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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 8 - Santa Ana Region

Water Body Name: Hole Lake
Water Body ID: CAL8012600020080922112714
Water Body Type: Lake & Reservoir
 
DECISION ID
149147
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
Pollutant: Indicator Bacteria
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 149147, Indicator Bacteria
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 300900
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: STV
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 3
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Monitoring Project data for Hole Lake to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 3 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: Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial use where the salinity is less than 1 parts per thousand 95 percent or more of the time applies a statistical threshold value to E. coli of 320 cfu/100 mL, not to be exceeded by more than 10 percent of samples within a calendar month (ISWEBE 2018).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan. Part 1: Trash Provisions; Part 2: Tribal Subsistence Beneficial Uses and Mercury Provisions; Part 3: Bacteria Provisions and Variance Policy
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): T1-ANZA (Anza).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2019-07-31 and 2019-09-04 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: CDM Smith. 2019. Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 149147, Indicator Bacteria
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 300948
 
Pollutant: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: GeoMean
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 2
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Monitoring Project data for Hole Lake to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 2 of the 2 samples exceeded the geomean water quality threshold for E. coli. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial use for waters where the salinity is equal to or less than 1 part per thousand 95 percent or more of the time applies a rolling six-week geometric mean of E. coli, not to exceed 100 cfu/100 mL (ISWEBE 2018).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan. Part 1: Trash Provisions; Part 2: Tribal Subsistence Beneficial Uses and Mercury Provisions; Part 3: Bacteria Provisions and Variance Policy
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): T1-ANZA (Anza).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the days of 2019-07-31 and 2019-09-04 .
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: CDM Smith. 2019. Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program
 
 
DECISION ID
133334
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
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 133334, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 237102
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 6
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Monitoring Project data for Hole Lake to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 6 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The dissolved oxygen content of surface waters shall not be depressed below 5 mg/L for waters designated WARM 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: T1-ANZA (Anza).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-07-31 and 2019-09-04
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: CDM Smith. 2019. Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program
 
 
DECISION ID
133336
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
Pollutant: Temperature, water
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 133336, Temperature, water
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 237911
 
Pollutant: Temperature, water
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 3
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Monitoring Project data for Hole Lake to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The temperature of waters designated WARM shall not be raised above 90 degrees F June through October or above 78 degrees F during the rest of the year 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: T1-ANZA (Anza).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-08-07 and 2019-09-04
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: CDM Smith. 2019. Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program
 
 
DECISION ID
133335
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
Pollutant: pH
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 section 3.2 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. Four of the 78 samples exceed the WARM pH objective.

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 the 78 samples exceed the WARM pH objective 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 133335, pH
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 25917
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 75
Number of Exceedances: 4
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Of the 4 samples collected, 75 exceeded the Basin Plan's Objective. This data was compiled by Wildermouth Environmental Services on behalf of the dischargers to the Santa Ana River Watershed.
Data Reference: 2006 HCMP Database
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Santa Ana Region Basin Plan: pH - 6.5 units to 8.5 units
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were taken at one location, the outlet, in Hole Lake.
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected on: 7/2/2003, 8/6/2003, 9/4/2003, 9/11/2003, 1/26/2004, 2/11/2004, 4/15/2004, 5/19/2004, 6/2/2004, 6/15/2004, 7/13/2004, 7/28/2004, 8/12/2004, 8/23/2004, 9/7/2004, 9/21/2004, 10/6/2004, 10/21/2004, 11/4/2004, 11/17/2004, 12/2/2004, 12/14/2004, 1/26/2005, 2/9/2005, 3/3/2005, 3/17/2005, 3/30/2005, 4/15/2005, 4/27/2005, 5/11/2005, 5/24/2005, 6/6/2005, 6/29/2005, 7/13/2005, 7/28/2005, 8/10/2005, 8/24/2005, 9/7/2005, 9/21/2005, 10/5/2005, 10/20/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/16/2005, 12/1/2005, 12/15/2005, 1/12/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/8/2006, 2/22/2006, 3/9/2006, 3/23/2006, 4/5/2006, 4/24/2006, 5/5/2006, 5/17/2006, 6/2/2006, 6/14/2006, 6/28/2006, 7/12/2006, 7/26/2006, 8/9/2006, 8/23/2006, 9/6/2006, 9/20/2006, 10/4/2006, 10/18/2006, 11/1/2006, 11/15/2006, 11/29/2006, 12/13/2006, 12/27/2006, 1/10/2007, 1/24/2007, 2/7/2007, 2/21/2007
Environmental Conditions: The samples were taken during the wet and dry season.
QAPP Information: The data's quality is deemed acceptable because it was submitted by an NPDES discharger in accordance with its Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133335, pH
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 237171
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 3
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Monitoring Project data for Hole Lake to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: T1-ANZA (Anza).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2019-08-07 and 2019-09-04
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: CDM Smith. 2019. Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Santa Ana River Watershed Bacteria Monitoring Program