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DECISION ID |
6151 |
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| Pollutant: |
Total Coliform |
| Final Listing Decision: |
Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) |
| Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: |
List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2006) |
| Revision Status |
Revised |
| Reason for Delisting: |
State determines water quality standard is being met |
| Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: |
Pollutant |
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| Weight of Evidence: |
This water segment-pollutant combination is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.
Three lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess Total Coliform consistent with Listing Policy, Section 4.3. These lines of evidence contain weekly data collected from January 2004 to December 2006 and demonstrate that applicable water quality standards for Total Coliform are not being exceeded in this water segment.
When compared to the Ocean Plan Objectives for Water Contact Recreation, eleven of 156 samples exceeded the single sample maximum Objective for Water Contact Recreation, five of 32 geomean assessments exceeded the geomean Objective for Water Contact Recreation, and one of 154 sample ratios exceeded the total to fecal ratio Objective for Water Contact Recreation.
Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification for removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the section 303(d) list.
This conclusion is based on the staff findings that:
1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy.
2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy.
3. Eleven of 156 samples exceeded the single sample maximum Objective for Water Contact Recreation, five of 32 geomean assessments exceeded the geomean Objective for Water Contact Recreation, and one of 154 sample ratios exceeded the total to fecal ratio Objective for Water Contact Recreation. None of these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. Pursuant to section 4.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met. |
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| RWQCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation: |
After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not being exceeded. |
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| SWRCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation: |
N/A |
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| USEPA Decision: |
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| LOE ID: |
3993 |
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| Pollutant: |
Total Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
Not Recorded |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
0 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
0 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
Not Specified |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Unspecified--This LOE is a placeholder to support a 303(d) listing decision made prior to 2006. |
| Data Reference: |
Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d) |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
Unspecified |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d) |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
Unspecified |
| Guideline Reference: |
Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d) |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Unspecified |
| Temporal Representation: |
Unspecified |
| Environmental Conditions: |
Unspecified |
| QAPP Information: |
Unspecified |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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| LOE ID: |
20114 |
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| Pollutant: |
Total Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
154 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
1 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 154 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Total. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (2005) single sample maximum standard for total coliform states that total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 MPN/100 mL when the fecal coliform/total coliform ratio exceeds 0.1. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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| LOE ID: |
20113 |
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| Pollutant: |
Total Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
32 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
5 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 5 of 32 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Total. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (2005) 30-day geometric mean standard for total coliform states that total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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| LOE ID: |
20112 |
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| Pollutant: |
Total Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
156 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
11 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 11 of 156 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Total. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (2005) single sample maximum states that total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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DECISION ID |
11873 |
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| Pollutant: |
Fecal Coliform |
| 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 |
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| Weight of Evidence: |
This water segment-pollutant combination is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.
Two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this water segment-pollutant combination. Water Board staff assessed one data set against two different evaluation criteria (i.e. single sample maximum and geomean). Four of 155 samples exceeded the single sample maximum Objective for Water Contact Recreation and none of 32 geomean assessments exceeded the geomean Objective for Water Contact Recreation.
Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the Section 303(d) list in the Water Quality Limited Segments category.
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 155 samples exceeded the single sample maximum criterion and none of 32 geomean assessments exceeded the geomean criterion and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met. |
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| RWQCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation: |
After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded. |
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| SWRCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation: |
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| USEPA Decision: |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 11873 |
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| LOE ID: |
20108 |
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| Pollutant: |
Fecal Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
32 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
0 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 32 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Fecal. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005) states that the 30-day geometric mean for fecal coliform shall not exceed 200 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one AB411 monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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| LOE ID: |
20109 |
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| Pollutant: |
Fecal Coliform |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
155 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
4 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 4 of 155 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Fecal. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005) states that the single sample maximum for fecal coliform shall not exceed 400 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one AB411 monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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DECISION ID |
11874 |
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| Pollutant: |
Enterococcus |
| Final Listing Decision: |
List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) |
| Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: |
New Decision |
| Revision Status |
Revised |
| Sources: |
Source Unknown |
| Expected TMDL Completion Date: |
2013 |
| Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: |
Pollutant |
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| Weight of Evidence: |
This water segment-pollutant combination is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under sections 2.1 and 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.Two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this water segment-pollutant combination.
Based on Section 3.3 of the Listing Policy, and using the binomial distribution, waters shall be placed on the section 303(d) list if the number of measured exceedances supports rejection of the null hypothesis as presented in Table 3.2.
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 section 303(d) list in the Water Quality Limited Segments category.
This conclusion is based on Water Board 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. Seven of 32 samples exceed the geomean Objective for Water Contact Recreation and this exceeds the allowable frequency as listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met. |
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| RWQCB Board Decision / Staff 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. |
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| SWRCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation: |
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| USEPA Decision: |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 11874 |
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| LOE ID: |
20111 |
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| Pollutant: |
Enterococcus |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
156 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
18 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 18 of 156 samples exceed the criterion for Enterococci. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005) states that the single sample maximum for Enterococcus shall not exceed 104 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one AB411 monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |
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| LOE ID: |
20110 |
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| Pollutant: |
Enterococcus |
| LOE Subgroup: |
Pollutant-Water |
| Matrix: |
Water |
| Fraction: |
None |
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| Beneficial Use: |
Water Contact Recreation |
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| Number of Samples: |
32 |
| Number of Exceedances: |
7 |
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| Data and Information Type: |
PATHOGEN MONITORING |
| Data Used to Assess Water Quality: |
Central Coast Regional Board Staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 7 of 32 samples exceed the criterion for Enterococci. |
| Data Reference: |
AB 411 Data for 2004 |
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AB 411 Data for 2005 |
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AB 411 Data for 2006 |
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| Water Quality Objective/Criterion: |
California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005) states that the geometric mean for Enterococcus shall not exceed 35 MPN/100 mL. |
| Objective/Criterion Reference: |
Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Evaluation Guideline: |
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| Guideline Reference: |
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| Spatial Representation: |
Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean at Refugio Beach (Santa Barbara County) was collected at one AB411 monitoring site (Refugio State Beach) |
| Temporal Representation: |
Data was collected over the time period 1/5/2004 - 12/27/2006. This includes weekly AB411 monitoring between April 1 and October 31 of each year. |
| Environmental Conditions: |
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| QAPP Information: |
QA information not available |
| QAPP Information Reference(s): |