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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 5 - Central Valley Region

Water Body Name: Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
Water Body ID: CAR5171201420021125141605
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
148746
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
Pollutant: Indicator Bacteria
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2018)
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under this section a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

The State Water Board’s Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (the “ISWEBE Plan”) contains two bacteria water quality objectives applicable to the REC-1 beneficial use, which were adopted on August 7, 2018. Because the salinity level of this waterbody is equal to or less than 1 part per thousand 95 percent or more of the time, the E. coli bacteria objective applies Therefore, this waterbody is being considered for removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy using the E. coli objective.

A total of seven lines of evidence of E. coli data were evaluated for this waterbody. Of these lines of evidence, two are based on historic E. coli data collected prior to 2010. Five are based on recent E.coli data, collected since 2010, and compared to the newer E. coli bacteria water quality objective.

In accordance with section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy, data should be representative of the critical timing that the pollutant is expected to impact the waterbody. Indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli, enterococci) populations may fluctuate substantially on a daily, seasonal, or yearly basis. Lacking constant inputs, they do not persist in the environment for a long period and effects are of relatively short duration. As a result, the historic levels of indicator bacteria in the waterbody may be a poor indicator of current risks to human health, particularly when more recent data are available to sufficiently assess the water quality standard. Unrepresentative data may result in incorrectly placing or not placing a water body segment on the list, which could result in the unnecessary expenditure of public resources or missing a human health problem. The two historic lines of evidence were evaluated pursuant to these considerations and were not used to assess water quality standards attainment because they do not meet the temporal representation requirements of section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy.

The five recent E. coli lines of evidence were relied upon to assess water quality standards attainment in this waterbody. The data were collected from 2010-2019. There are adequate data to determine beneficial use support in accordance with the Listing Policy. The data are representative of existing conditions in the waterbody and represent a range of hydrologic conditions (both wet and dry years).

With respect to the recent lines of evidence, 27 of 357 STV for E. coli calculated from 2010 to 2019 exceed the E. coli bacteria objective. For these data, Listing Policy section 3.3 instructs to use the binomial distribution table in section 3.2. Using this exceedance frequency, the number of exceedances is not sufficient to place this waterbody on the list.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this waterbody on the list.

The data used satisfy the data quality requirements (section 6.1.4) and data quantity requirements (section 6.1.5) of the Listing Policy.

Pursuant to section 3.11 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 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 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 59245
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 241
Number of Exceedances: 14
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Fourteen of the 241 samples exceeded the E. coli objective.
Data Reference: Data for Mercury over dams at Lake Wildwood in Deer Creek watershed and Benthic Macro-Invertebrate (BMI) samples, 2000-2010.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Waters shall not contain chemical constituents in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses. (Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region, Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins. 4th ed
 
Evaluation Guideline: The E. coli concentration shall not exceed more than 235/100 ml. USEPA Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986.
Guideline Reference: Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986. EPA440/5-84-002
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at Friends of Deer Creek monitoring sites 10, 8, 7, and 9.
Temporal Representation: The samples were collcted from May 2005 to December 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The data was collected under the Water Monitoring Quality Asurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee. June 2008.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee, Revision 1.3.
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 301155
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 23
Number of Exceedances: 2
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Deer Creek Citizen Monitoring Program data for Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 2 of the 23 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 California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 5.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective applicable to all waters, except Lake Tahoe, where the salinity is less than 10 parts per thousand (ppth) 95 percent or more of the time is a STATISTICAL THRESHOLD VALUE (STV) of 320 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).
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): 517DRCBSC (Deer Creek below Squirrel Creek).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2017-01-18 and 2019-06-11 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: American Rivers. 2013. QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee.
QAPP Information Reference(s): QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 59250
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 10
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Zero of the ten geomeans exceeded the E. coli objective.
Data Reference: Data for Mercury over dams at Lake Wildwood in Deer Creek watershed and Benthic Macro-Invertebrate (BMI) samples, 2000-2010.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Waters shall not contain chemical constituents in concentrations that adversely affect beneficial uses. (Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region, Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins. 4th ed
 
Evaluation Guideline: The geometric mean for E. coli shall not exceed more than 126/100 ml. USEPA Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986.
Guideline Reference: Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986. EPA440/5-84-002
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at Friends of Deer Creek monitoring sites 10, 8, 7, and 9.
Temporal Representation: The samples were collcted from May 2005 to December 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The data was collected under the Water Monitoring Quality Asurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee. June 2008.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee, Revision 1.3.
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 301142
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 7
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Deer Creek Citizen Monitoring Program data for Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 7 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 California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 5.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective applicable to all waters, except Lake Tahoe, where the salinity is less than 10 parts per thousand (ppth) 95 percent or more of the time is a STATISTICAL THRESHOLD VALUE (STV) of 320 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).
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): 517DC14YB (Deer Creek Monitoring Site 14).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2017-01-17 and 2018-02-13 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: American Rivers. 2013. QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee.
QAPP Information Reference(s): QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 301141
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 24
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Deer Creek Citizen Monitoring Program data for Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 3 of the 24 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 California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 5.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective applicable to all waters, except Lake Tahoe, where the salinity is less than 10 parts per thousand (ppth) 95 percent or more of the time is a STATISTICAL THRESHOLD VALUE (STV) of 320 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).
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): 517DC10YB (Deer Creek Monitoring Site 10).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2017-01-18 and 2019-06-13 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: American Rivers. 2013. QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee.
QAPP Information Reference(s): QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 301143
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 29
Number of Exceedances: 4
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Deer Creek Citizen Monitoring Program data for Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 4 of the 29 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 California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 5.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective applicable to all waters, except Lake Tahoe, where the salinity is less than 10 parts per thousand (ppth) 95 percent or more of the time is a STATISTICAL THRESHOLD VALUE (STV) of 320 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).
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): 517DC7BLK (Deer Creek Monitoring Site 7).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2017-01-18 and 2019-06-13 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: American Rivers. 2013. QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee.
QAPP Information Reference(s): QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 148746, Indicator Bacteria
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 301154
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 23
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Deer Creek Citizen Monitoring Program data for Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 3 of the 23 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 California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 5.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective applicable to all waters, except Lake Tahoe, where the salinity is less than 10 parts per thousand (ppth) 95 percent or more of the time is a STATISTICAL THRESHOLD VALUE (STV) of 320 cfu/100 mL not to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time (calculated monthly).
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): 517DCASCx (Deer Creek above Squirrel Creek).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2017-01-16 and 2019-06-10 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: American Rivers. 2013. QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee.
QAPP Information Reference(s): QAPP for Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba/Bear Watershed Council Monitoring Committee
 
 
DECISION ID
76996
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
Pollutant: pH
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: This pollutant is being considered for removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 4.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 4.2, a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Fifty-eight of 589 water sample measurements do not exceed the evaluation guideline.

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 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. Fifty-eight of 589 water sample measurements do not exceed the evaluation guideline, and this sample size is sufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
4. 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. The readily available data and information is sufficient 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 76996, pH
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 59474
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 589
Number of Exceedances: 58
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Numeric data generated from 588 samples collected had 57 exceedences.
Data Reference: Data for Mercury over dams at Lake Wildwood in Deer Creek watershed and Benthic Macro-Invertebrate (BMI) samples, 2000-2010.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The pH shall not be depressed below 6.5 nor raised above 8.5.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins. 4th ed
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from the following stations: 517DC10xx 517DC7xxx 517DC8xxx 517DC9xxx 517DCLWWW Site 14.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected approximately 5 times a month from December 2000 to May 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: SWAMP QAPP
QAPP Information Reference(s): Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee, Revision 1.3.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 76996, pH
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 4306
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 0
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Unspecified--This LOE is a placeholder to support a 303(d) listing decision made prior to 2006.
Data Reference: Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Unspecified
Objective/Criterion Reference: Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Unspecified
Guideline Reference: Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)
 
Spatial Representation: Unspecified
Temporal Representation: Unspecified
Environmental Conditions: Unspecified
QAPP Information: Unspecified
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
 
DECISION ID
92760
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2016)
Revision Status Original
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Four of 440 samples exceed the water quality objective (were less than 7.0 mg/L) for COLD.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the CWA section 303(d) List.

This conclusion is based on the staff findings that:
1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy.
2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy.
3. Four of 440 samples exceed the water quality objective (were less than 7.0 mg/L) for COLD and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: After review of this Regional Board decision, SWRCB staff recommend the decision be approved by the State Board.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 92760, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 5     
Deer Creek (below Lake Wildwood to the Yuba River, Nevada County)
 
LOE ID: 59472
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Cold Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 440
Number of Exceedances: 4
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Numeric data generated from 440 samples collected had 4 exceedences.
Data Reference: Data for Mercury over dams at Lake Wildwood in Deer Creek watershed and Benthic Macro-Invertebrate (BMI) samples, 2000-2010.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The dissolved oxygen concentrations shall not be reduced below the following minimum levels at any time: Waters designated COLD 7.0 mg/l
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins. 4th ed
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from the following stations: 517DC10xx 517DC7xxx 517DC8xxx 517DC9xxx Site 14
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected approximately once a week from December 2000 to May 2010
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The data was collected under the Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee. June 2008.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee, Revision 1.3.