L for TDS.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Los Angeles RWQCB Basin Plan Water Quality Objective for Selected Constituents in Inland Surface Waters--water body specific for Ventura River Reach 3--is 1000 mg/L for TDS.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

ME-VR sampling site is located at Casitas Vista Rd at Foster Park (Lat 34.35194, Long -119.30722, NAD 27).

Temporal Representation:

Grab samples taken from ME-VR and analyzed on wet-weather and dry-weather events from January 2000 to May 2004.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136323	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 2 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 19 of the 184 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE for Cold Freshwater Habitat. 14 of the 184 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE for Warm Freshwater Habitat. 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. 19 of 184 and 14 of 184 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268072

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 4 of 46 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Turbidities of 40 NTU or greater can cause a reduced foraging efficiency and a shift in prey selection in piscivorous fish (largemouth bass) due to interference with their ability to find prey (Shoup, D.E. and Wahl D.H., 2009).

Guideline Reference:

The Effects of Turbidity on Prey Selection by Piscivorous Largemouth Bass

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268073

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 73 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

The Effects of Turbidity on Prey Selection by Piscivorous Largemouth Bass

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2011-09-10 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256082

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

The Effects of Turbidity on Prey Selection by Piscivorous Largemouth Bass

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268079

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 73 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Turbidities of 25 NTU or greater can cause a reduction in juvenile salmonid growth due to interference with their ability to find food (Sigler et al. 1984).

Guideline Reference:

Effects of chronic turbidity on density and growth of steelheads and coho salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113:142-150

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2011-09-10 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256249

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Turbidities of 25 NTU or greater can cause a reduction in juvenile salmonid growth due to interference with their ability to find food (Sigler et al. 1984).

Guideline Reference:

Effects of chronic turbidity on density and growth of steelheads and coho salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113:142-150

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268145

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 9 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Turbidities of 25 NTU or greater can cause a reduction in juvenile salmonid growth due to interference with their ability to find food (Sigler et al. 1984).

Guideline Reference:

Effects of chronic turbidity on density and growth of steelheads and coho salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113:142-150

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268036

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 4 of 46 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Turbidities of 25 NTU or greater can cause a reduction in juvenile salmonid growth due to interference with their ability to find food (Sigler et al. 1984).

Guideline Reference:

Effects of chronic turbidity on density and growth of steelheads and coho salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113:142-150

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136323, Turbidity	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

268277

Pollutant:

Turbidity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 5 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region states that: Waters shall be free of changes in turbidity that cause nuisance or adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

The Effects of Turbidity on Prey Selection by Piscivorous Largemouth Bass

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136324	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Zinc
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Five lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 19 samples exceeded the zinc objective for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction). 0 of 1 sample exceeded the zinc objective for the COLD BU. 0 of 13 samples exceeded the zinc objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction). 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Zero of 19 samples exceeded the zinc objective for the WARM BU (dissolved fraction), 0 of 1 sample exceeded the zinc objective for the COLD BU, and 0 of 13 samples exceeded the zinc objective for the WARM BU (unrecorded fraction) and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	Decision made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136324, Zinc	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90070

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the eighteen samples exceeded the water quality threshold.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Between 2006 and 2008 samples were collected annually during the winter months.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated August 3, 2006.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136324, Zinc	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90069

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136324, Zinc	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90103

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Criterion/Objective above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Code of Federal Regulations 40 part 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California. 7/1/2011 Edition

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136324, Zinc	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256225

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved zinc criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 120 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136324, Zinc	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

256241

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-02-13 and 2019-02-13

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136309	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	pH
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 4 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 4 of 332 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE for Warm Freshwater Habitat. 3 of 211 sample exceeded the OBJECTIV for Cold Freshwater HabitatE. 0 of 1 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE for Water Contact Recreation. 0 of 1 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE for Non-Contact Recreation. 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. 4 of 332, 3 of 211, 0 of 1, and 0 of 1 samples exceeded the OBJECTIVE 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

264974

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 60 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

264866

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255431

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

255454

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

264748

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 60 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

265351

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

265158

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

265179

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for inland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89998

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

0 of 1 samples exceed the water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Region (LARWQCB 1994): In inland surface waters the pH shall not be depressed below 6.5 nor raised above 8.5. Ambient pH levels shall not be changed more than 0.5 units from natural conditions as a result of waste discharge.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected on 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89969

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for insland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

90000

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

103

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

One of 103 samples exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The pH of all inland surface waters shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the R-3, R-4, and R-5 stations.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected once a month from January 2008 to September 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

NPDES quality assurance.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89967

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for insland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89999

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Numeric data generated from 18 averages of pH had no exceedences.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ventura County, 2006-2009.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The pH of all inland surface waters shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the ME-VR2 station.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected once in 2006 and approximately 5 times a year from 2007 to 2009.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

NPDES quality assurance.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136309, pH	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89968

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Non-Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Basin: the pH for insland surface waters, bays, or estuaries shall not be depressed below 6.5 or raised above 8.5 as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan


DECISION ID	136272	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Chloride
Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Sources:	A Source Unknown
Expected TMDL Completion Date:	2037
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 2 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 1 of 8 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE. 30 of 42 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of 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. 1 of 8 and 30 of 42 samples exceed the OBJECTIVE and this exceeds 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136272, Chloride	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244024

Pollutant:

Chloride

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 30 out of 42 samples exceed the criterion for Chloride.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region lists a site specific objective for Chloride in Ventura River Reach 3 of 60 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ME-VR2 (34.34265, -119.29842), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 10/7/2010 to 5/1/2020 for the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136272, Chloride	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

243784

Pollutant:

Chloride

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 1 out of 8 samples exceed the criterion for Chloride.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region list a site specific objective for Chloride in the Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) of 60 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station RSW-003 (34.34494, -119.29971), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken between 11/14/2018 - 8/6/2020, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit monitoring and reporting program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the Ojai Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant NDPES Permit quality assurance provisions for water quality monitoring.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)


DECISION ID	136292	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Iron
Final Listing Decision:	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
Sources:	A Source Unknown
Expected TMDL Completion Date:	2037
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 5 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 40 samples exceed the criteria. 0 of 41 samples exceed the criteria. 0 of 12 samples exceed the criteria. 13 of 41 samples exceed the criteria. 13 of 41 samples exceed the criteria. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of 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. 0 of 40, 0 of 41, 0 of 12, 13 of 41 and 13 of 41 samples exceed the CRITERIA and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

262303

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 13 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentrations are intended protect freshwater aquatic organisms from chronic exposures and are expressed as 4-day average concentrations. The evaluation guideline for Iron is 1,000 ug/L.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

262261

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 13 of 41 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89862

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region, Tulare Lake Basin: waters shall not contain chemical constituents in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentrations are intended protect aquatic organisms from chronic exposures (expressed as 4-day average concentration) in freshwater. The evaluation guideline for iron is 1,000 ug/L to protect warm freshwater habitat.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

262241

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89863

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

None of the twelve samples assessed exceeded the Water Quality Evaluation Guideline above.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Surface waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical constituents in amounts that adversely affect any designated beneficial use.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The Red Book states that based on field observations principally, a criterion of 1.0 mg/L iron for freshwater aquatic life is believed to be adequately protective.

Guideline Reference:

Quality Criteria for Water. USEPA Office of Water and Hazardous Materials. Washington, D.C

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected from station ME-VR2 at 34.34293, -119.29886.

Temporal Representation:

Samples collected annually at Station ME-VR2 in August, 2001 through 2007

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected and analyzed by Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136292, Iron	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

262343

Pollutant:

Iron

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-07 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	136331	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR)
Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Sources:	A Source Unknown
Expected TMDL Completion Date:	2037
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 1 line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 19 of the 21 samples exceed the CRITERIA. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of 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. 19 of the 21 samples exceed the CRITERIA and this exceeds 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.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 136331, Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

244023

Pollutant:

Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Agricultural Supply

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data from the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 19 out of 21 samples exceed the criterion for Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR).

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region lists a site specific objective for Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) in Ventura River Reach 3 of 5 mg/L. SAR is calculated as: SAR = Na+/[((Ca2+ + Mg2+)/2)^1/2]

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ME-VR2 (34.34265, -119.29842), located in Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 1/5/2016 to 5/1/2020 for the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	151886	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Oxygen, Dissolved
Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2018)
Revision Status	Revised
Sources:	A Source Unknown
TMDL Name:	Ventura River Algae/Nutrients (88)
TMDL Project Code:	427
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA:	06/28/2013
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 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 16 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 21 of 213 samples exceeded the objective for cold freshwater habitat. 12 of 316 samples exceeded the objective for warm freshwater habitat. 41 of 213 samples exceeded the objective for fish spawning. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the Being Addressed portion of the CWA 303(d) List because a TMDL has been completed and approved by RWQCB and USEPA, and is expected to result in attainment of the standard. 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. 41 of 213 samples exceeded the objective for fish spawning and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. The Ventura River Algae TMDL was approved by USEPA on June 28, 2013. 5. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89934

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-11) states that: "The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as WARM shall not be depressed below 5 mg/L as a result of waste discharges."

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89963

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-11) states that: "The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as both COLD and SPWN shall not be depressed below 7 mg/L as a result of waste discharges."

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Ventura River Random Site 143 - 402BA0143]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

307920

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 9 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-39) states that: The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as COLD shall not be depressed below 6 mg/L as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

307972

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 5 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-39) states that: The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as WARM shall not be depressed below 5 mg/L as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308273

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (page 3-39) states that: The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as both COLD and SPWN shall not be depressed below 7 mg/L as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308529

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 5 of 60 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308275

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 13 of 60 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

307854

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308479

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 6 of 60 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW006 (Ventura River at Foster Park).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-11 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308332

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Stream Team data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 18 of 88 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: VRW06.1 (Ventura River Ojai Valley Sanitation District).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-09-21 and 2019-12-12

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

307900

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308049

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 6 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

307832

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed eSMR_Ojai Valley WWTP data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 24 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 717601 (RSW-003).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-11-14 and 2020-10-07

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Ventura River Watershed Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, October 2004)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

308329

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Mgmt Program data for Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 10 of 40 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: ME-VR2 (ME-VR2).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-10-06 and 2020-05-01

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89965

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

0 of 1 samples exceed the water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Los Angeles Region (LARWQCB 1994): The dissolved oxygen content of all surface waters designated as COLD shall not be depressed below 6 mg/L as a result of waste discharges.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the 402BA0143 (Ventura River Random Site 143).

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected on 5/21/2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

SWAMP QAPP (2008) was followed.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151886, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89964

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

103

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Numeric data generated from 103 averages of Dissolved Oxygen concentrations had no exceedences.

Data Reference:

Data for Various Pollutants in Ojai Valley Sanitary District River Station, 2000-2010.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Dissolved Oxygen Water Quality Objective of all surface waters designated as Warm Fresh Water Aquatic Habitat shall not be depressed below 5 mg/l.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the R-3, R-4, and R-5 stations.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected once a month from January 2008 to September 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

NPDES quality assurance.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	99674	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Pumping
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2016)
Revision Status	Original
Reason for Delisting:	Flaws in original listing
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollution

Regional Board Conclusion:	The impairment listing for pumping is being considered for delisting because the original listing was based on no data. The impairment is described in the 1996 water quality assessment, where it originally appeared, as not supporting aquatic life uses. A specific beneficial use, such as cold freshwater habitat or warm freshwater habitat, was not cited although later listing cycles associated the impairment with the warm freshwater habitat beneficial use. While no specific information was cited in the water quality assessment for Reach 3 in support of the listing, information from the draft Steelhead Restoration and Management Plan for California of 1995 (prepared by the California Department of Fish & Game and finalized in 1996) was cited for the same impairment in Reach 4, which is immediately upstream of Reach 3. However, there is no reference to any portion of Reach 3 in that document. Therefore, the original basis for listing Reach 3 was flawed and this waterbody should be delisted for pumping. For background information regarding this listing decision, see ref4378 located at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/records/region_4/2017/ref4378.doc

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 99674, Pumping	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

4261

Pollutant:

Pumping

LOE Subgroup:

Pollution

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

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

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Unspecified

Temporal Representation:

Unspecified

Environmental Conditions:

Unspecified

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	99673	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Water Diversion
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2016)
Revision Status	Original
Reason for Delisting:	Flaws in original listing
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollution

Regional Board Conclusion:	The impairment listing for diversions is being considered for delisting because the original listing was based on no data. The impairment is described in the 1996 water quality assessment, where it originally appeared, as not supporting aquatic life uses. A specific beneficial use, such as cold freshwater habitat or warm freshwater habitat, was not cited although later listing cycles associated the impairment with the warm freshwater habitat beneficial use. While no specific information was cited in the water quality assessment for Reach 3 in support of the listing, information from the draft Steelhead Restoration and Management Plan for California of 1995 (prepared by the California Department of Fish & Game and finalized in 1996) was cited for the same impairment in Reach 4, which is immediately upstream of Reach 3. However, there is no reference to any portion of Reach 3 in that document. Therefore, the original basis for listing Reach 3 was flawed and this waterbody should be delisted for water diversion. For background information regarding this listing decision, see ref4378 located at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/records/region_4/2017/ref4378.doc

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 99673, Water Diversion	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

4262

Pollutant:

Water Diversion

LOE Subgroup:

Pollution

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

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

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Unspecified

Temporal Representation:

Unspecified

Environmental Conditions:

Unspecified

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	68024	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Benthic Community Effects
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)(2016)
Revision Status	Original
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	Benthic Community Effects is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under sections 3.9 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.9, an additional line of evidence associating the Benthic Community Effects with a water or sediment concentration of pollutants is necessary to assess listing status. Two of the three bioassesment samples scored below the evaluation guideline threshold used in this assessment. However, this water body is not impaired due to any other pollutants. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification for placing Benthic Community Effects in this water segment 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. Two of the three bioassesment samples scored below the evaluation guideline threshold used in this assessment. However, this water body is not impaired due to any other pollutants. 4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are being met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of this Regional Board decision, SWRCB staff recommend the following changes to the decision: The water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because it cannot be determined if applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded. However, more sampling should be done as the information available indicates impairment may be probable.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 68024, Benthic Community Effects	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

95285

Pollutant:

Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments

LOE Subgroup:

Population/Community Degradation

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

The CSCI score for this site is 0.623153273 and therefore is not meeting the water quality objective for this water body. The data was originally provided as an IBI score. The IBI score was converted to a CSCI score.

Data Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce significant alterations in population or community ecology or receiving water biota. In addition, the health and life history characteristics of aquatic organisms in waters affected by controllable water quality factors shall not differ significantly from those for the same waters in areas unaffected by controllable water quality factors.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) is a biological scoring tool that helps aquatic resource managers translate complex data about benthic macroinvertebrates found living in a stream into an overall measure of stream health. The CSCI score is calculated by comparing the expected condition with actual (observed) results (Rhen, A.C. et al., 2015). CSCI scores range from 0 (highly degraded) to greater than 1 (equivalent to reference). CSCI scoring of biological condition are as follows (per the scientific paper supporting the development of the CSCI scoring tool): greater than or equal to 0.92 = likely intact condition, 0.91 to 0.80 = possibly altered condition, 0.79 to 0.63 = likely altered condition, less than or equal to 0.62 = very likely altered condition. Sites with scores below 0.79 are considered to have exceeded the water quality objective for the aquatic life beneficial use.

Guideline Reference:

Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected from Ventura River Random Site 143.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected in May 2008.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected for the SWAMP RWB4 Stormwater Monitoring Council CY 2008 following SWAMP protocols and stored in the SWAMP database.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 68024, Benthic Community Effects	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

89747

Pollutant:

Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments

LOE Subgroup:

Population/Community Degradation

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Two samples were collected from the Ventura River Foster Park site in September 2006 and 2007. One of the two samples had an IBI score below 40. The scores were 28.6 (2006) and 43 (2007).

Data Reference:

Bioassessment Monitoring Report in Ventura River Watershed for, 2001-2007.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are toxic to, or that produce detrimental physiological responses in, human, plant or animal, or aquatic life. Compliance with this objective will be determined by use of indicator organisms, analysis of species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, bioassays of appropriate duration or other appropriate methods as specified by the State or Regional Board. Region 4 Basin Plan.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The IBI is a multi-metric assessment that employs biological metrics that respond to a habitat or water quality impairment. Each of the biological metrics measured at a site are converted to an IBI score then summed. These cumulative scores are then ranked. For the Southern California IBI, sites with scores below 40 are considered to have impaired conditions.

Guideline Reference:

Development of a Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) for Wadeable Streams in Northern Coastal California and its Application to Regional 305(b) Assessment

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at station 4 Ventura River -Foster Park.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected in September 2006 and 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Sampling and laboratory procedures for this survey followed the California Stream Bioassessment Procedure (CSBP 2003) and also incorporated the Southern California Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) (Ode et al., 2005).

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	99357	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

Pollutant:	Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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)(2016)
Revision Status	Original
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 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. 3 lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 125 samples exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 1 sample exceeded the CRITERIA. 0 of 1 sample exceeded the CRITERIA. 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 in the Water Quality Limited Segments category. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. 0 of 125, 0 of 1 and 0 of 1 sample exceeded the CRITERIA and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 99357, Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)	Region 4
Ventura River Reach 3 (Weldon Canyon to Confl. w/ Coyote Cr)

LOE ID:

94519

Pollutant:

Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference: