Draft California 2016 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 2 - San Francisco Bay Region

Water Body Name: Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
Water Body ID: CAC2044004020120427120721
Water Body Type: Coastal & Bay Shoreline
 
DECISION ID
65997
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
Pollutant: Indicator Bacteria
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: Source Unknown
TMDL Name: San Francisco Bay Beaches, Pathogens
TMDL Project Code: 995
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: 02/24/2017
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: This pollutant is being considered for placement on the CWA section 303(d) List under sections 2.2 and 3.3 of the Listing Policy. Under section 3.3 of the Policy, a minimum of one line of evidence is needed to assess listing status.

Six lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Thirty-four of eighty-seven samples exceed the enterococcus geometric mean objective.

Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification for placing this water segment-pollutant combination from the CWA section 303(d) List. There is sufficient justification to place it in the Being Addressed portion of the CWA 303(d) List because a TMDL has been completed and approved by RWQCB and USEPA, and is expected to result in attainment of the standard.

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. Thirty-four of eighty-seven samples exceed the enterococcus geometric mean objective objective and these exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy.
4. The SF Bay Beaches Pathogen TMDL was approved by USEPA on 2/24/2017.
5. Pursuant to section 4.11 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.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 92090
 
Pollutant: Fecal Coliform
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 99
Number of Exceedances: 19
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed BeachWatch data for Lakeshore Park Beach Marina to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 19 of 99 samples exceed the criterion for fecal coliform.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The San Francisco Bay Basin Plan states that the single sample maximum for fecal coliform shall not exceed 400 MPN/100 mL
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Data for this line of evidence for Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Lakeshore Park Rec Center]
Temporal Representation: Data was collected over the time period 4/7/2008-8/30/2010.
Environmental Conditions: Staff is not aware of any special conditions that might affect interpretation of the data.
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 94982
 
Pollutant: Enterococcus
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 99
Number of Exceedances: 20
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: 20 of the 99 samples exceeded the objective.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The San Francisco Bay Basin Plan states that the single sample maximum for Enterococcus shall not exceed 104 MPN/100 mL.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Data for this line of evidence for Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Lakeshore Park Rec Center]
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from April 2008 to August 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 92089
 
Pollutant: Enterococcus
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 87
Number of Exceedances: 34
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Thirty four of the 87 geomeans exceeded the objective.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The geometric mean standard for entercoccus states that the entercoccus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 mL. San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected at the Lakeshore Park Rec Center site.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from April 2008 to August 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 92091
 
Pollutant: Fecal Coliform
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 88
Number of Exceedances: 23
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Twenty three of the 88 geomeans exceeded the objective.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The geometric mean standard for fecal coliform states that the fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100 mL. San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected at the Lakeshore Park Rec Center site.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from March 2008 to August 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the beach watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 92093
 
Pollutant: Total Coliform
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 26
Number of Exceedances: 25
 
Data and Information Type: Not Specified
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Twenty-five of the twenty-six monthly medians exceeded the objective.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The standard for total coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed a monthly median of 240 per 100 mL. San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan.
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Samples were collected at the Lakeshore Park Rec Center site.
Temporal Representation: Samples were collected from March 2008 to August 2010.
Environmental Conditions:
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 65997, Indicator Bacteria
Region 2     
Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County)
 
LOE ID: 92092
 
Pollutant: Total Coliform
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: None
 
Beneficial Use: Water Contact Recreation
 
Number of Samples: 99
Number of Exceedances: 18
 
Data and Information Type: PATHOGEN MONITORING
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: Water Board staff assessed BeachWatch data for Lakeshore Park Beach Marina to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 18 of 99 samples exceed the criterion for total coliform.
Data Reference: Data for Region 2 Beach Watch.
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: The San Francisco Bay Basin Plan states that the single sample maximum for total coliform shall not exceed 10,000 MPN/100 mL
Objective/Criterion Reference: Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) San Francisco Bay Basin (Region 2)
 
Evaluation Guideline:
Guideline Reference:
 
Spatial Representation: Data for this line of evidence for Lakeshore Park Beach (Marina Lagoon, San Mateo County) was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Lakeshore Park Rec Center]
Temporal Representation: Data was collected over the time period 4/7/2008-8/30/2010.
Environmental Conditions: Staff is not aware of any special conditions that might affect interpretation of the data.
QAPP Information: The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.
QAPP Information Reference(s):