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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 2 - San Francisco Bay Region

Water Body Name: Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
Water Body ID: CAR2052000020210704059748
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
144707
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
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 144707, Alkalinity as CaCO3
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 277482
 
Pollutant: Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144707, Alkalinity as CaCO3
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 277151
 
Pollutant: Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144707, Alkalinity as CaCO3
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 277150
 
Pollutant: Alkalinity as CaCO3
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
151037
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
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 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 279405
 
Pollutant: Ammonia (Unionized)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N, Unionized.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.20 Un-Ionized Ammonia: The discharge of wastes shall not cause receiving waters to contain concentrations of un-ionized ammonia in excess 0.025 mg/l (as N), expressed as an annual median.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 278109
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 279181
 
Pollutant: Ammonia (Unionized)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N, Unionized.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.20 Un-Ionized Ammonia: The discharge of wastes shall not cause receiving waters to contain concentrations of un-ionized ammonia in excess 0.025 mg/l (as N), expressed as an annual median.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 279222
 
Pollutant: Ammonia (Unionized)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2020 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N, Unionized.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.20 Un-Ionized Ammonia: The discharge of wastes shall not cause receiving waters to contain concentrations of un-ionized ammonia in excess 0.025 mg/l (as N), expressed as an annual median.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R04514 (Zone 6 Line G approx 550 m upstream of Automall Pkwy).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-06-03 and 2020-06-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2000. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 279221
 
Pollutant: Ammonia (Unionized)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2016 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N, Unionized.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.20 Un-Ionized Ammonia: The discharge of wastes shall not cause receiving waters to contain concentrations of un-ionized ammonia in excess 0.025 mg/l (as N), expressed as an annual median.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R03438 (Zone 6 Line G approx 150m N of Blascow Rd.).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-05-18 and 2016-05-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2016. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 279468
 
Pollutant: Ammonia (Unionized)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Ammonia as N, Unionized.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives, Section 3.3.20 Un-Ionized Ammonia: The discharge of wastes shall not cause receiving waters to contain concentrations of un-ionized ammonia in excess 0.025 mg/l (as N), expressed as an annual median.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 278199
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 278108
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 278785
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2020 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R04514 (Zone 6 Line G approx 550 m upstream of Automall Pkwy).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-06-03 and 2020-06-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2000. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 151037, Ammonia
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 278200
 
Pollutant: Nitrogen, ammonia (Total Ammonia)
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2016 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R03438 (Zone 6 Line G approx 150m N of Blascow Rd.).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-05-18 and 2016-05-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2016. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144682
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Anthracene
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 144682, Anthracene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 269613
 
Pollutant: Anthracene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Anthracene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for anthracene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 845 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144684
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Arsenic
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: 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 144684, Arsenic
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 269723
 
Pollutant: Arsenic
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Arsenic .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for arsenic is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 33 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
154143
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Benthic Community Effects
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: 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.

Four lines of evidence evaluating benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment data are available in the administrative record to assess this indicator. Four of four 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. Four of four 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.
 
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 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268694
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Sediment
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 2
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 2 of the 2 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) 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: Chironomus dilutus for Survival, Hyalella azteca for Survival. The following tests exhibited toxicity: Chironomus dilutus for Survival on 2017-07-13, Hyalella azteca for Survival on 2017-07-13, Chironomus dilutus for Survival on 2017-08-17.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-08-17.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 306702
 
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 205R01198 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were from 0.330391 to 0.330391.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce significant alterations in population or community ecology or receiving water biota. In addition, the health and life history characteristics of aquatic organisms in waters affected by controllable water quality factors shall not differ significantly from those for the same waters in areas unaffected by controllable water quality factors.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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 205R01198.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from 5/20/2013 to 5/20/2013.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data were collected according to BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition sampling protocols.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 306712
 
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 205R01390 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were from 0.14452 to 0.14452.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce significant alterations in population or community ecology or receiving water biota. In addition, the health and life history characteristics of aquatic organisms in waters affected by controllable water quality factors shall not differ significantly from those for the same waters in areas unaffected by controllable water quality factors.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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 205R01390.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from 5/23/2013 to 5/23/2013.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data were collected according to BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition sampling protocols.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 306714
 
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 205R03438 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were from 0.295678 to 0.295678.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce significant alterations in population or community ecology or receiving water biota. In addition, the health and life history characteristics of aquatic organisms in waters affected by controllable water quality factors shall not differ significantly from those for the same waters in areas unaffected by controllable water quality factors.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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 205R03438.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from 5/18/2016 to 5/18/2016.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data were collected according to BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition sampling protocols.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268741
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: TST
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 1 of the 1 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) exhibited toxicity. All samples met the requirements of the State Policy for Water Quality Control: Toxicity Provisions. This includes utilizing the Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) and using toxicity testing methods provided in the Provisions to assess water column 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: Hyalella azteca for Survival, Selenastrum capricornutum for Total Cell Count, Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female, Pimephales promelas for Biomass (wt/orig indiv). The following tests exhibited toxicity: Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female on 2017-07-13.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Attainment of the water quality objective is demonstrated by conducting aquatic toxicity testing, analyzing the data using the TST statistical approach, and rejecting the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is toxic because the response (e.g., survival, reproduction, growth) of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is less than or equal to 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample. The alternative hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is not toxic because the of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is greater than 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample.
Guideline Reference: Toxicity Provisions to the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at monitoring site: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-07-13.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 154143, Benthic Community Effects
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 306713
 
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 205R01454 to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the threshold. CSCI scores were from 0.239466 to 0.239466.
Data Reference: California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) Scores for the 2024 Integrated Report for Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce significant alterations in population or community ecology or receiving water biota. In addition, the health and life history characteristics of aquatic organisms in waters affected by controllable water quality factors shall not differ significantly from those for the same waters in areas unaffected by controllable water quality factors.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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 205R01454.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from 4/17/2014 to 4/17/2014.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Data were collected according to BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition sampling protocols.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144686
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Benzo(a)anthracene
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 144686, Benzo(a)anthracene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 269850
 
Pollutant: Benzo(a)anthracene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Benz(a)anthracene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for benz[a]anthrazene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1050 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144685
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Benzo(a)pyrene
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 144685, Benzo(a)pyrene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 269817
 
Pollutant: Benzo(a)pyrene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Benzo(a)pyrene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for benzo[a]pyrene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1450 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144705
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Bifenthrin
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 144705, Bifenthrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 280387
 
Pollutant: Bifenthrin
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Bifenthrin.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for bifenthrin is 0.1 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of bifenthrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Bifenthrin
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144705, Bifenthrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 270222
 
Pollutant: Bifenthrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Bifenthrin .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for bifenthrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.43 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.43 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for bifenthrin (Amweg et al., 2005 and Amweg and Weston, 2007).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
Guideline Reference: Whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation tools for pyrethroid insecticides: I. piperonyl butoxide addition. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26:2389-2396.
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144687
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Cadmium
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: 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 144687, Cadmium
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 270438
 
Pollutant: Cadmium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cadmium .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for cadmium is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 4.98 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144688
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
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: 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 144688, Chloride
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 281369
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chloride.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chloride criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 230000 ug/L (230 mg/L)(USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2006).
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: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144688, Chloride
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 281422
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chloride.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chloride criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 230000 ug/L (230 mg/L)(USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2006).
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: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144688, Chloride
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 281370
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2016 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chloride.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chloride criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 230000 ug/L (230 mg/L)(USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2006).
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: 205R03438 (Zone 6 Line G approx 150m N of Blascow Rd.).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-05-18 and 2016-05-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2016. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144688, Chloride
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 281535
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2020 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chloride.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chloride criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 230000 ug/L (230 mg/L)(USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2006).
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: 205R04514 (Zone 6 Line G approx 550 m upstream of Automall Pkwy).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-06-03 and 2020-06-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2000. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144688, Chloride
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 281357
 
Pollutant: Chloride
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chloride.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chloride criterion continuous concentration (expressed as a 4-day average) to protect aquatic life in freshwater is 230000 ug/L (230 mg/L)(USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, 2006).
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: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144689
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 144689, Chlorine
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 282594
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chlorine, Total Residual.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended chlorine criterion for the protection of aquatic ife in freshwater is 11 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: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144689, Chlorine
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 282822
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2016 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chlorine, Total Residual.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended chlorine criterion for the protection of aquatic ife in freshwater is 11 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: 205R03438 (Zone 6 Line G approx 150m N of Blascow Rd.).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-05-18 and 2016-05-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2016. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144689, Chlorine
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 282263
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chlorine, Total Residual.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended chlorine criterion for the protection of aquatic ife in freshwater is 11 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: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144689, Chlorine
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 282418
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chlorine, Total Residual.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended chlorine criterion for the protection of aquatic ife in freshwater is 11 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: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144689, Chlorine
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 282560
 
Pollutant: Chlorine
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2020 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Chlorine, Total Residual.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The USEPA recommended chlorine criterion for the protection of aquatic ife in freshwater is 11 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: 205R04514 (Zone 6 Line G approx 550 m upstream of Automall Pkwy).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-06-03 and 2020-06-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2000. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project
 
 
DECISION ID
144711
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Chromium
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because it cannot be determined if applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144711, Chromium
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 270894
 
Pollutant: Chromium
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Chromium .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for chromium is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 111 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144690
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Chrysene (C1-C4)
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 144690, Chrysene (C1-C4)
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 271260
 
Pollutant: Chrysene (C1-C4)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Chrysene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for chrysene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1290 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144691
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
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: 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 144691, Copper
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 271461
 
Pollutant: Copper
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Copper .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for copper is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 149 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144691, Copper
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283200
 
Pollutant: Copper
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) 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 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-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: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144708
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Cyfluthrin
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 144708, Cyfluthrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 271839
 
Pollutant: Cyfluthrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cyfluthrin, total .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for cyfluthrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1.1 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 1.1 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for cyfluthrin (Amweg et al., 2005).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144708, Cyfluthrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283272
 
Pollutant: Cyfluthrin
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cyfluthrin.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for cyfluthrin is 0.2 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of cyfluthrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Cyfluthrin
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144710
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Cyhalothrin, Lambda
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 144710, Cyhalothrin, Lambda
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 271769
 
Pollutant: Cyhalothrin, Lambda
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cyhalothrin, Total lambda- .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for lambda-cyhalothrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.44 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.44 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for lambda-cyhalothrin (Amweg et al., 2005).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144710, Cyhalothrin, Lambda
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 284366
 
Pollutant: Cyhalothrin, Lambda
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Lambda-cyhalothrin.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for lambda-cyhalothrin is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Lambda-cyhalothrin
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144706
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Cypermethrin
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 144706, Cypermethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 272165
 
Pollutant: Cypermethrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Cypermethrin, Total .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for cypermethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.3 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.3 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for cypermethrin from Maund et al., (2002).
Guideline Reference: Partitioning, bioavailability, and toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:9-15
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144706, Cypermethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283555
 
Pollutant: Cypermethrin
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Cypermethrin.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for cypermethrin is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of cypermethrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Cypermethrin
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144709
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Deltamethrin
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 144709, Deltamethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283576
 
Pollutant: Deltamethrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 0
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support, and the results are as follows: 0 of the 0 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Deltamethrin. Although a total of 1 samples were collected, 1 of these samples were not included in the assessment because the laboratory data reporting limit(s) was above the water quality threshold and therefore the results could not be quantified with the level of certainty required by the Listing Policy Section 6.1.5.5.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for deltamethrin is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.000026 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).
Guideline Reference: OPP Aquatic Life Benchmarks
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2018-01-08 to 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144709, Deltamethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 272535
 
Pollutant: Deltamethrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Deltamethrin .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for deltamethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.79 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 0.79 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for deltamethrin (Amweg et al., 2005).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144712
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
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 144712, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273282
 
Pollutant: Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate, Total .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for esfenvalerate/fenvalerate is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1.5 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 1.5 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for esfenvalerate/fenvalerate (Amweg et al., 2005).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144712, Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283605
 
Pollutant: Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Esfenvalerate.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for esfenvalerate is 0.3 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of esfenvalerate were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Esfenvalerate
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144681
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fenvalerate
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 144681, Fenvalerate
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283732
 
Pollutant: Fenvalerate
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fenvalerate.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fenvalerate is the LC50 of 1.13 ug/L for fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. (USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs Ecotoxicity database)
Guideline Reference: OPP Pesticide Ecotoxicity Database.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144703
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fipronil
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 144703, Fipronil
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273191
 
Pollutant: Fipronil
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fipronil .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.13 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).
Guideline Reference: Effect of sediment-associated pyrethroids, fipronil, and metabolites on Chironomus tentans growth rate, body mass, condition index, immobilization, and survival. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27(12):2582-2590.
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144703, Fipronil
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 284000
 
Pollutant: Fipronil
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fipronil.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: UC Davis Aquatic Life Criteria: Aquatic life should not be affected unacceptably if the four-day average concentration of fipronil does not exceed 0.0032 ug/L (3.2 ng/L) in the water column more than once every three years on average (Bower, et al. 2017).
Guideline Reference: Water and Sediment Quality Criteria Report for Fipronil. Phase III: Application of the pesticide water and sediment quality criteria methodologies. Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144683
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Desulfinyl
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 144683, Fipronil Desulfinyl
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283817
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Desulfinyl
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fipronil Desulfinyl.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil degradate fipronil desulfinyl is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.54 ug/L for a fish (chronic).
Guideline Reference: OPP Aquatic Life Benchmarks
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144713
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfide
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 144713, Fipronil Sulfide
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273231
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfide
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fipronil Sulfide .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfide is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.16 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).
Guideline Reference: Effect of sediment-associated pyrethroids, fipronil, and metabolites on Chironomus tentans growth rate, body mass, condition index, immobilization, and survival. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27(12):2582-2590.
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144713, Fipronil Sulfide
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283921
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfide
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fipronil Sulfide.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil degradate fipronil sulfide is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.83 ug/L for a fish (chronic).
Guideline Reference: OPP Aquatic Life Benchmarks
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144714
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfone
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 144714, Fipronil Sulfone
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273491
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfone
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fipronil Sulfone .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil sulfone is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 0.12 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample (Maul et al., 2008).
Guideline Reference: Effect of sediment-associated pyrethroids, fipronil, and metabolites on Chironomus tentans growth rate, body mass, condition index, immobilization, and survival. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27(12):2582-2590.
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144714, Fipronil Sulfone
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283780
 
Pollutant: Fipronil Sulfone
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Fipronil Sulfone.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fipronil degradate fipronil sulfone is the USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmark of 0.037 ug/L for an invertebrate (chronic).
Guideline Reference: OPP Aquatic Life Benchmarks
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144692
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fluoranthene
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 144692, Fluoranthene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273501
 
Pollutant: Fluoranthene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fluoranthene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fluoranthene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 2230 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144693
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Fluorene
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 144693, Fluorene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 273286
 
Pollutant: Fluorene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Fluorene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for fluorene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) for Fluorene is 536 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144704
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Imidacloprid
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 144704, Imidacloprid
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 283975
 
Pollutant: Imidacloprid
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Imidacloprid.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: UC Davis Aquatic Life Criteria: Aquatic life should not be affected unacceptably if the 4-day average concentration of imidacloprid does not exceed 0.016 ug/L.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Imidacloprid Phase III: Application of the pesticide water quality criteria methodology. Department of Environmental Toxicology. University of California, Davis
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144694
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Lead
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: 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 144694, Lead
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 274213
 
Pollutant: Lead
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Lead .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for lead is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 128 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144695
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Naphthalene
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 144695, Naphthalene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 274877
 
Pollutant: Naphthalene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Naphthalene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for naphthalene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 561 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144696
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Nickel
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation:
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144696, Nickel
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 275060
 
Pollutant: Nickel
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 1 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Nickel .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for nickel is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 48.6 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144697
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation:
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144697, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 285384
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2014 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Dissolved oxygen objectives for waters designated as warm water habitat shall be of a 5.0 mg/l minimum. (Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives.)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01454 (Zone 6 Line G, approximately 700m SE of Automall Parkway).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-04-17 and 2014-04-17
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144697, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 285193
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Dissolved oxygen objectives for waters designated as warm water habitat shall be of a 5.0 mg/l minimum. (Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives.)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-20 and 2013-05-20
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144697, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 285276
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2013 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Dissolved oxygen objectives for waters designated as warm water habitat shall be of a 5.0 mg/l minimum. (Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives.)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01390 (Zone 6 Line G upstream of 205R01198-205R01390).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2013-05-23 and 2013-05-23
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2012. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144697, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 285861
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2016 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Dissolved oxygen objectives for waters designated as warm water habitat shall be of a 5.0 mg/l minimum. (Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives.)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R03438 (Zone 6 Line G approx 150m N of Blascow Rd.).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2016-05-18 and 2016-05-18
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2016. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144697, Oxygen, Dissolved
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 285278
 
Pollutant: Oxygen, Dissolved
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2020 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Dissolved oxygen objectives for waters designated as warm water habitat shall be of a 5.0 mg/l minimum. (Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Basin, Chapter III Water Quality Objectives.)
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R04514 (Zone 6 Line G approx 550 m upstream of Automall Pkwy).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2020-06-03 and 2020-06-03
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2000. Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project
 
 
DECISION ID
149081
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
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 149081, PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 274966
 
Pollutant: PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for total PAHs is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 22800 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144715
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Permethrin
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 144715, Permethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 286399
 
Pollutant: Permethrin
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Permethrin.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The chronic criterion for permethrin is 1 ng/L (expressed as a 4-day average).  If the freely dissolved concentrations of permethrin were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Water Quality Criteria Report for Permethrin
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144715, Permethrin
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 275382
 
Pollutant: Permethrin
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Permethrin, Total .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for permethrin is the median lethal concentration (LC50) of 8.9 ug/g and is normalized by the percentage of organic carbon in the sediment sample. The LC50 8.9 ug/g is the geometric mean of LC50 values for permethrin (Amweg et al., 2005).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144698
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Phenanthrene
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 144698, Phenanthrene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 275555
 
Pollutant: Phenanthrene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Phenanthrene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for phenanthrene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1170 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al.).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144699
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Pyrene
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 144699, Pyrene
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 275816
 
Pollutant: Pyrene
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Pyrene .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for pyrene is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 1520 ug/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144702
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Pyrethroids
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 144702, Pyrethroids
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 287687
 
Pollutant: Pyrethroids
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Pyrethroids.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin: Controllable water quality factors shall not cause a detrimental increase in concentrations of toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Effects on aquatic organisms, wildlife, and human health will be considered.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The summed ratios of the pyrethroid pesticides bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, esfenvalerate, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin and their respective chronic concentration goals are not to exceed 1. If the freely dissolved concentrations of these pesticides were reported or could be calculated then these values were used for this assessment.  In the absence of freely dissolved concentrations, total concentrations were used.
Guideline Reference: Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins for the Control of Pyrethroid Pesticide Discharges
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site: 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144702, Pyrethroids
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 276025
 
Pollutant: Pyrethroids
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Pyrethroids .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for the protection of aquatic life from pyrethroids is one toxic unit. Individual pyrethroid concentrations in sediment were normalized to organic carbon content, divided by the respective LC50 and then summed. A sum over over one toxic unit is an exceedance of the evaluation guideline (Amweg et al. 2006).
Guideline Reference: Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:966-972, with erratum 24:No. 5
Guideline Reference: Partitioning, bioavailability, and toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:9-15
Guideline Reference: Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Pesticides to Chironomus dilutus and Hyalella azteca. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61:83¿92.
Guideline Reference: Whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation tools for pyrethroid insecticides: I. piperonyl butoxide addition. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26:2389-2396.
Guideline Reference: Compilation of freshwater OC-normalized sediment toxicity data for pyrethroids
Guideline Reference: Pyrethroid insecticides and sediment toxicity in urban creeks from California and Tennessee. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(5): 1700-1706
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144701
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Zinc
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because it cannot be determined if applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144701, Zinc
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 276344
 
Pollutant: Zinc
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Sediment
Matrix: Sediment
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 BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 data for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 1 samples exceeded the evaluation guideline for Zinc .
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Section 3.3.18 of the San Francisco Bay Region's Basin Plan contains the narrative toxicity objective stating that all waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: The evaluation guideline for zinc is the probable effect concentration (PEC) of 459 mg/kg dry weight (MacDonald et al., 2000a).
Guideline Reference: Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39: 20-31
 
Spatial Representation: Data were collected from 1 station(s). Station Code(s): 205R01198 (Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198).
Temporal Representation: Data for this waterbody were collected over the date range 2017-07-13 to 2017-07-13
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
 
DECISION ID
144700
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Sources: Other Urban Runoff | Surface Runoff
TMDL Name: San Francisco Bay Urban Creeks Diazinon
TMDL Project Code: 9
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: 05/21/2007
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 3.6 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.6 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.
Five lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Two of two samples exceed the evaluation guideline for sediment toxicity.
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 exceed the guideline and this exceeds the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.1 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 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 144700, Toxicity
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268741
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: TST
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 1 of the 1 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) exhibited toxicity. All samples met the requirements of the State Policy for Water Quality Control: Toxicity Provisions. This includes utilizing the Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) and using toxicity testing methods provided in the Provisions to assess water column 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: Hyalella azteca for Survival, Selenastrum capricornutum for Total Cell Count, Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female, Pimephales promelas for Biomass (wt/orig indiv). The following tests exhibited toxicity: Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female on 2017-07-13.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Attainment of the water quality objective is demonstrated by conducting aquatic toxicity testing, analyzing the data using the TST statistical approach, and rejecting the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is toxic because the response (e.g., survival, reproduction, growth) of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is less than or equal to 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample. The alternative hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is not toxic because the of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is greater than 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample.
Guideline Reference: Toxicity Provisions to the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at monitoring site: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-07-13.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144700, Toxicity
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268694
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Sediment
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 2
Number of Exceedances: 2
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 2 of the 2 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) 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: Chironomus dilutus for Survival, Hyalella azteca for Survival. The following tests exhibited toxicity: Chironomus dilutus for Survival on 2017-07-13, Hyalella azteca for Survival on 2017-07-13, Chironomus dilutus for Survival on 2017-08-17.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-08-17.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144700, Toxicity
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268798
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: TST
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 0 of the 1 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) exhibited toxicity. All samples met the requirements of the State Policy for Water Quality Control: Toxicity Provisions. This includes utilizing the Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) and using toxicity testing methods provided in the Provisions to assess water column 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: Selenastrum capricornutum for Total Cell Count, Ceriodaphnia dubia for Young/female, Pimephales promelas for Biomass (wt/orig indiv).
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Attainment of the water quality objective is demonstrated by conducting aquatic toxicity testing, analyzing the data using the TST statistical approach, and rejecting the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is toxic because the response (e.g., survival, reproduction, growth) of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is less than or equal to 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample. The alternative hypothesis is the following general statement: the ambient water is not toxic because the of the test organisms in the ambient water sample is greater than 75 percent (chronic) or 80 percent (acute) of the test organisms’ response in the control water sample.
Guideline Reference: Toxicity Provisions to the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California.
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were collected at monitoring site: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144700, Toxicity
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268819
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 0 of the 1 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2017 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) 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: Pimephales promelas for Survival, Chironomus dilutus for Survival.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2017-07-13 and 2017-07-13.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc., Applied Marine Sciences, Armand Ruby Consulting . 2016. BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): BASMAA Regional Monitoring Coalition Creek Status and Pesticides & Toxicity Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 144700, Toxicity
Region 2     
Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek)
 
LOE ID: 268719
 
Pollutant: Toxicity
LOE Subgroup: Toxicity
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 1
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
Data and Information Type: TOXICITY TESTING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 0 of the 1 samples collected by BASMAA RMC Monitoring in WY2018 for Unnamed Creek, Zone 6 Line G subwatershed (Alameda County, tributary to Laguna Creek) 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: Chironomus dilutus for Survival, Pimephales promelas for Survival.
Data Reference: Field, Habitat, Toxicity, WQ data from the California Environmental Data Exchange Network assembled for the 2024 Integrated Report in Region 2.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that are lethal to or that produce other detrimental responses in aquatic organisms. Detrimental responses include, but are not limited to, decreased growth rate and decreased reproductive success of resident or indicator species. There shall be no acute toxicity in ambient waters. Acute toxicity is defined as a median of less than 90 percent survival, or less than 70 percent survival, 10 percent of the time, of test organisms in a 96-hour static or continuous flow test. There shall be no chronic toxicity in ambient waters. Chronic toxicity is a detrimental biological effect on growth rate, reproduction, fertilization success, larval development, population abundance, community composition, or any other relevant measure of the health of an organism, population, or community. Attainment of this objective will be determined by analyses of indicator organisms, species diversity, population density, growth anomalies, or toxicity tests (including those described in Chapter 4), or other methods selected by the Water Board. The Water Board will also consider other relevant information and numeric criteria and guidelines for toxic substances developed by other agencies as appropriate.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
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: 205R01198 ( Zone 6 Line G west of Grimmer-205R01198 ).
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected between the dates of 2018-01-08 and 2018-01-08.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: EOA, Inc.. 2014. Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan.
QAPP Information Reference(s): Creek Status Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan