Draft 2008 California 303(d)/305(b) Integrated Report

Supporting Information

Regional Board 7 - Colorado River Basin Region

Water Body Name: All American Canal
Water Body ID: CAR7270000020040811153049
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
4429
 
Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids
Final Listing Decision: Decision in Progress
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2006)
Revision Status Original
Sources: Source Unknown
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Weight of Evidence: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Three samples exceeded the water quality objective.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of not 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. Three of 71 samples exceeded the water quality 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.
 
RWQCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation:
 
SWRCB Board Decision / Staff 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 are being met.
 
USEPA Decision:
 
 
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 4429
 
LOE ID: 2963
 
Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 71
Number of Exceedances: 3
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Asses Water Quality: Three of 71 water quality samples collected exceeded the water quality objective (CRBRWQCB, 2006a). The All American Canal is a diversion from the Colorado River, which is meant to deliver water for the beneficial uses identified in the Colorado River Basin Plan. The narrative objective for the All American Canal is the same as in the Colorado River, so it is assumed that the numerical objectives for the river are the more appropriate way to interpret the narrative objective in the canal. This approach allows consistency with the Colorado River objective.
Data Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: TDS water quality objective at Imperial Dam where water from the Colorado River is diverted to the All American Canal is 879 ppm or mg/L (Colorado River Basin Plan).
Objective/Criterion Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from the All-American Canal by the Imperial Irrigation District. Location(s) is not known.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from June 1998 to December 2003.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: QA Info Missing
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
DECISION ID
4446
 
Pollutant: Turbidity
Final Listing Decision: Decision in Progress
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2006)
Revision Status Original
Sources: Source Unknown
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Weight of Evidence: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant.

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. One of 6 samples exceeded the water quality objective and this does not exceed 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.
 
RWQCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation:
 
SWRCB Board Decision / Staff 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 exceeded.
 
USEPA Decision:
 
 
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 4446
 
LOE ID: 2965
 
Pollutant: Turbidity
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 6
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Asses Water Quality: Samples were collected by the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) from the All-American Canal once a year as part of the Annual Title 22 source water analysis from 1998 through 2003. One of 6 samples was in exceedance of the recommended criterion. This sample was collected on 6/19/1998 (CRBRWQCB, 2004a).
Data Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion:
Objective/Criterion Reference:
 
Evaluation Guideline: California Code of Regulations: Recommended Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level = 5 NTU for water supplied to the public, because this may adversely affect the taste, odor or appearance of drinking water.
Guideline Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from the All-American Canal at Drop # 4.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected once a year from 1998 through 2003. Samples were collected in June in 1998-1999, October in 2000-2002, and November in 2003.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Imperial Irrigation District (IID) SOPs and Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino (CLSB) QA Manual.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
DECISION ID
4447
 
Pollutant: pH
Final Listing Decision: Decision in Progress
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2006)
Revision Status Original
Sources: Source Unknown
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Weight of Evidence: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the section 303(d) list under section 3.1 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.1 a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status.

One line of evidence is available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. One of the 66 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. One of 66 samples exceeded the water quality objective and this does not exceed 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.
 
RWQCB Board Decision / Staff Recommendation:
 
SWRCB Board Decision / Staff 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 Decision:
 
 
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 4447
 
LOE ID: 2966
 
Pollutant: pH
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Total Dissolved
 
Beneficial Use: Municipal & Domestic Supply
 
Number of Samples: 66
Number of Exceedances: 1
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Asses Water Quality: Samples were collected monthly by the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) from the All-American Canal from 1998 through 2003. One of 66 samples was in exceedance of the criteria (CRBRWQCB, 2004a).
Data Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Colorado River RWQCB Basin Plan: Minimum = 6.0 s.u., Maximum = 9.0 s.u.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected from the All-American Canal below Drop # 1.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected once a month from 6/21998 through 1/12/2004.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: Imperial Irrigation District (IID) SOPs.
QAPP Information Reference(s):