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

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138775, pH	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

265200

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138775, pH	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

4269

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Unspecified

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Unspecified

Guideline Reference:

2006-2007 Monitoring Data (MS4 Data) for Tributaries of the San Gabriel River Watershed- CI 6948 for order no. 01-182 NPDES No. CAS004001 Municipal Storm Water and Urban Runoff Discharges within the County of Los Angeles, and the Incorporated Cities therein, Except the City of Long Beach.

Spatial Representation:

Unspecified

Temporal Representation:

Unspecified

Environmental Conditions:

Unspecified

QAPP Information:

Unspecified

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	150343	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Indicator Bacteria
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2018)
Revision Status	Revised
Sources:	A Source Unknown
TMDL Name:	San Gabriel River Coliform (45)
TMDL Project Code:	391
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA:	06/14/2006
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 2.2, 4.3 and 4.11 of the Listing Policy. Under this section 4.3, a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this waterbody-pollutant combination. Because a statistically sufficient number of geomean samples were not available, attainment of the bacteria objective was determined based only on the STV per the situation-specific weight of evidence approach outlined in Section 4.11 of the Listing Policy. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the CWA section 303(d) List. There is sufficient justification to place it in 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. 1 of 1 samples exceeded the statistical threshold value for E. coli and this is insufficient to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. A minimum of 26 samples is needed to determine if a beneficial use is fully supported using Table 3.2 4. The TMDL for Indicator Bacteria in the San Gabriel River, Estuary and Tributaries was approved by USEPA on 6/14/2006 5. Pursuant to section 4.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are 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 removed from the section 303(d) list because there was a previous listing and there are not enough data to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy.

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 150343, Indicator Bacteria	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

26867

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Other Agencies/Organizations provided monitoring data

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Five of six samples exceeded the Basin Plan single sample water quality objectives for indicator bacteria in fresh water and one of one sample exceeded the Basin Plan geometric mean water quality objective. Water quality samples were taken and analyzed for indicator bacteria in accordance with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit monitoring and testing parameters.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Basin Plan bacteria objectives state that to protect water contact recreation in fresh waters individual samples shall not exceed the following limits: fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400/100 ml; and E. coli density shall not exceed 235/100 ml. The bacteria objectives also establish that the geometric means of individual samples shall not exceed the following limits: the fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200/100 ml; and the E. coli density shall not exceed 126/100 ml, as a geometric mean. The bacteria objectives are found in Attachment A of Regional Board Resolution No. 2001-018.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works conducted sampling at the mass emmission monitoring station TS13 located at the confluence of Walnut Creek and Big Dalton Wash.

Temporal Representation:

Grab samples were taken approximately six per year (four wet-weather events and two dry-weather events), from October 2006 through April 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was collected in compliance with the sampling and monitoring procedures detailed in County of Los Angeles MS4 Permit (NPDES No. CAS004001) Monitoring and Reporting Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Monitoring and Reporting Program - CI 6948 for order no. 01-182 NPDES No. CAS004001 Municipal Storm Water and Urban Runoff Discharges within the County of Los Angeles, and the incorporated cities, except the City of Long Beach

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150343, Indicator Bacteria	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

303006

Pollutant:

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

STV

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 1 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality threshold for E. coli. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial use where the salinity is less than 1 parts per thousand 95 percent or more of the time applies a statistical threshold value to E. coli of 320 cfu/100 mL, not to be exceeded by more than 10 percent of samples within a calendar month (ISWEBE 2018).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan. Part 1: Trash Provisions; Part 2: Tribal Subsistence Beneficial Uses and Mercury Provisions; Part 3: Bacteria Provisions and Variance Policy

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2019-07-30 and 2019-07-30 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138788	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 138788, Alkalinity as CaCO3	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

256566

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Alkalinity as CaCO3.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-21 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138788, Alkalinity as CaCO3	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

256565

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Alkalinity as CaCO3.

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:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138761	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Allethrin
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 138761, Allethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

256820

Pollutant:

Allethrin

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Allethrin.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for Allethrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 1.05 ug/L for an invertebrate (acute).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	153911	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Aluminum
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:	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. 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 153911, Aluminum	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

314975

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153911, Aluminum	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

315079

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	150487	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 150487, Ammonia	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257282

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150487, Ammonia	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257017

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-06-22 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138764	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 138764, Antimony	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257286

Pollutant:

Antimony

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138764, Antimony	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257027

Pollutant:

Antimony

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138766	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Arsenic
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 138766, Arsenic	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257391

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138766, Arsenic	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257518

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138766, Arsenic	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

245918

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Arsenic .

Data Reference:

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, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for arsenic is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 33 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138767	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 138767, Beryllium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257765

Pollutant:

Beryllium

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138767, Beryllium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257781

Pollutant:

Beryllium

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138786	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138786, Bifenthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

246101

Pollutant:

Bifenthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses. There shall be no increase in pesticide concentrations found in bottom sediments or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for bifenthrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.43 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.43 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for bifenthrin (Amweg et al., 2005 and Amweg and Weston, 2007).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Guideline Reference:

Whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation tools for pyrethroid insecticides: I. piperonyl butoxide addition. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26:2389-2396.

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138786, Bifenthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

257803

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138786, Bifenthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89580

Pollutant:

Bifenthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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 SWAMP data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceed the criterion for Bifenthrin.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (LARWQCB 2004): 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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Guideline Reference:

Whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation tools for pyrethroid insecticides: I. piperonyl butoxide addition. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26:2389-2396.

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138768	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Cadmium
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 138768, Cadmium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

246492

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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:

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:

The evaluation guideline for cadmium is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 4.98 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138768, Cadmium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

One sample was collected to evaluate sediment toxicity. The sample exhibited significant toxicity. The toxicity test included survival and growth of Hyalella azteca. One sample can have multiple toxicity test results but will be counted only once.

Data Reference:

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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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:

Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates, Second Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, Duluth, MI , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-600/R-99/064

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138768, Cadmium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

258098

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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 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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138768, Cadmium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

258088

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138769	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Chloride
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 138769, Chloride	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244051

Pollutant:

Chloride

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: one out of three samples exceed the criterion for chloride.

Data Reference:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 150 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SGLT506 (34.0618, -117.99314), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 6/30/2016 to 7/2/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138769, Chloride	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244067

Pollutant:

Chloride

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: one out of one samples exceed the criterion for chloride.

Data Reference:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 150 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SMC02656_SGRRMP (34.074987, -117.87216), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken on 8/6/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring


DECISION ID	138792	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Chromium
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 138792, Chromium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

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 sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138792, Chromium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

258708

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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 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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138792, Chromium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

246810

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for chromium is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 111 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138792, Chromium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

258831

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138789	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Cyfluthrin
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.

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 138789, Cyfluthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

259235

Pollutant:

Cyfluthrin

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cyfluthrin. 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The chronic criterion for cyfluthrin is 0.2 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average). If the freely dissolved concentrations of cyfluthrin 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 Cyfluthrin

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138789, Cyfluthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

247487

Pollutant:

Cyfluthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for cyfluthrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1.1 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 1.1 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for cyfluthrin (Amweg et al., 2005).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138789, Cyfluthrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89615

Pollutant:

Cyfluthrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138791	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138791, Cyhalothrin, Lambda	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89616

Pollutant:

Cyhalothrin, Lambda

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for lambda-cyhalothrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.44 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.44 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for lambda-cyhalothrin from Amweg et al. (2005).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138791, Cyhalothrin, Lambda	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262736

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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 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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138791, Cyhalothrin, Lambda	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

247603

Pollutant:

Cyhalothrin, Lambda

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138787	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138787, Cypermethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

247804

Pollutant:

Cypermethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for cypermethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.3 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.3 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for cypermethrin from Maund et al., (2002).

Guideline Reference:

Partitioning, bioavailability, and toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:9-15

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138787, Cypermethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

259683

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138787, Cypermethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89617

Pollutant:

Cypermethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Partitioning, bioavailability, and toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:9-15

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138790	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138790, Deltamethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89657

Pollutant:

Deltamethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for deltamethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.79 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.79 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for deltamethrin from Amweg et al. (2005).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138790, Deltamethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

260214

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

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

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138790, Deltamethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

248053

Pollutant:

Deltamethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138794	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.6 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.6 at least two lines of evidence are necessary to assess listing status for pollutants sediment, and pollutant concentrations in sediment must be associated with sediment toxicity to justify adding that pollutant to the CWA section 303(d) List. 1 line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 1 sample exhibited sediment toxicity. 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. 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 exceeded the GUIDELINE and this sample size is INSUFFICIENT to determine beneficial use support, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy. There is not an associated sediment toxicity data as required by Section 3.6 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. 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 138794, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

261016

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138794, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89691

Pollutant:

Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for esfenvalerate/fenvalerate is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1.5 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 1.5 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for esfenvalerate/fenvalerate from Amweg et al. (2005).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138793	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138793, Fenpropathrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

248631

Pollutant:

Fenpropathrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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 evaluation guideline for fenpropathrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 1 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for fenpropathrin from Ding et al., ( 2011).

Guideline Reference:

Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Pesticides to Chironomus dilutus and Hyalella azteca. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61:83¿92.

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138793, Fenpropathrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89692

Pollutant:

Fenpropathrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Pesticides to Chironomus dilutus and Hyalella azteca. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61:83¿92.

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138793, Fenpropathrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

261355

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

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

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138762	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Fenvalerate
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 138762, Fenvalerate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

261898

Pollutant:

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fenvalerate.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fenvalerate is the LC50 of 1.13 ug/L for fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. (USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs Ecotoxicity database)

Guideline Reference:

OPP Pesticide Ecotoxicity Database.

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138785	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Fipronil
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 3.6 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.6 at least one line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status for pollutants sediment, and pollutant concentrations in sediment must be associated with sediment toxicity to justify adding that pollutant to the CWA section 303(d) List. 1 line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE. 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. 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 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE and this sample size is INSUFFICIENT to determine beneficial use support, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy. There is not an associated sediment toxicity data as required by Section 3.6 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. 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 138785, Fipronil	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

248694

Pollutant:

Fipronil

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fipronil. 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 objective 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fipronil is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.13 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Effect of sediment-associated pyrethroids, fipronil, and metabolites on Chironomus tentans growth rate, body mass, condition index, immobilization, and survival. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27(12):2582-2590.

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Date for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138785, Fipronil	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89693

Pollutant:

Fipronil

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

One of one sample result was non-detect. It was not used in the assessment because after the laboratory method detection limit value was organic carbon normalized the result was above the guideline, therefore the result could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fipronil is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.13 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al. 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138795	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Fipronil Sulfide
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 3.6 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.6 at least one line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status for pollutants sediment, and pollutant concentrations in sediment must be associated with sediment toxicity to justify adding that pollutant to the CWA section 303(d) List. 1 line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE. 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. 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 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE and this sample size is INSUFFICIENT to determine beneficial use support, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy. There is not an associated sediment toxicity data as required by Section 3.6 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. 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 138795, Fipronil Sulfide	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89721

Pollutant:

Fipronil Sulfide

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfide is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.16 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al. 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138795, Fipronil Sulfide	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

248406

Pollutant:

Fipronil Sulfide

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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 evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfide is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.16 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138796	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Fipronil Sulfone
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 3.6 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.6 at least one line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status for pollutants sediment, and pollutant concentrations in sediment must be associated with sediment toxicity to justify adding that pollutant to the CWA section 303(d) List. 1 line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. 0 of 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE. 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. 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 0 sample exceeded the GUIDELINE and this sample size is INSUFFICIENT to determine beneficial use support, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy. There is not an associated sediment toxicity data as required by Section 3.6 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. 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 138796, Fipronil Sulfone	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

248490

Pollutant:

Fipronil Sulfone

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfone is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.12 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138796, Fipronil Sulfone	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89722

Pollutant:

Fipronil Sulfone

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfone is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.12 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al. 2008).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)


DECISION ID	138771	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Iron
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 138771, Iron	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262413

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138771, Iron	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262242

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138771, Iron	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262499

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138771, Iron	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262445

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138772	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

9027

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Preservation of Rare & Endangered Species | Wildlife 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:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works monitoring reports (2006-2007), submitted electronically

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

CTR Dissolved Copper Criterion for continuous concentration (CCC) and maximum concentration (CMC) in water for the protection of aquatic life is expressed as a function of the total hardness of the water body. The aquatic life criteria will vary depending of total hardness reported at the sampling site. The CMC is the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time without deleterious effects and the CCC is the highest concentration to which aquatic life can be exposed for an extended period of time (four days) without deleterious effects. This criterion is linked and applicable for the protection of aquatic life Beneficial Uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

One station: TS13, at the confluence of Walnut Creek and Big Dalton Wash

Temporal Representation:

Composite samples were taken approximately six per year (four wet-weather events and two dry-weather events), from October 2006 through April 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was collected in compliance with the sampling and monitoring procedures detailed in County of Los Angeles MS4 Permit (NPDES No. CAS004001) Monitoring and Reporting Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262967

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

262882

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

249249

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for lead is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 128 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

252586

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:

Water Board staff assessed LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.

Data Reference:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138772, Lead	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

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 sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	150025	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Mercury
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 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

249732

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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:

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:

The evaluation guideline for mercury is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1.06 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

263182

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

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:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

263370

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:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

263433

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:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

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:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

263442

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Mercury.

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:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150025, Mercury	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

252656

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:

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:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138773	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Nickel
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 138773, Nickel	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

263774

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138773, Nickel	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

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 sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138773, Nickel	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

250101

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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:

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:

The evaluation guideline for nickel is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 48.6 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138773, Nickel	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

264007

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138774	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 138774, Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244052

Pollutant:

Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: zero out of one samples exceed the criterion for Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N).

Data Reference:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 8 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SGLT506 (34.0618, -117.99314), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken on 6/30/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.


DECISION ID	150026	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 150026, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

302486

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 LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-07-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150026, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

302296

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150026, Nitrogen, Nitrate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

302309

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	151921	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Oxygen, Dissolved
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 151921, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

308084

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-21 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151921, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

307813

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring


DECISION ID	138797	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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.

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 138797, Permethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89724

Pollutant:

Permethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for permethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 8.9 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 8.9 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for permethrin from Amweg et al. (2005).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Walnut Creek @ Cloverleaf station (405SUP099).]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected on a single day 1/8/2007.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

SWAMP data collected before September 2008 followed the QAMP (2002).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA. State Water Resources Control Board. SWAMP. December 2002 (1st version)

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138797, Permethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

264912

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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: No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138797, Permethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

250559

Pollutant:

Permethrin

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138765	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Prallethrin
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 138765, Prallethrin	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

265603

Pollutant:

Prallethrin

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Prallethrin.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for prallethrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.65 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138784	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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 138784, Pyrethroids	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

265973

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) 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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2016-06-30 to 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138784, Pyrethroids	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

251134

Pollutant:

Pyrethroids

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for the protection of aquatic life from pyrethroids is one toxic unit. Individual pyrethroid concentrations in sediment were normalized to organic carbon content, divided by the respective LC50 and then summed. A sum over over one toxic unit is an exceedance of the evaluation guideline (Amweg et al. 2006).

Guideline Reference:

Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5

Guideline Reference:

Partitioning, bioavailability, and toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:9-15

Guideline Reference:

Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Pesticides to Chironomus dilutus and Hyalella azteca. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61:83¿92.

Guideline Reference:

Whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation tools for pyrethroid insecticides: I. piperonyl butoxide addition. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26:2389-2396.

Guideline Reference:

Compilation of freshwater OC-normalized sediment toxicity data for pyrethroids

Guideline Reference:

Pyrethroid insecticides and sediment toxicity in urban creeks from California and Tennessee. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(5): 1700-1706

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138776	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Selenium
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 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

266103

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

266331

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

252698

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 LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

252956

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:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-11-20 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

266017

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138776, Selenium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

265943

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138777	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Silver
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 138777, Silver	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

266497

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Silver.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved silver criterion maximum concentration (CMC) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardnesss dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 3.4 ug/L. This criterion was divided by 2 in order to better represent a CMC value as specified in footnote (g) of Table (b)(1) of the California Toxics Rule, 2000.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138778	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Sulfates
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 138778, Sulfates	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244053

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: zero out of three samples exceed the criterion for Sulfates.

Data Reference:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 300 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SGLT506 (34.0618, -117.99314), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken from 6/30/2016 to 7/2/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138778, Sulfates	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244065

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:

Data Reference:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 300 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SMC02656_SGRRMP (34.074987, -117.87216), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken on 8/6/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138763	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	T-Fluvalinate
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 138763, T-Fluvalinate	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

266909

Pollutant:

T-Fluvalinate

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for T-Fluvalinate.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-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:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for tau-fluvalinate is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.064 ug/L for a fish (chronic).

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138779	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Temperature, water
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 138779, Temperature, water	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

267041

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:

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-21 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138779, Temperature, water	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

267264

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138780	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Thallium
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 138780, Thallium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

267518

Pollutant:

Thallium

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Thallium.

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:

The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that thallium chronic toxicity to one species of fish occurs at concentrations as low as 20 ug/L after 2,600 hours of exposure. (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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138780, Thallium	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

267559

Pollutant:

Thallium

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Thallium.

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:

The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that thallium chronic toxicity to one species of fish occurs at concentrations as low as 20 ug/L after 2,600 hours of exposure. (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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2016-06-30

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.


DECISION ID	138781	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Total Dissolved Solids
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 138781, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

243931

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 Los Angeles County MS4 Permit to determine beneficial use support. The results are as follows: 0 out of 1 samples exceed the criterion for Total Dissolved Solids.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region gives a site specific objective for Total Dissolved Solids in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) of 750 mg/L.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station USGR-WCW_BP (34.06272, -117.986), located in .

Temporal Representation:

The water samples were taken 7/30/2019, per the monitoring requirements listed in the Los Angeles County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the provisions of the Los Angeles Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System quality control and quality assurance procedures listed in coordinated integrated monitoring plan.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138781, Total Dissolved Solids	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

244066

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:

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 Walnut Creek Wash of 750 mg/L

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station SMC02656_SGRRMP (34.074987, -117.87216), located in Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res).

Temporal Representation:

Water samples were taken on 8/6/2018 for the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The work was performed in accordance with the quality control and quality assurance provisions of the San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138782	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

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:	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 138782, Turbidity	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

268155

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138782, Turbidity	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

268257

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Turbidity.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-21 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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


DECISION ID	138783	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Zinc
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 138783, Zinc	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

268372

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138783, Zinc	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

251522

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

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, animal, or aquatic life.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

The evaluation guideline for zinc is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 459 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138783, Zinc	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

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 sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138783, Zinc	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

252968

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:

Water Board staff assessed LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.

Data Reference:

WQ data from the MS4 database 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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138783, Zinc	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

268337

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:

Water Board staff assessed San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

WQ data from the MS4 database assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 4.


DECISION ID	138770	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Copper
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:	San Gabriel River Metals (39)
TMDL Project Code:	385
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA:	03/26/2007
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 2.2 and 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. 3 of the 13 samples exceed the CRITERIA for copper in water. 0 of 1 sample exceeds the GUIDELINE for copper in sediment. 1 of 1 sample exceeds the OBJECTIVE for sediment toxicity. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the CWA section 303(d) List. There is sufficient justification to place it in 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. 3 of 13 samples exceed the criteria for dissolved copper and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Additionally, 0 of 1 sample exceeds the guideline for copper in sediment, and 1 of 1 sample exhibited sediment toxicity, neither of which provide sufficient evidence for listing for these pollutants. 4. The TMDL for Metals and Selenium in the San Gabriel River and Impaired Tributaries was approved by USEPA on 3/26/2007. 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 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

251976

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 LA County MS4 data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 2 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

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: USGR-WCW_BP (NA).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-30 and 2019-12-04

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

258905

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

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: SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-06-30 and 2018-07-02

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

259003

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 San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program data for Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.

Data Reference:

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: SMC02656_SGRRMP (SGLR02656).

Temporal Representation:

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

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Statewide Project Urban Pyrethroid Status Monitoring

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

89757

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

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 sample was collected at station 405SUP099.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected in January 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

All data was collected following the Standard Operating Procedures and Data Quality Objectives outlined in the SWAMP QAMP, (Puckett, 2002). QA data are included in submission.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

9025

Pollutant:

Copper, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Dissolved

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Preservation of Rare & Endangered Species | Wildlife 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:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works monitoring reports (2006-2007), submitted electronically

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

One station: TS13, at the confluence of Walnut Creek and Big Dalton Wash

Temporal Representation:

Composite samples, approximately six per year (four wet-weather events and two dry-weather events), from October 2006 through April 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data collected for compliance with NPDES Permit No. CAS004001 Monitoring and Reporting Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 138770, Copper	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

247588

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

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:

Field, Habitat, Tissue, 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:

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:

The evaluation guideline for copper is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 149 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).

Guideline Reference:

Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31

Spatial Representation:

Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): SGLT506 (SGLT506).

Temporal Representation:

Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-21

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories. 2019. San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Toxicity Study of the Santa Clara River, San Gabriel River, and Calleguas Creek. Final Report. Prepared by Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis.


DECISION ID	75497	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

Pollutant:	Toxicity
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:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.6 of the Listing Policy. Under this section a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. LOE 4270 is a placeholder LOE for a decision made prior to 2006. LOE 25394 contains the original listing data that is not listed in LOE 4270. As such, LOE 4270 has been disassociated from the decision. Five lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess the pollutant. One additional line of evidence is available in the current listing cycle. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification for removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the section 303(d) list. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Five out of 42 samples exhibit toxicity to Ceriodaphnia. However, four toxic results occurred in samples from 1992-93. In between 2003 and 2007, only one of 38 samples exhibited toxicity, thus significant improvements in survival and reproduction endpoints have been observed in the most recent timeframe. All of these toxicity results were measured in water samples, which are more responsive to changing pollutant loads, and in this case reflect decreasing loads. Based on the improving trend in water quality conditions and only one toxic result in the past four years, it is evident that beneficial uses are being supported. 4. Based on more recent monitoring and available monitoring data, USEPA has determined that Walnut Creek is not impaired for toxicity and a TMDL is not required. 5. Pursuant to section 4.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 75497, Toxicity	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

25394

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Warm Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Wetland Habitat | Wildlife Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

TOXICITY TESTING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Four of four samples exhibited significant toxicity. Four samples from one site were used to test toxicity to three species: Fathead Minnow, Ceriodaphnia, and Selanastrum. The samples had no effect on Selanastrum, but had effects on the other species used in the testing. A toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) was conducted for one of the samples and data suggest that an organic constituent was responsible for toxicity.

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The Basin Plan states at there shall be no acute or chronic toxicity in ambient waters outside mixing zones.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Los Angeles Region R4 Basin Plan

Evaluation Guideline:

Toxicity was defined as a statistically significant effect in the sample exposure compared to the control using EPA-recommended hypothesis testing (parametric Dunnett's Test or non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis or Wilcoxon Two-sample Test).

Guideline Reference:

Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fourth Edition. EPA 600/4-90/27.

Spatial Representation:

Samples were taken at monitoring station, SG-8, in Walnut Creek at Baldwin Park Blvd.

Temporal Representation:

Quarterly toxicity samples from were taken from June 1992 to March 1993.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data was collected in compliance with the sampling and monitoring procedures detailed in University of California Davis' Work/QA Project Plan.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Toxicity Study of the Santa Clara River, San Gabriel River, and Calleguas Creek Toxicity Work/QA Project Plan

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 75497, Toxicity	Region 4
Walnut Creek Wash (Drains from Puddingstone Res)

LOE ID:

4270

Pollutant:

Toxicity

LOE Subgroup:

Toxicity

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: