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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 8 - Santa Ana Region

Water Body Name: San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
Water Body ID: CAR8023100020110810111200
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
133720
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 133720, Alkalinity as CaCO3
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235076
 
Pollutant: Alkalinity as CaCO3
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Alkalinity as CaCO3.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended alkalinity criterion continuous concentration (CCC) for the protection of aquatic life in freshwater is a minimum value of 20,000 ug/L (4-day average).
Guideline Reference: National Recommended Water Quality Criteria. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Current as of 08/03/2016.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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
150616
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Ammonia
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 150616, Ammonia
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235364
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.
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 Total Ammonia criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 30-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is Temperature and pH dependent, and was calculated according to the formula listed in the Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia - Freshwater 2013 document.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia - Freshwater 2013
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150616, Ammonia
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235330
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA Health Advisory for lifetime exposure to ammonia as a drinking water level is a concentration of 30 mg/L. This Advisory Level is defined as 'the concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse noncarcinogenic effects for up to ten days of exposure.
Guideline Reference: 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150616, Ammonia
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235365
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
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 Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA Health Advisory for lifetime exposure to ammonia as a drinking water level is a concentration of 30 mg/L. This Advisory Level is defined as 'the concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse noncarcinogenic effects for up to ten days of exposure.
Guideline Reference: 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2011-02-27
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
 
DECISION ID
133696
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Antimony
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 133696, Antimony
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235395
 
Pollutant: Antimony
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for antimony is 0.006 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133696, Antimony
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235399
 
Pollutant: Antimony
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Antimony.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that for antimony toxicity to algae occurs at 610 ug/l. (USEPA, 1986)
Guideline Reference: Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133697
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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: 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 133697, Arsenic
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235604
 
Pollutant: Arsenic
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for arsenic is 10 ug/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133697, Arsenic
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235712
 
Pollutant: Arsenic
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Arsenic.
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 arsenic criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 150 ug/L. The conversion factor used to convert the total fraction criterion for arsenic to dissolved fraction criterion is 1. Therefore all data was considered to be representative of the dissolved fraction. (California Toxics Rule, 2000)
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133698
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Barium
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 133698, Barium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235654
 
Pollutant: Barium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Barium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for barium is 1 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
153776
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Benthic Community Effects
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: Benthic community effects are being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.9 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.9, when data show benthic community degradation and there is at least one pollutant impairment that could impact benthic macroinvertebrates, the waterbody is placed on the 303(d) List for benthic community effects.

Three lines of evidence evaluating benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment data are available in the administrative record to assess this indicator. Three of three benthic-macroinvertebrate samples exceed the California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) impairment threshold of 0.79. At least one line of evidence includes sufficient pollutant exceedances to indicate the waterbody is impaired for at least one pollutant. However, there is insufficient data and/or information to determine if at least one pollutant could be impacting benthic macroinvertebrates.

Based on the readily available data and information, the evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing Benthic Community Effects in this waterbody segment on the CWA section 303(d) List. Although there is insufficient data and/or information to make a beneficial use support determination, the exceedances of the benthic macroinvertebrate samples indicate beneficial uses may be potentially threatened.

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. Three of three benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment samples had CSCI scores below 0.79.
4. At least one line of evidence includes sufficient pollutant exceedances to indicate the waterbody is impaired for at least one pollutant related to aquatic life; however, data and/or information are insufficient to determine if the pollutant(s) is impacting benthic macroinvertebrates.
5. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

The California Stream Condition Index is a new scoring tool for bioassessment data that is applicable statewide, accounts for a much wider range of natural variability, and provides equivalent scoring thresholds in all regions of the state. The CSCI has been used in assessments this reporting cycle and will be used in the future for water quality assessment purposes statewide over the regional indices of biologic integrity (IBIs).
 
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: The California Stream Condition Index is a new scoring tool for bioassessment data that is applicable statewide, accounts for a much wider range of natural variability, and provides equivalent scoring thresholds in all regions of the state. The CSCI has been used in assessments this reporting cycle and will be used in the future for water quality assessment purposes statewide over the regional indices of biologic integrity (IBIs).
 
State Board Decision Recommendation:
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153776, Benthic Community Effects
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 307254
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.
Guideline Reference: Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 153776, Benthic Community Effects
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 307270
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.
Guideline Reference: Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-02-20 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 153776, Benthic Community Effects
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 314359
 
Pollutant: Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments
LOE Subgroup: Population/Community Degradation
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed data for 802SJR116 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were 0.514846.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Inland surface water communities and populations, including vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant species, shall not be degraded as a result of the discharge of waste. Degradation is damage to an aquatic community or population with the result that balanced community no longer exists. 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, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) is a biological scoring tool that helps aquatic resource managers translate complex data about benthic macroinvertebrates found living in a stream into an overall measure of stream health. The CSCI score is calculated by comparing the expected condition with actual (observed) results (Rehn, A.C. et al., 2015). CSCI scores range from 0 (highly degraded) to greater than 1 (equivalent to reference). CSCI scoring of biological condition are as follows (per the scientific paper supporting the development of the CSCI scoring tool): greater than or equal to 0.92 = likely intact condition, 0.91 to 0.80 = possibly altered condition, 0.79 to 0.63 = likely altered condition, less than or equal to 0.62 = very likely altered condition. Sites with scores below 0.79 are considered to have exceeded the water quality objective for the aquatic life beneficial use.
Guideline Reference: Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from station 802SJR116.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected 7/25/2011.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data collected following SWAMP QA protocols.
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 153776, Benthic Community Effects
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 314413
 
Pollutant: Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments
LOE Subgroup: Population/Community Degradation
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed data for 802M16985 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were from 0.77849225 to 0.77849225.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 8.
 
SWAMP Data: SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Inland surface water communities and populations, including vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant species, shall not be degraded as a result of the discharge of waste. Degradation is damage to an aquatic community or population with the result that balanced community no longer exists. 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, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) is a biological scoring tool that helps aquatic resource managers translate complex data about benthic macroinvertebrates found living in a stream into an overall measure of stream health. The CSCI score is calculated by comparing the expected condition with actual (observed) results (Rehn, A.C. et al., 2015). CSCI scores range from 0 (highly degraded) to greater than 1 (equivalent to reference). CSCI scoring of biological condition are as follows (per the scientific paper supporting the development of the CSCI scoring tool): greater than or equal to 0.92 = likely intact condition, 0.91 to 0.80 = possibly altered condition, 0.79 to 0.63 = likely altered condition, less than or equal to 0.62 = very likely altered condition. Sites with scores below 0.79 are considered to have exceeded the water quality objective for the aquatic life beneficial use.
Guideline Reference: Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from station 802M16985.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from 5/10/2019 to 5/10/2019.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data collected following SWAMP QA protocols.
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 153776, Benthic Community Effects
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 82296
 
Pollutant: Benthic-Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments
LOE Subgroup: Population/Community Degradation
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: One sample was collected to assess benthic macroinvertebrates. The CSCI score for this site is 0.54. This site is below the 0.79 threshold and therefore exceeds the water quality objective for the aquatic life beneficial use.
Data Reference: Data for Various Pollutants in the Streams of Region 8, 2009.
  Region 8 CSCI scores and data.
 
SWAMP Data: SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Inland surface water communities and populations, including vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant species, shall not be degraded as a result of the discharge of waste. Degradation is damage to an aquatic community or population with the result that balanced community no longer exists. 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, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) is a biological scoring tool that helps aquatic resource managers translate complex data about benthic macroinvertebrates found living in a stream into an overall measure of stream health. The CSCI score is calculated by comparing the expected condition with actual (observed) results (Rehn, A.C. et al., 2015). CSCI scores range from 0 (highly degraded) to greater than 1 (equivalent to reference). CSCI scoring of biological condition are as follows (per the scientific paper supporting the development of the CSCI scoring tool): greater than or equal to 0.92 = likely intact condition, 0.91 to 0.80 = possibly altered condition, 0.79 to 0.63 = likely altered condition, less than or equal to 0.62 = very likely altered condition. Sites with scores below 0.79 are considered to have exceeded the water quality objective for the aquatic life beneficial use.
Guideline Reference: Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at station 802SJR116 (SMCR8_116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected in June 2006.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Samples were collected for the RWB8's Probabilistic Stream Survey CY2006 following SWAMP protocols. Data is from Region 8 CSULB database and formatted in SWAMP format
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
 
DECISION ID
133699
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Beryllium
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 133699, Beryllium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235594
 
Pollutant: Beryllium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The Gold Book states that beryllium chronic toxicity to freshwater aquatic life occur at concentrations as low as 5.3 ug/L.
Guideline Reference: Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133699, Beryllium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235513
 
Pollutant: Beryllium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Beryllium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for beryllium is 0.004 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133700
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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: 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 133700, Cadmium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235500
 
Pollutant: Cadmium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for cadmium is 0.005 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133700, Cadmium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235729
 
Pollutant: Cadmium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cadmium.
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 cadmium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 2.2 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133701
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 3.2 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. Three of the three samples exceed the site specific 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. Three of the three samples exceed the site specific 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. 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 133701, Chloride
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 240106
 
Pollutant: Chloride
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 3
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Chloride.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Chloride shall not exceed 65 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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
133721
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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 133721, Chromium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236028
 
Pollutant: Chromium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for total chromium is 0.05 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133721, Chromium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236068
 
Pollutant: Chromium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chromium.
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 chromium (III) criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is is hardness dependent as described in Table 1 of paragraph (b)(1). The value calculated when using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 180 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline: The dissolved chromium (III) criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is is hardness dependent as described in Table 1 of paragraph (b)(1). The value calculated when using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 180 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133702
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Copper
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 133702, Copper
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235827
 
Pollutant: Copper
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.
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 copper criterion for the protection of human health from the consumption of water and organisms is 1,300 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133702, Copper
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235953
 
Pollutant: Copper
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Copper.
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 copper criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 9 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133719
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Hardness as CaCO3
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 133719, Hardness as CaCO3
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 239928
 
Pollutant: Hardness as CaCO3
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Hardness as CaCO3.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Hardness shall not exceed 260 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: LECL nutrient TMDL
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133719, Hardness as CaCO3
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 239929
 
Pollutant: Hardness as CaCO3
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 3
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Hardness as CaCO3.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Hardness shall not exceed 260 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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
133703
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Iron
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 133703, Iron
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236322
 
Pollutant: Iron
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Iron.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: National Recommended Water Quality Criteria Continuous Concentrations are intended protect freshwater aquatic organisms from chronic exposures and are expressed as 4-day average concentrations. The evaluation guideline for Iron is 1,000 ug/L.
Guideline Reference: National Recommended Water Quality Criteria. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Current as of 08/03/2016.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133704
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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: 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 133704, Lead
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236167
 
Pollutant: Lead
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.
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 lead criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 2.5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133704, Lead
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236714
 
Pollutant: Lead
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lead.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for lead is 15 ug/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133705
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Molybdenum
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 133705, Molybdenum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236485
 
Pollutant: Molybdenum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Molybdenum.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: EPA Drinking Water lifetime health advisory level for molybdenum is 0.04 mg/L.
Guideline Reference: 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133706
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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: 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 133706, Nickel
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236549
 
Pollutant: Nickel
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.
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 nickel criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 52 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133706, Nickel
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236551
 
Pollutant: Nickel
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nickel.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The maximum contaminant level of nickel in public water systems shall be 0.1 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 15, Sections 64431).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
150913
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen
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 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303334
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Groundwater Recharge
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303328
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-21 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303332
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303333
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2011-02-27
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303331
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Groundwater Recharge
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-21 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303329
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-21 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303336
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Groundwater Recharge
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2011-02-27
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303330
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150913, Nitrogen
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 303335
 
Pollutant: Total Nitrogen as N
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Nitrogen, Inorganic.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall not exceed 3 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2011-02-27
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
 
DECISION ID
150701
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrate
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 150701, Nitrogen, Nitrate
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236583
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrate
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 5
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 5 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Nitrate-nitrogen concentrations shall not exceed 10 mg/L (as N) in inland surface waters designated MUN 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 150701, Nitrogen, Nitrate
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236603
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrate
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.
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: Nitrate-nitrogen concentrations shall not exceed 10 mg/L (as N) in inland surface waters designated MUN 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: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2013-07-15
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 150701, Nitrogen, Nitrate
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236473
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrate
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrate as N.
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: Nitrate-nitrogen concentrations shall not exceed 10 mg/L (as N) in inland surface waters designated MUN 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: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-06-12 and 2014-06-12
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
150664
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrite
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 150664, Nitrogen, Nitrite
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236892
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrite
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
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 SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrite as N.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrite (as N) is 1.0 mg/L (Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
Guideline Reference: Maximum Contaminant Levels for organic and inorganic chemicals. CCR Title 22
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2014-06-12
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 150664, Nitrogen, Nitrite
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236957
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, Nitrite
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 5
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 5 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Nitrite as N.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrite (as N) is 1.0 mg/L (Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
Guideline Reference: Maximum Contaminant Levels for organic and inorganic chemicals. CCR Title 22
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
 
DECISION ID
133707
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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 133707, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236811
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 3 of 4 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 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: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2011-07-25 and 2014-06-12
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 133707, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237057
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-19 and 2017-02-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133707, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 236900
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-02-28 and 2014-03-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
 
DECISION ID
133709
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Selenium
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 133709, Selenium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237618
 
Pollutant: Selenium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for selenium is 0.05 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133709, Selenium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237649
 
Pollutant: Selenium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Selenium.
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 selenium criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 5 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133710
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Silver
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 133710, Silver
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237781
 
Pollutant: Silver
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Silver.
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 silver criterion maximum concentration (CMC) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardnesss dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 3.4 ug/L. This criterion was divided by 2 in order to better represent a CMC value as specified in footnote (g) of Table (b)(1) of the California Toxics Rule, 2000.
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133711
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Strontium
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 133711, Strontium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237671
 
Pollutant: Strontium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Strontium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA Health Advisory for lifetime exposure to strontium as a drinking water level is a concentration of 4 mg/L
Guideline Reference: 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133712
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Sulfates
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 133712, Sulfates
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 240213
 
Pollutant: Sulfates
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Sulfate.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Sulfate shall not exceed 60 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-06-12 and 2014-06-12
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
133713
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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 133713, Temperature, water
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 238036
 
Pollutant: Temperature, water
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.
Data Reference: Field, 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-03-03 and 2014-03-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133713, Temperature, water
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 238068
 
Pollutant: Temperature, water
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 2 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.
Data Reference: Field, 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-01-21 and 2017-02-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133713, Temperature, water
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237861
 
Pollutant: Temperature, water
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Temperature.
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 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: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2011-07-25 and 2014-06-12
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
133714
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Thallium
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 133714, Thallium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237871
 
Pollutant: Thallium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Thallium.
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 thallium criterion for the protection of human health from the consumption of water and organisms is 1.7 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133714, Thallium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 238097
 
Pollutant: Thallium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Thallium.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) states that thallium chronic toxicity to one species of fish occurs at concentrations as low as 20 ug/L after 2,600 hours of exposure. (USEPA, 1986)
Guideline Reference: Quality Criteria for Water 1986. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Regulations and Standards. Washington D.C. EPA 440/5-86-001.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133715
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids
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 133715, Total Dissolved Solids
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 240060
 
Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Solids.
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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Dissolved Solids shall not exceed 450 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802SJR116)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-06-12 and 2014-06-12
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 133715, Total Dissolved Solids
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 240061
 
Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 4 samples exceeded the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Solids.
Data Reference: Field, 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: Site-Specific Objective: The concentration of Total Dissolved Solids shall not exceed 450 mg/L in this waterbody (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
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 (802RCF841)
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2010-12-22 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: LECL nutrient TMDL
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
 
DECISION ID
133716
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
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 133716, Toxicity
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 238249
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 0 of the 2 samples collected by SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) exhibited toxicity. A sample may have multiple toxicity test results, but will only be counted once. A sample is defined as being collected on the same day and the same location. The following organisms and parameters were utilized for the toxicity tests: Ceriodaphnia dubia for Survival, Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (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: The sample is toxic when the response of the organisms exposed to the sample is significantly different (worse) than the response of the organisms exposed to the laboratory control based on statistical hypothesis testing.  An exceedance is counted when the significant effect code is “Significant; Less Similarity,” which means that the sample result is significantly different than the control result, and the percent effect is greater than the evaluation threshold.  The default evaluation threshold is 20% unless otherwise stated.
Guideline Reference: Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater Organisms. Fourth Edition. Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C. EPA-821-R-02-013
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at monitoring site: 802SJR116 ( San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2012-07-08 and 2013-07-15.
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
133718
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Vanadium
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 133718, Vanadium
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 238100
 
Pollutant: Vanadium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Vanadium.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: Drinking water notification levels are published by the Division of Drinking Water and are for chemicals for which there is no drinking water MCL. If a notification level is exceeded, local government notification is required and customer notification is recommended. The notification level for vanadium is 0.05 mg/L.
Guideline Reference: Drinking Water Notification and Response Levels: An Overview
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133717
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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 133717, Zinc
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237907
 
Pollutant: Zinc
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Zinc.
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 zinc criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is hardness dependent. The criterion when calculated using a default hardness of 100 mg/L is 120 ug/L (California Toxics Rule, 2000).
Objective/Criterion 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
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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
133708
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
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 133708, pH
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237381
 
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 Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 3 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for pH.
Data Reference: Field, 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: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-03-03 and 2017-02-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133708, pH
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 237400
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 4
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 4 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: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2011-07-25 and 2014-06-12
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
133722
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Sources: A Source Unknown
Expected TMDL Completion Date: 2037
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: During 2024 cycle, the 1988 National Recommended Water Quality Criteria used to assess aluminum data was replaced with U.S. EPA’s 2018 Final Recommended Aquatic Life Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater.

This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under sections 3.1 and 3.11 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

Six lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Two of two samples exceed the evaluation guideline for the aquatic life beneficial use.

These sampling locations did not have site specific pH data associated with them to complete the calculation of the aluminum criteria. When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion was used as a comparable surrogate.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of 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. Two of two samples (total fraction) exceed the evaluation guideline for the aquatic life beneficial use, and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 of the Listing Policy. However, as pH data were not available, and the median pH value for the ecoregion was used as a comparable surrogate, section 3.11 will be used as the basis for listing.
4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, inclusion of pH data (median pH value for the ecoregion) in the equation indicates 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 placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are exceeded and a pollutant contributes to or causes the problem.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation:
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 307270
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.
Guideline Reference: Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-02-20 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 307269
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.
Guideline Reference: Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-02-20 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 307254
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
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 concentrations of toxic pollutants in the water column, sediments or biota shall not adversely affect beneficial uses (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The aluminum criterion for the protection of aquatic life, is pH, total hardness, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dependent. When total hardness or DOC data were not available, default values based on the level III ecoregions developed by U.S EPA were substituted (EPA, 2018). When pH data were not available, the median pH value for the ecoregion, a pH value from a comparable waterbody, or a pH value from a local study in the same waterbody was used as a comparable surrogate.
Guideline Reference: Final Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum. EPA-822-R-18-001. Washington, D.C.: Office of Water, USEPA.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235121
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed SWAMP RWB8 Monitoring data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for Aluminum is 1 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802SJR116 (San Jacinto River Random Olsen Site 116).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-07-15 and 2013-07-15
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 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235125
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for Aluminum is 1 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-02-20 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 133722, Aluminum
Region 8     
San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir)
 
LOE ID: 235038
 
Pollutant: Aluminum
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL MP data for San Jacinto River, Reach 1 (Lake Elsinore to Canyon Lake (Railroad Canyon Reservoir) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Aluminum.
Data Reference: Field, 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 concentrations of contaminants in waters which are existing or potential sources of drinking water shall not occur at levels that are harmful to human health (Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline: The California Maximum Contaminant Level for Aluminum is 1 mg/L (California Code of Regulations, Title 22).
Guideline Reference: California MCLs - Title 17 and Title 22 documents for 2019 - California Regulations Related to Drinking Water
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 802RCF841 (Canyon Lake Spillway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-02-20 and 2017-02-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. 2016. Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watershed Project Authority