| Pollutant: |
PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation: |
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| 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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Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 143339, PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls)
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Region 2 |
Elmhurst Creek |
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| LOE ID: |
269299 |
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| Pollutant: |
PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Tissue |
| Matrix: |
Tissue |
| Fraction: |
Fish fillet |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Commercial or recreational collection of fish, shellfish, or organisms |
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| Number of Samples: |
1 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
1 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Water Board staff assessed Regional Monitoring Program - Status and Trends data for Elmhurst Creek to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows 1 of the 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls). Data were collected for 1 fish species (3 composite(s) of Top Smelt each composed of 20 fish per composite). Of these, 1 species (Top Smelt) exceeded the water quality threshold. |
| Data Reference: |
Field, Tissue, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2. |
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| SWAMP Data: |
Non-SWAMP |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2) |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
The modified OEHHA Fish Contaminant Goal for polychlorinated biphenyls in fish tissue is 2.6 ppb. This screening level assumes an average body weight of 70 kg and a consumption rate of 32 g/day for a 30 year exposure over a 70-year lifetime. This constituent is a carcinogen therefore the risk level is set to one in a million. A cooking reduction factor of 1 is applied for skin-off fillets. (Klasing, S., and R. Brodberg, 2008) |
| Guideline Reference: |
Development of Fish Contaminant Goals and Advisory Tissue Levels for Common Contaminants in California Sport Fish: Chlordane, DDTs, Dieldrin, Methylmercury, PCBs, Selenium, and Toxaphene |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): ELM (Elmhurst). |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence were collected between 2016-08-24 and 2016-08-24. When composited fish were collected over multiple days, the first day of fish collection was used as the sample date in the LOE, both for LOE writing, and for averaging period purposes. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.. |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements. |
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Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 143339, PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls)
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Region 2 |
Elmhurst Creek |
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| LOE ID: |
269410 |
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| Pollutant: |
PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Tissue |
| Matrix: |
Tissue |
| Fraction: |
Fish fillet |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Warm Freshwater Habitat |
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| Number of Samples: |
1 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
0 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Water Board staff assessed Regional Monitoring Program - Status and Trends data for Elmhurst Creek to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls). Data were collected for 1 fish species (3 composite(s) of Top Smelt each composed of 20 fish per composite). |
| Data Reference: |
Field, Tissue, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2. |
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| SWAMP Data: |
Non-SWAMP |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2) |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
National Academy of Science guidelines (NAS 1972) establish a maximum total PCB Arochlor concentration of 500 ug/Kg (wet weight) in tissue samples for protection of aquatic life from bioaccumulation of toxic substances. |
| Guideline Reference: |
National Academy of Sciences. Water Quality Criteria 1972. EPA-R3-73-033. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): ELM (Elmhurst). |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence were collected between 2016-08-24 and 2016-08-24. When composited fish were collected over multiple days, the first day of fish collection was used as the sample date in the LOE, both for LOE writing, and for averaging period purposes. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
SWRCB. 2018. This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements.. |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
This is a placeholder reference for data that was collected after QAPP requirements were developed, but exempt from the requirements. |
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