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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 8 - Santa Ana Region

Water Body Name:	Grout Creek
Water Body ID:	CAR8017100019990208145402
Water Body Type:	River & Stream


DECISION ID	132334	Region 8
Grout Creek

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:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132334, Arsenic	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234737

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for arsenic: 33 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

This is a placeholder for previously assessed data that does not have quality assurance information but would require it under newly developed policies. These LOEs were previously assessed and approved at the Regional, State and Federal level in past cycles. The LOEs needed to be moved and/or reassessed but required this reference code for movement within the decision making database.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132334, Arsenic	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234735

Pollutant:

Arsenic

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Of the two samples collected, none exceeded the criteria.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

California Toxics Rule Acute Criteria is as follows: Arsenic 5/29/92 and 4/19/93: 340 ug/l.

Guideline 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

Spatial Representation:

The samples were taken at one location in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were taken on 5/29/92 and 4/19/93.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	132335	Region 8
Grout Creek

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:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132335, Cadmium	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234748

Pollutant:

Cadmium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for cadmium: 4.98 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	132340	Region 8
Grout Creek

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 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 132340, Chromium	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234749

Pollutant:

Chromium

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for chromium: 111 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	132336	Region 8
Grout Creek

Pollutant:	Copper
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 132336, Copper	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

7753

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Of the two samples taken, only one exceeded the criteria.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Santa Ana Region¿s Basin Plan Narrative Objective: The concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

California Toxics Rule Acute Criterion as follows: 5/29/92 and 4/19/93: 2.53 ug/l.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at one station.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected on 5/29/92 and 4/19/93.

Environmental Conditions:

The samples were collected during the dry season.

QAPP Information:

The data's quality assurance is deemed appropriate since the data was collected under the auspices of the U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132336, Copper	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234750

Pollutant:

Copper

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for copper: 149 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	132337	Region 8
Grout Creek

Pollutant:	Lead
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:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132337, Lead	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234751

Pollutant:

Lead

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for lead: 128 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	149097	Region 8
Grout Creek

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 149097, Mercury	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234752

Pollutant:

Mercury

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for mercury: 1.06 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	132338	Region 8
Grout Creek

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:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132338, Nickel	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234753

Pollutant:

Nickel

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for nickel: 48.6 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	133037	Region 8
Grout Creek

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 133037, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

237088

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold 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 RWB8 Monitoring data for Grout Creek to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The dissolved oxygen content of surface waters shall not be depressed below 6 mg/L for waters designated COLD as a result of controllable water quality factors (Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana Basin, Chapter 4 Water Quality Objectives, Inland Surface Waters).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 801BBGC02 (Mid Grout Creek).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-06-12 and 2019-06-12

Environmental Conditions:

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.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133037, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

237416

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold 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, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 801BBGC01 (Grout Creek).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-06-11 and 2019-06-11

Environmental Conditions:

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.


DECISION ID	132339	Region 8
Grout Creek

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 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 132339, Zinc	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234736

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Of the two samples collected, none exceeded the criteria.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

California Toxics Rule Acute Criteria is as follows: Zinc 5/29/92: 61.81 ug/l and 4/19/93: 26.11 ug/l.

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were taken at one location in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were taken on 5/29/92 and 4/19/93.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 132339, Zinc	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

234754

Pollutant:

Zinc

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Sediment

Matrix:

Sediment

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Only one sample was collected and it did not exceed the guidelines.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The concentration of toxic substance in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (SARWQCB, 1995).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Probable Effect Concentration for zinc: 459 mg/kg dw

Guideline Reference:

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

Spatial Representation:

The sample was collected at one station in Grout Creek.

Temporal Representation:

The sample was collected on 4/1/92.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The data quality assurance is deemed appropriate because the data was collected under the auspices of U.S. EPA's Clean Lakes Study.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	133038	Region 8
Grout Creek

Pollutant:	pH
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:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133038, pH	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

237164

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold 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 RWB8 Monitoring data for Grout Creek to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The pH of inland surface waters shall not be raised above 8.5 or depressed below 6.5 as a result of controllable water quality factors (The Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana Basin, Chapter 4 Water Quality Objectives, Inland Surface Waters).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 801BBGC01 (Grout Creek).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-06-11 and 2019-06-11

Environmental Conditions:

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.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133038, pH	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

237230

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold 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 RWB8 Monitoring data for Grout Creek to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.

SWAMP Data:

SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 801BBGC02 (Mid Grout Creek).

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-06-12 and 2019-06-12

Environmental Conditions:

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.


DECISION ID	100428	Region 8
Grout Creek

Pollutant:	Metals
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:	There was no new data considered in the 2014 Listing Cycle, this previously made decision will carryover. The following description applies to an earlier Listing Cycle. This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4 and 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 4, listings of water segments shall be removed from the section 303(d) list if the listing was based on faulty data, and it is demonstrated that the listing would not have occurred in the absence of such faulty data. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Grout Creek was originally listed for metals based on elevated metal concentration in a study conducted with shellfish tissue. No native shellfish exists in Grout Creek and shellfish harvesting is not a beneficial use in Grout Creek and this line of evidence does not meet the requirement for listing purposes. Three lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. None of the samples exceeded the applicable water quality objectives. 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. None of the samples (one sediment sample and two water samples) exceeded the water quality objectives and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 of the Listing Policy. 4. Shellfish tissue data is not appropriate for evaluating water quality objectives in Grout Creek. 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:	This is a decision previously approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and the USEPA. No new data were assessed by the Regional Board for the current. The decision has not changed.

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 100428, Metals	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

31401

Pollutant:

Metals

LOE Subgroup:

Narrative Description Data

Matrix:

-N/A

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Aquatic Life Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

QUALITATIVE (EVALUATED) ASSESSMENT - UNSPECIFIED

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

The listing for metals in 1994 was based on shellfish (Corbicula) tissue data that was used in a Regional Board study of metals in Grout Creek. The criteria used for listing was based on protection for aquatic life and for human health. Shellfish is not part of the aquatic life found in Grout Creek and shellfish harvesting is not a beneficial use for Grout Creek.

Data Reference:

Big Bear Lake Metals 303(d) Delisting Proposal

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Santa Ana Region¿s Basin Plan Narrative Objective: The concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Temporal Representation:

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Monitoring was conducted in accordance with Regional Board procedures.

QAPP Information Reference(s):


DECISION ID	68815	Region 8
Grout Creek

Pollutant:	Nutrients
Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2016)
Revision Status	Original
Sources:	A Source Unknown
Expected TMDL Completion Date:	2008
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	There was no new data considered in the 2014 Listing Cycle, this previously made decision will carryover. The following description applies to an earlier Listing Cycle. 303(d) listing decisions made prior to 2006 were not held in an assessment database. The Regional Boards will update this decision when new data and information become available and are assessed.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	This is a decision previously approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and the USEPA. No new data were assessed by the Regional Board for the current. The decision has not changed.

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 68815, Nutrients	Region 8
Grout Creek

LOE ID:

4410

Pollutant:

Nutrients

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:

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):