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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 5 - Central Valley Region

Water Body Name: Bear Creek (Colusa County)
Water Body ID: CAR5132002320011128111020
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
6535
Region 5     
Bear Creek (Colusa County)
 
Pollutant: Mercury
Final Listing Decision: Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)(2006)
Revision Status Revised
Sources: Resource Extraction
TMDL Name: Cache Creek, Bear Creek, and Harley Gulch Mercury TMDL Project
TMDL Project Code: 127
Date TMDL Approved by USEPA: 02/07/2007
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: This pollutant is being considered for listing under section 2.2 of the Listing Policy. Under this section of the Policy, a minimum of one line of evidence is needed to assess listing status.

The Cache Creek, Bear Creek and Harley Gulch Mercury TMDL was approved by the RWQCB and subsequently approved by USEPA on 2/7/07.

Based on the readily available information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification in favor of placing this water segment-pollutant
combination in the Water Quality Limited Segments Being Addressed portion of the section 303(d) list.
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are being exceeded.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: Uncertainty in the representativeness of these samples indicates that they should not be used as the sole basis for listing.
 
USEPA Action (if applicable):
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 6535, Mercury
Region 5     
Bear Creek (Colusa County)
 
LOE ID: 2590
 
Pollutant: Mercury
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Tissue
Matrix: Tissue
Fraction: Total
 
Beneficial Use: Commercial or recreational collection of fish, shellfish, or organisms
 
Number of Samples: 0
Number of Exceedances: 0
 
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 2006 303(d)
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Unspecified
Objective/Criterion Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Unspecified
Guideline Reference: Placeholder reference 2006 303(d)
 
Spatial Representation: Unspecified
Temporal Representation: Unspecified
Environmental Conditions: Unspecified
QAPP Information: QA Info Missing
QAPP Information Reference(s):