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Toxics TMDL for San Diego Creek and Newport Bay
Selenium TMDL and Site-Specific Objectives
Presentation by Terri Reeder at November 20, 2008 CEQA Scoping Meeting
Notice of CEQA Scoping Meeting, San Diego Creek/Newport Bay Selenium TMDL, November 20, 2008
CEQA Environmental Checklist, San Diego Creek/Newport Bay Selenium TMDL and SSO - Draft
The studies and reports on selenium completed by the Nitrogen and Selenium Management Program (NSMP), including analysis of potential treatment technologies and BMPs, can be found in the NSMP Library
For more information, contact Terri Reeder at (951) 782-4995
Metals TMDL (Copper)
Lower Newport Bay Cu-Metals Marina study - Final Report - July 2007
LNB Cu-Metals Marina study - SETAC Presentation - May 2008
Regional Board studies
Reeder, T. 2011. Geology, Hydrology, and Water Quality with a Focus on Selenium Sources and Potential Impacts, Big Canyon Wash Watershed, Newport Beach, California. Special report dated August 17, 2011.
- Appendix 2A - JMM 1977 Report
- Appendix 2B - JMM 1985 Report
- Appendix 2C - URS 2000 Seismic Report
- Appendix 2D - Miscellaneous Groundwater Reports and Data
- Appendix 3 - CH2M Hill Reports
- Appendix 4A - BCW SAP and Appendicies A - C
- Appendix 4A - BCW SAP Appendix D
- Appendix 4B & 4C - Field Data Sheets & YSI 6600 and Horiba U-10 Water Quality Probes
- Appendix 4D - 4F - Flow Tracker Brochure & Operating Manual, Chain of Custody Forms & Quality Assurance Report
Meixner et al. 2004. Sources of Selenium, Arsenic and Nutrients in the Newport Bay Watershed (4 MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9: Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Toxic Pollutants, San Diego Creek and Newport Bay
Established June 14, 2002
The USEPA, Region 9, has established TMDLs for toxic pollutants in San Diego Creek and Newport Bay. The final Toxic Pollutant TMDL summary document and related Technical Support Documents are available on the EPA Region 9 web site.
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Additionally, the documents are available here. The final TMDL documents include:
Summary TMDL Document (89 pages of text and tables)
Technical Support Documents:
- Part A - Relevant Maps
- Part B - Freshwater Flow and Seasonal Variations
- Part C - Organophosphate Pesticides
- Part D - Selenium
- Part E - Metals
- Part F - Organochlorine Compounds
- Part G - Chromium and Mercury
- Part H - Decision Document
- Part I - Responsiveness Summary
Written copies are available to the public by contacting the USEPA Region 9 Offices in San Francisco or Peter Kozelka of the USEPA at (415) 972-3448 or kozelka.peter@epa.gov.
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board will consider the incorporation of the USEPA technical toxics TMDLs into the Water Quality Control Plan, Santa Ana River Basin at a later date. For questions regarding the incorporation process, please contact Wanda Cross at (951) 782-4468.