Final California 2010 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 8 - Santa Ana Region

Water Body Name: Hole Lake
Water Body ID: CAL8012600020080922112714
Water Body Type: Lake & Reservoir
 
DECISION ID
16438
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
Pollutant: pH
Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: New Decision
Revision Status Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.2 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.2 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

One (1) line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Four of the samples exceed the water quality objective.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the 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 (4) of seventy-five (75) samples exceeded the Basin Plan Objective and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: After review of 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 applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not exceeded.
 
USEPA Action (if applicable):
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 16438, pH
Region 8     
Hole Lake
 
LOE ID: 25917
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Warm Freshwater Habitat
 
Number of Samples: 75
Number of Exceedances: 4
 
Data and Information Type: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Of the 4 samples collected, 75 exceeded the Basin Plan's Objective. This data was compiled by Wildermouth Environmental Services on behalf of the dischargers to the Santa Ana River Watershed.
Data Reference: 2006 HCMP Database
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Santa Ana Region Basin Plan: pH - 6.5 units to 8.5 units
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: The samples were taken at one location, the outlet, in Hole Lake.
Temporal Representation: The samples were collected on: 7/2/2003, 8/6/2003, 9/4/2003, 9/11/2003, 1/26/2004, 2/11/2004, 4/15/2004, 5/19/2004, 6/2/2004, 6/15/2004, 7/13/2004, 7/28/2004, 8/12/2004, 8/23/2004, 9/7/2004, 9/21/2004, 10/6/2004, 10/21/2004, 11/4/2004, 11/17/2004, 12/2/2004, 12/14/2004, 1/26/2005, 2/9/2005, 3/3/2005, 3/17/2005, 3/30/2005, 4/15/2005, 4/27/2005, 5/11/2005, 5/24/2005, 6/6/2005, 6/29/2005, 7/13/2005, 7/28/2005, 8/10/2005, 8/24/2005, 9/7/2005, 9/21/2005, 10/5/2005, 10/20/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/16/2005, 12/1/2005, 12/15/2005, 1/12/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/8/2006, 2/22/2006, 3/9/2006, 3/23/2006, 4/5/2006, 4/24/2006, 5/5/2006, 5/17/2006, 6/2/2006, 6/14/2006, 6/28/2006, 7/12/2006, 7/26/2006, 8/9/2006, 8/23/2006, 9/6/2006, 9/20/2006, 10/4/2006, 10/18/2006, 11/1/2006, 11/15/2006, 11/29/2006, 12/13/2006, 12/27/2006, 1/10/2007, 1/24/2007, 2/7/2007, 2/21/2007
Environmental Conditions: The samples were taken during the wet and dry season.
QAPP Information: The data's quality is deemed acceptable because it was submitted by an NPDES discharger in accordance with its Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.
QAPP Information Reference(s):