Water Body Name: | Outside Creek (Tulare County) |
Water Body ID: | CAR5581000020080820134604 |
Water Body Type: | River & Stream |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 9278 |
LOE ID: | 8699 |
Pollutant: | Ammonia |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation guideline for Ammonia. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CRWQCB, 2006) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
Evaluation Guideline: | Ammonia levels should not to exceed the calculated limit. Freshwater Aquatic Life Protection (Salmonid present) Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC) (1-hour Average (mg N/L)) calculated based on the following formula: CMC = (0.275/(1 + 107.204-pH)) + (39.0/(1 + 10pH-7.204)) which incorporates pH (US EPA, 2005: Appendix C) |
Guideline Reference: | Compilation of Water Quality Goals |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 8656 |
LOE ID: | 7552 |
Pollutant: | Escherichia coli (E. Coli) |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Non-Contact Recreation |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation objective for E.Coli Bacteria. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CRWQCB, 2006) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
Evaluation Guideline: | E.Coli Bacteria levels should not exceed 409 MPN/100 mL in any single sample (USEPA E.Coli Guideline) |
Guideline Reference: | Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986. EPA440/5-84-002 |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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LOE ID: | 7528 |
Pollutant: | Escherichia coli (E. Coli) |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation objective for E.Coli Bacteria. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CRWQCB, 2006) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
Evaluation Guideline: | E.Coli Bacteria levels should not exceed 235 MPN/100 mL in any single sample (USEPA E.Coli Guideline) |
Guideline Reference: | Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986. EPA440/5-84-002 |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 9283 |
LOE ID: | 8703 |
Pollutant: | Nitrate as Nitrate (NO3) |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation guideline for Nitrate-N. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CRWQCB, 2006) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
Evaluation Guideline: | Nitrate-N levels should not to exceed 100 mg/L (USEPA National Ambient Water Quality Objective) |
Guideline Reference: | National Recommended Water Quality Criteria. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Office of Science and Technology. 4304T |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 9280 |
LOE ID: | 8701 |
Pollutant: | Oxygen, Dissolved |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation objective for Dissolved Oxygen. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The Basin Plan Objective sets the minimum Dissolved Oxygen content at 5 mg/L |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
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Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 9284 |
LOE ID: | 8704 |
Pollutant: | Selenium |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | 0 of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation objective for Selenium. |
Data Reference: | SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CRWQCB, 2006) Selenium levels should not to exceed 5 ug/L (CTR) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
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Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 9281 |
LOE ID: | 8698 |
Pollutant: | pH |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Not Specified |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples collected by the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program exceeded the evaluation objective for pH. |
Data Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin, Second Edition |
SWAMP data entered by SWRCB into BDAT database | |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | pH levels should not be lower than 6.5 or higher than 8.3 (Basin Plan Objective) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region |
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Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected at Outside Creek. |
Temporal Representation: | The samples were collected from Jun 27 2006 to Aug 28 2006 |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Monitoring was conducted in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board's Quality Assurance Program Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 12556 |
LOE ID: | 22949 |
Pollutant: | Toxicity |
LOE Subgroup: | Toxicity |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Aquatic Life Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 3 |
Data and Information Type: | TOXICITY TESTING |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Three of 3 samples tested with Selenastrum capricornutum were toxic and violated the narrative toxicity objective. Three samples collected at Outside Creek West of Exeter exhibited a statistically significant decrease in growth compared to the control. The sample dates and percent of control (in parentheses) are as follows:27 June 2006 (75)31 July 2006 (77)28 August 2006 (73) |
Data Reference: | Revised Draft of the 2007 Review of the Monitoring Data for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Conditional Waiver Program |
Monitoring and Reporting Program, Order Nos. R5-2003-0826, R5-2005-0833, and R5-2008-0005 for Coalition Groups Under Resolution No. R5-2003-0105, Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands Within the Central Valley Region | |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CVRWQCB, 2004) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin, Second Edition |
Evaluation Guideline: | Statistically significant difference from control using a t-test with 4-day chronic-style toxicity tests. |
Guideline Reference: | Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fourth Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-02-013 |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected from Outside Creek west of Exeter. |
Temporal Representation: | Samples were collected from June 2006 to August 2006. |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Data quality: Excellent. Monitoring was conducted in accordance with Central Valley Water Board Monitoring and Reporting Program (order number R5-2003-0826) requirements (CVRWQCB, 2003) |
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LOE ID: | 22948 |
Pollutant: | Toxicity |
LOE Subgroup: | Toxicity |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Aquatic Life Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | TOXICITY TESTING |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples tested with Pimephales promelas were toxic and violated the narrative toxicity objective. |
Data Reference: | Revised Draft of the 2007 Review of the Monitoring Data for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Conditional Waiver Program |
Monitoring and Reporting Program, Order Nos. R5-2003-0826, R5-2005-0833, and R5-2008-0005 for Coalition Groups Under Resolution No. R5-2003-0105, Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands Within the Central Valley Region | |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CVRWQCB, 2004) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin, Second Edition |
Evaluation Guideline: | Statistically significant difference from control using a t-test with 4-day acute-style toxicity tests. |
Guideline Reference: | Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fifth Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-02-012 |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected from Outside Creek west of Exeter. |
Temporal Representation: | Samples were collected from June 2006 to August 2006. |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Data quality: Fair. Monitoring was conducted in accordance with Central Valley Water Board Monitoring and Reporting Program (order number R5-2003-0826) requirements (CVRWQCB, 2003) |
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LOE ID: | 22947 |
Pollutant: | Toxicity |
LOE Subgroup: | Toxicity |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total |
Beneficial Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Aquatic Life Use: | Warm Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | TOXICITY TESTING |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | Zero of the 3 samples tested with Ceriodaphnia dubia were toxic and violated the narrative toxicity objective. |
Data Reference: | Revised Draft of the 2007 Review of the Monitoring Data for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Conditional Waiver Program |
Monitoring and Reporting Program, Order Nos. R5-2003-0826, R5-2005-0833, and R5-2008-0005 for Coalition Groups Under Resolution No. R5-2003-0105, Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands Within the Central Valley Region | |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | All waters shall be maintained free of toxic substances in concentrations that produce detrimental physiological responses in human, plant, animal, or aquatic life. This objective applies regardless of whether the toxicity is caused by a single substance or the interactive effect of multiple substances. (CVRWQCB, 2004) |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin, Second Edition |
Evaluation Guideline: | Statistically significant difference from control using a t-test with 4-day acute-style toxicity tests. |
Guideline Reference: | Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, Fifth Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Washington, DC EPA-821-R-02-012 |
Spatial Representation: | Samples were collected from Outside Creek west of Exeter. |
Temporal Representation: | Samples were collected from June 2006 to August 2006. |
Environmental Conditions: | |
QAPP Information: | Data quality: Fair. Monitoring was conducted in accordance with Central Valley Water Board Monitoring and Reporting Program (order number R5-2003-0826) requirements (CVRWQCB, 2003) |
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