| Water Body Name: | Crissy Field Beach West |
| Water Body ID: | CAC2034001020120427134237 |
| Water Body Type: | Coastal & Bay Shoreline |
DECISION ID |
149314 |
Region 2 |
Crissy Field Beach West |
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| Pollutant: | Indicator Bacteria |
| 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 Francisco Bay Beaches, Pathogens |
| TMDL Project Code: | 995 |
| Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: | 02/24/2017 |
| Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: | Pollutant |
| Regional Board Conclusion: | This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under sections 2.2 and 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 of the Policy, a minimum of one line of evidence is needed to assess listing status. Five lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification to place this water segment-pollutant combination on 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. Forty four of one hundred eight samples exceeded the monthly median total coliform objective and these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. The SF Bay Beach Pathogens TMDL was approved by USEPA on 2/24/2017. 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 not be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are 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. |
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| LOE ID: | 300032 | ||||
| Pollutant: | Total Coliform | ||||
| LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
| Matrix: | Water | ||||
| Fraction: | Median | ||||
| Beneficial Use: | Shellfish Harvesting | ||||
| Number of Samples: | 108 | ||||
| Number of Exceedances: | 44 | ||||
| Data and Information Type: | PATHOGEN MONITORING | ||||
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Water Board staff assessed BeachWatch_San Francisco County data for Crissy Field Beach West to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 44 of the 108 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Total. The water quality threshold for shellfish is based on the median concentration at each station, and is calculated as a 30-day median. | ||||
| Data Reference: | WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2. | ||||
| SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.1 Bacteria: Table 3-1 provides a summary of the bacterial water quality objectives and identifies the sources of those objectives. The total coliform objective for shellfish harvesting is a 30-day median less than 70 MPN/100 ML. | ||||
| Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2) | ||||
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| Spatial Representation: | The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): BAY#202.5_SL (BAY#202.5_SL-Crissy Field, San Francisco). | ||||
| Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-01 and 2020-10-13 . | ||||
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| QAPP Information: | State Board Staff. 2021. QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program. | ||||
| QAPP Information Reference(s): | QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program | ||||
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| LOE ID: | 300012 | ||||
| Pollutant: | Enterococcus | ||||
| LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
| Matrix: | Water | ||||
| Fraction: | GeoMean | ||||
| Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation | ||||
| Number of Samples: | 345 | ||||
| Number of Exceedances: | 10 | ||||
| Data and Information Type: | PATHOGEN MONITORING | ||||
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Water Board staff assessed BeachWatch_San Francisco County data for Crissy Field Beach West to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 10 of the 345 samples exceeded the geomean water quality threshold for Enterococcus. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly. | ||||
| Data Reference: | WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2. | ||||
| SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial use where the salinity is 1 ppth or higher 95 percent or more of the time applies a six-week rolling geomean to enterococcus, not to exceed 30 cfu/100mL. (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 | ||||
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| Spatial Representation: | The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): BAY#202.5_SL (BAY#202.5_SL-Crissy Field, San Francisco). | ||||
| Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-21 and 2020-10-13 . | ||||
| Environmental Conditions: | |||||
| QAPP Information: | State Board Staff. 2021. QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program. | ||||
| QAPP Information Reference(s): | QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program | ||||
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| LOE ID: | 300099 | ||||
| Pollutant: | Enterococcus | ||||
| LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
| Matrix: | Water | ||||
| Fraction: | STV | ||||
| Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation | ||||
| Number of Samples: | 115 | ||||
| Number of Exceedances: | 16 | ||||
| Data and Information Type: | PATHOGEN MONITORING | ||||
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Water Board staff assessed BeachWatch_San Francisco County data for Crissy Field Beach West to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 16 of the 115 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality threshold for Enterococcus. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly. | ||||
| Data Reference: | WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2. | ||||
| SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial use where the salinity is 1 ppth or higher 95 percent or more of the time applies a Statistical Threshold Value to enterococcus of 110 cfu/100 mL, not to be exceeded by more than 10 percent of samples collected within in 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 | ||||
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| Spatial Representation: | The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): BAY#202.5_SL (BAY#202.5_SL-Crissy Field, San Francisco). | ||||
| Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected between the days of 2010-09-21 and 2020-10-13 . | ||||
| Environmental Conditions: | |||||
| QAPP Information: | State Board Staff. 2021. QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program. | ||||
| QAPP Information Reference(s): | QAPP Reference for Beach Watch Program | ||||
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| LOE ID: | 91594 | ||||
| Pollutant: | Fecal Coliform | ||||
| LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
| Matrix: | Water | ||||
| Fraction: | None | ||||
| Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation | ||||
| Number of Samples: | 134 | ||||
| Number of Exceedances: | 0 | ||||
| Data and Information Type: | Not Specified | ||||
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 134 geomeans exceeded the objective. | ||||
| Data Reference: | Data for Region 2 Beach Watch. | ||||
| SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The geometric mean standard for fecal coliform states that the fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100 mL. San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan. | ||||
| Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2) | ||||
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| Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at the Crissy Field West site. | ||||
| Temporal Representation: | Samples were collected from March 2008 to August 2010. | ||||
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| QAPP Information: | The samples were collected for the beach watch program. | ||||
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| LOE ID: | 91592 | ||||
| Pollutant: | Enterococcus | ||||
| LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water | ||||
| Matrix: | Water | ||||
| Fraction: | None | ||||
| Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation | ||||
| Number of Samples: | 134 | ||||
| Number of Exceedances: | 7 | ||||
| Data and Information Type: | Not Specified | ||||
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Seven of the 134 geomeans exceeded the objective. | ||||
| Data Reference: | Data for Region 2 Beach Watch. | ||||
| SWAMP Data: | Non-SWAMP | ||||
| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The geometric mean standard for entercoccus states that the entercoccus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 mL. San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan. | ||||
| Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2) | ||||
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| Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at the Crissy Field West site. | ||||
| Temporal Representation: | Samples were collected from April 2008 to August 2010. | ||||
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| QAPP Information: | The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program. | ||||
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