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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 1 - North Coast Region

Water Body Name:	Salmon Creek Park (South)
Water Body ID:	CAC1152100020070319160630
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	121602	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

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

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.7 of the Listing Policy. One line of evidence is available to assess this pollutant. For trash data, there is no appropriate interpretive evaluation guideline that meets the requirements set forth in Section 6.1.3 of the Listing Policy for ocean beaches in the North Coast Region. Without an appropriate evaluation guideline, it is not possible to determine if the quantity of trash collected on the beach constitutes an exceedance of the trash water quality objective. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is insufficient information to place this water segment-pollutant combination on the CWA section 303(d) List. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. It is unknown if the data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. It is unknown if the data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. An evaluation guideline meeting the requirements of Section 6.1.3 of the Listing Policy was unavailable. 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:	This decision was made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWCRB staff conclude that there is insufficient information to place this waterbody-pollutant combination on the 303(d) list.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 121602, Trash	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

214827

Pollutant:

Trash

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Nuisance

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Non-Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Volunteers collected trash, categorized the types, and provided the total weight of all trash in pounds, during one-day cleanup events on 09/25/2010, 09/17/2011, 09/15/2012, 09/21/2013, and 09/20/2014, with totals of 255, 217, 271.5, 31, and 72.25 lbs., respectively. There were counts of numbers of pieces of 41 separate categories of trash (e.g., cigarette butts, bottles, grocery bags).

Data Reference:

Dataset provided by the Center for Biological Diversity. Contains trash data from California Coastal Comission-sponsored beach cleanup days in the North Coast Region at nine sites: Clam Beach County Park, North Jetty/Samoa Dunes Recreation Area, South Jetty/South Spit, Trinidad State Beach, Glass Beach, MacKerricher State Park, Ten Mile Beach, North Salmon Creek Beach, and South Salmon Creek Beach.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Trash shall not be present in ocean waters, along shorelines or adjacent areas in amounts that adversely affect beneficial uses or cause nuisance. (California Ocean Plan, 2019).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

A single set of coordinates was provided, representing an unspecified area of South Salmon Creek Beach: Latitude, 38.34923; longitude, -123.068.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were taken on five different one-day cleanup events on 09/25/2010, 09/17/2011, 09/15/2012, 09/21/2013, and 09/20/2014.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

A "Site Captain Guide" document was provided, which included instructions to volunteers for a trash clean-up day. The document does not meet Listing Policy guidelines as a QAPP document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Site Captain Guide 2017

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 121602, Trash	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

198736

Pollutant:

Trash

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Nuisance

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Non-Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Volunteers collected trash, categorized the types, and provided the total weight of all trash in pounds, during one-day cleanup events on 09/25/2010, 09/21/2013, and 09/20/2014, with totals of 56, 130, and 60 lbs., respectively. There were counts of numbers of pieces of 41 separate categories of trash (e.g., cigarette butts, bottles, grocery bags).

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Trash shall not be present in ocean waters, along shorelines or adjacent areas in amounts that adversely affect beneficial uses or cause nuisance. (California Ocean Plan, 2019).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

A single set of coordinates was provided, representing an unspecified area of North Salmon Creek Beach: Latitude, 38.35715; longitude, -123.068.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were taken on three different one-day cleanup events on 09/25/2010, 09/21/2013, and 09/20/2014.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

A "Site Captain Guide" document was provided, which included instructions to volunteers for a trash clean-up day. The document does not meet Listing Policy guidelines as a QAPP document.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Site Captain Guide 2017


DECISION ID	78278	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

Pollutant:	Indicator Bacteria
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:	Applicable WQS attained; reason for recovery unspecified
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	Fecal indicator bacteria (which includes enterococcus, fecal coliform, and total coliform) are being considered for placement on the Section 303(d) list under Section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section a single line of evidence (LOE) is necessary to assess listing status. Five LOEs were available for the assessment of water contact recreation beneficial use (REC-1). One LOE was available for the assessment of shellfish harvesting beneficial use (SHELL). Data from LOE 44731 were re-evaluated with LOEs 133711 and 133638. Data from LOE 32688 were re-evaluated with LOEs 133640 and 133702. Data from LOEs 345 and 46783 were re-evaluated with LOEs 133711, 133638, 133640, and 133702. Data from LOEs 47604 and 47605 were re-evaluated with LOE 133596. The data assessed are ocean beach fecal indicator bacteria data collected in accordance with AB411 (Chapter 765, Statutes of 1997) requirements. In accordance with Section 3.3 of the Listing Policy a 4% exceedance rate shall be used to add waters from the List "if water quality monitoring was conducted April 1 through October 31 only". However, the data assessed in this decision include data collected during months outside the April - October range. Therefore, this pollutant was assessed at the 10% exceedance. LOEs 133711 and 133702 were not used in this assessment as they were assessed at a 4% exceedance rate. The following summary presents the total exceedances and number of samples used in this assessment: 1) 13 of 389 samples exceed the geometric mean objective for enterococcus for REC-1; 2) 9 of 122 samples exceed the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) objective for enterococcus for REC-1; 3) 5 of 181 samples exceed the single sample maximum for fecal coliform for REC-1; 4) 0 of 117 samples exceed the geometric mean objective for fecal coliform for REC-1; and 5) 37 of 479 samples exceed the median concentration objective for total coliform for SHELL. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is insufficient justification for adding this water segment-pollutant combination to the Section 303(d) list. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: (1) The data used satisfy the data quality requirements of Section 6.1.4 of the Policy. (2) The data used satisfy the data quantity requirements of Section 6.1.5 of the Policy. (3) Enterococcus, fecal coliform, and total coliform samples do not exceed the objectives more than the allowable frequency identified in Sections 3.2 (2006 data) and 3.3 (2010 and beyond) of the Listing Policy. (4) Pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

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

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

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

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

47604

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

114

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

4 of 114 samples exceed the objective of 230 MPN/100mL applied as a single sample maximum for Total Coliform.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states the following: At all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, the following bacterial objectives shall be maintained throughout the water column: Ten percent of the samples collected during any 30-day period shall not exceed 230 MPN/100mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Salmon Creek Park (South) was collected at 1 monitoring site [Salmon Creek State Beach]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 4/2/2007-2/16/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

47605

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

102

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Four of the 102 samples exceed the objective of 70 MPN/100mL applied as a rolling 30 day geomean for Total Coliform.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states that at all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 mL. Staff applied the objective as a rolling 30 day geometric mean consistent with other state bacteria objectives and with guidance from the National Shellfish Sanitation Program from which the objectives were taken.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Pudding Creek Beach was collected at 1 monitoring site [Salmon Creek State Beach]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 4/2/2007-8/24/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

345

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

123

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Available data indicate sufficient exceedances of bacterial indicator objectives. There were 10 out of 123 exceedances of the geomean for enterococci (USEPA, 2007).

Data Reference:

Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Title 17 C.C.R. Section 7958 states: Based on a single sample, the density of bacteria in water from each sampling station at a public beach or public water contact sports area shall not exceed:
(A) 1,000 total coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters, if the ratio of fecal/total coliform bacteria exceeds 0.1; or
(B) 10,000 total coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters; or
(C) 400 fecal coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters; or
(D) 104 enterococcus bacteria per 100 milliliters.

Based on the mean of the logarithms of the results of at least five weekly samples during any 30-day sampling period, the density of bacteria in water from any sampling station at a public beach or public water contact sports area, shall not exceed:
(A) 1,000 total coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters; or
(B) 200 fecal coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters; or
(C) 35 enterococcus bacteria per 100 milliliters. (DHS, 1999)

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Station ID# SON50

Temporal Representation:

04/02/2001-10/24/2005

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data record: summers 2001-2005, Sonoma County Health Dept.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

46783

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Two of the 66 single samples of fecal coliform collected at Salmon Creek State Park Beach exceed the objective. Additionally, none of the 14 30-day geomean values exceed the objective. The single sample and geomean values are two different matrices used Sonoma County Division of Environmental Health in accordance with AB411 (Chapter 765, Statutes of 1997) requirements. Data is maintained by the State Water Board's Beach Watch program. Data is summarized by the North Coast Regional Water Board (North Coast RWQCB 2007). This LOE replaces LOE 25300. This LOE has clarified that data were collected April - December 2005 (not April - October 2005).

Data Reference:

North Coast Beach Watch Data. Bacteria data collected by Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County Environmental Health Division, Sonoma County Division of Environmental Health, and Marin County in accordance with AB411. Data managed by the State Water Resources Control Board's Beach Watch program at beachwatch.waterboards.ca.gov. Includes data from 2004 to 2006

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Per the Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005): The following bacterial objectives shall be maintained throughout the water column. The following standard is based on the 30-day geometric mean of the five most recent samples from each site: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 MPN per 100 ml. The following standard is for the single sample maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100ml. *Note: MPN is the most probable number of coliform units.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Salmon Creek State Park Beach.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from April to December 2005 and from April to October 2006.

Environmental Conditions:

Samples were collected during the dry season. Otherwise, there are no known environmental conditions (e.g., land use practices, fire events, storms, etc.) that are related to these data.

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in accordance with the procedures described in "Environmental Health Policy and Procedure No. 00-1" (Krug 2000).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Environmental Health Policy and Procedure No. 00-1. Subject: Ocean Water Sampling Program Procedures. County of Sonoma Department of Health Services

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

32690

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

103

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero one of the 103 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean standard for fecal coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed 200 MPN per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters (SWRCB 2009).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Salmon Creek Park (South) State Beach site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected approximately once a week from 2007 to 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the beach watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

44594

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

115

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Three of 115 samples exceed the criterion for Fecal Coliform.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2009) states that the single sample maximum for fecal coliform shall not exceed 400 MPN/100 mL

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Salmon Creek Park (South) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Salmon Creek State Beach]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 4/2/2007-2/16/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

133640

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

389

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beachwatch_Sonoma County data for Salmon Creek Park (South) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 13 of the 389 samples exceeded the geomean water quality standard for Enterococcus. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly.

Data Reference:

Sonoma County Beachwatch data reformatted to match CEDEN fields.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters , is a six-week rolling GM of Enterococci not to exceed 30 cfu/100mL (calculated weekly).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): Salmon Creek

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 1999-08-10 and 2017-05-01 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data exempt from QAPP requirement. Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch data used instead. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

133638

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

122

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beachwatch_Sonoma County data for Salmon Creek Park (South) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 9 of the 122 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality standard for Enterococcus. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly.

Data Reference:

Sonoma County Beachwatch data reformatted to match CEDEN fields.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters, is a Statistical Threshold Value (STV) of 110 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): Salmon Creek

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 1999-08-10 and 2017-05-01 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data exempt from QAPP requirement. Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch data used instead. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

46784

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Three of the 66 single samples of enterococcus collected at Salmon Creek State Park Beach exceed the objective. Additionally, one of the 14 30-day geomean values exceed the objective. The single sample and geomean values are two different matrices used Sonoma County Division of Environmental Health in accordance with AB411 (Chapter 765, Statutes of 1997) requirements. Data is maintained by the State Water Board's Beach Watch program. Data is summarized by the North Coast Regional Water Board (North Coast RWQCB 2007). This LOE replaces LOE 25303. This LOE has clarified that data were collected April - December 2005 (not April - October 2005).

Data Reference:

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Per the Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005): The following bacterial objectives shall be maintained throughout the water column. The following standard is based on the 30-day geometric mean of the 5 most recent samples from each site: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 MPN per 100ml. The following standard is for the single sample maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml. *Note: MPN is the most probable number of coliform units.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Salmon Creek State Park Beach.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from April to December 2005 and from April to October 2006.

Environmental Conditions:

Samples were collected during the dry season. Otherwise, there are no known environmental conditions (e.g., land use practices, fire events, storms, etc.) that are related to these data.

QAPP Information:

Samples were collected in accordance with the procedures described in "Environmental Health Policy and Procedure No. 00-1" (Krug 2000).

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Environmental Health Policy and Procedure No. 00-1. Subject: Ocean Water Sampling Program Procedures. County of Sonoma Department of Health Services

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

44731

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

115

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

6 of 115 samples exceed the criterion for Enterococci.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2009) states that the single sample maximum for Enterococcus shall not exceed 104 MPN/100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Salmon Creek Park (South) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Salmon Creek State Beach]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 4/2/2007-2/16/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

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

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

133702

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

355

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beachwatch_Sonoma County data for Salmon Creek Park (South) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 7 of the 355 samples exceeded the geomean water quality standard for Enterococcus. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly. This data is for an AB411 beach. This LOE specifically corresponds with dry weather samples and only includes samples collected between April 1 and October 31 of each year.

Data Reference:

Sonoma County Beachwatch data reformatted to match CEDEN fields.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters , is a six-week rolling GM of Enterococci not to exceed 30 cfu/100mL (calculated weekly).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): Salmon Creek

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 1999-08-10 and 2017-05-01 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data exempt from QAPP requirement. Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch data used instead. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

133711

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

107

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beachwatch_Sonoma County data for Salmon Creek Park (South) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 8 of the 107 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality standard for Enterococcus. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly. This data is for an AB411 beach. This LOE specifically corresponds with dry weather samples and only includes samples collected between April 1 and October 31 of each year.

Data Reference:

Sonoma County Beachwatch data reformatted to match CEDEN fields.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): Salmon Creek

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 1999-08-10 and 2017-05-01 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data exempt from QAPP requirement. Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch data used instead. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

133596

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

479

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed Beachwatch_Sonoma County data for Salmon Creek Park (South) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 37 of the 479 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Coliform, Total. The water quality standard for shellfish is based on the median concentration of Total Coliform at each station, and is calculated on a monthly basis.

Data Reference:

Sonoma County Beachwatch data reformatted to match CEDEN fields.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2018) states that the median concentration of total coliform samples shall not exceed 70 per 100 ml.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): Salmon Creek

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 1999-08-10 and 2017-05-01 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Data exempt from QAPP requirement. Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch data used instead. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Draft QAPP for Sonoma County Beachwatch. Represents data collection procedure prior to development of a formal QAPP.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 78278, Indicator Bacteria	Region 1
Salmon Creek Park (South)

LOE ID:

32688

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

103

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Five one of the 103 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 1 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. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at Salmon Creek Park Beach site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected approximately once a week from 2007 to 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):