Water Body Name: | Littlerock Reservoir |
Water Body ID: | CAL6268000020020529143312 |
Water Body Type: | Lake & Reservoir |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10931 |
LOE ID: | 23518 |
Pollutant: | Alkalinity, Carbonate as CaCO3 |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. Alkalinity was reported for a total of 8 samples (1 to 3 per day). Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Alkalinity values for the four sampling dates were as follows: 340, 280, 220 (estimated) and 78 mg/L CaCO3/L. The criterion was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The USEPA's national water quality criteria recommend a minimum hardness of 20 mg/L calcium carbonate as a chronic criterion for the protection of aquatic life, unless the natural alkalinity level is lower. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10936 |
LOE ID: | 6195 |
Pollutant: | Boron |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 3 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 boron samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average boron concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 60 ug/L; (5/7/2002) 79 ug/L; (10/24/2002) 104 ug/L; and (3/20/2003) 33 ug/L. "Annual averages" calculated from one or two datapoints exceeded the objective in three of three years. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objective (in Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19) includes an annual average of 0.03 mg/L (or 30 ug/L) and a 90th percentile value of 0.05 mg/L (or 50 ug/L). |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight boron samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 23511 |
Pollutant: | Boron |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 boron samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average boron concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 60 ug/L; (5/7/2002) 79 ug/L; (10/24/2002) 104 ug/L; and (3/20/2003) 33 ug/L. The California State Notification Level was not exceeded. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The California State Notification Level for boron is 1000 ug/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | Drinking Water Notification and Response Levels: An overview |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight boron samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10939 |
LOE ID: | 23513 |
Pollutant: | Calcium |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for dissolved calcium (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Calcium concentrations for the four sampling dates were as follows: 88.9 mg/L, 70.5 mg/L, 35.2 mg/L, and 19.9 mg/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | There are no state or federal standards or criteria for dissolved calcium. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7765 |
LOE ID: | 6011 |
Pollutant: | Chloride |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 chloride samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average chloride concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 9.71 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 8.45 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 10.6 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 3.24 mg/L. The annual average objective was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objective (in Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19) includes an annual average of 12.5 mg/L and a 90th percentile value of 20.0 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. | |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight chloride samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6012 |
Pollutant: | Chloride |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 chloride samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average chloride concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 9.71 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 8.45 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 10.6 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 3.24 mg/L. The MCL was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's "Chemical Constituents" objective. The MCL for chloride is 250 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight chloride samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7761 |
LOE ID: | 5711 |
Pollutant: | Fecal Coliform |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Water column surveys (e.g. fecal coliform) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The U. S. Geological Survey sampled Lilttlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four different dates in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Fecal coliform counts in four samples were all estimated values. The objective was not exceeded. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The Lahontan Basin Plan's regionwide objective for coliform bacteria states: "Waters shall not contain concentrations of coliform organisms attributable to anthropogenic sources, including human and livestock wastes. The fecal coliform concentration during any 30-day period shall not exceed a log mean of 20/100 ml, nor shall more than 10 percent of all samples collected during any 30-day period exceed 40/100 ml. The log mean shall ideally be based on a minimum of not less than five samples collected as evenly spaced as practicable during any 30-day period. However, a log mean concentration exceeding 20/100 ml for any 30-day period shall indicate violation of this objective even if fewer than five samples were collected." |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. | |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station in Littlerock Reservoir was sampled for fecal coliform bacteria |
Temporal Representation: | Four fecal coliform samples were collected between 2001 and 2003. |
Environmental Conditions: | Littlerock (sometimes spelled "Little Rock") Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 5712 |
Pollutant: | Fecal Coliform |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Water Contact Recreation |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Water column surveys (e.g. fecal coliform) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The U. S. Geological Survey sampled Lilttlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four different dates in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Fecal coliform counts in four samples were all estimated values. The objective was not exceeded. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The Lahontan Basin Plan's regionwide objective for coliform bacteria states: "Waters shall not contain concentrations of coliform organisms attributable to anthropogenic sources, including human and livestock wastes. The fecal coliform concentration during any 30-day period shall not exceed a log mean of 20/100 ml, nor shall more than 10 percent of all samples collected during any 30-day period exceed 40/100 ml. The log mean shall ideally be based on a minimum of not less than five samples collected as evenly spaced as practicable during any 30-day period. However, a log mean concentration exceeding 20/100 ml for any 30-day period shall indicate violation of this objective even if fewer than five samples were collected." |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station in Littlerock Reservoir was sampled for fecal coliform bacteria. |
Temporal Representation: | Four samples were collected between 2001 and 2003. |
Environmental Conditions: | Littlerock (sometimes spelled "Little Rock") Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10934 |
LOE ID: | 6188 |
Pollutant: | Fluoride |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 fluoride samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Average fluoride concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 0.3 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 0.32 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 0.47 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 0.17 mg/L. The MCL was not exceeded. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's "Chemical Constituents" objective. The MCL for fluoride is 2 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight fluoride samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6187 |
Pollutant: | Fluoride |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 2 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 fluoride samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Average fluoride concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 0.3 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 0.32 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 0.47 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 0.17 mg/L. "Annual averages" calculated from one to two datapoints per year exceeded the objective in two of three years. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objective (in Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19) includes an annual average of 0.29 mg/L and a 90th percentile value of 0.38 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight fluoride samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10937 |
LOE ID: | 23517 |
Pollutant: | Hardness |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. Hardness was calculated for a total of 8 samples (1 to 3 per day). Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Calculated hardness values for the four sampling dates were as follows: 294, 246, 169 and 73 mg/L CaCO3/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | There are no state or federal standards or criteria for hardness. Hardness is monitored for purposes such as determination of the applicable criteria and standards for metals whose toxicity is hardness-dependent. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 1986 "Gold Book" includes generally accepted categories of hardness. Calcium and magnesium are the major ions contributing to hardness, and hardness is generally expressed as calcium carbonate. Water with a hardness equivalent to 0-75 mg equivalent CaCO3/L is considered "soft." |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Hardness was calculated for 8 samples (1-3 per date) collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7792 |
LOE ID: | 23512 |
Pollutant: | Iron |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 dissolved iron samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average concentrations of dissolved iron on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) an estimated 8 ug/L; (5/7/2002) 28 ug/L; (10/24/2002) 15 ug/L; and (3/20/2003) 60 ug/L. The criterion was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national freshwater aquatic life criterion for iron is a 4-day average of 1000 ug/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | National recommended water quality criteria: 2002. EPA-822-R-02-047 Washington, D.C. USEPA |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight dissolved iron samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6198 |
Pollutant: | Iron |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 dissolved iron samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average concentrations of dissolved iron on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) an estimated 8 ug/L; (5/7/2002) 28 ug/L; (10/24/2002) 15 ug/L; and (3/20/2003) 60 ug/L. The MCL was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's "Chemical Constituents" objective. The secondary MCL for iron is 300 ug/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight dissolved iron samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10940 |
LOE ID: | 23514 |
Pollutant: | Magnesium |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for dissolved magnesium (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Magnesium concentrations for the four sampling dates were as follows: 17.5 mg/L, 17 mg/L, 19.6 mg/L, and 5.7 mg/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | There are no state or federal standards or criteria for dissolved magnesium. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10929 |
LOE ID: | 6200 |
Pollutant: | Manganese |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 2 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 dissolved manganese samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average concentrations of dissolved manganese on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 345 ug/L; (5/7/2002) 657 ug/L; (10/24/2002) an estimated 1.1 ug/L; and (3/20/2003) 49.4 ug/L. The MCL was violated on two of the four sampling dates. (Note: MCLs for metals are expressed as total metals. Only dissolved manganese data are available.) |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's "Chemical Constituents" objective. The secondary MCL for manganese is 50 ug/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight dissolved manganese samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10933 |
LOE ID: | 6184 |
Pollutant: | Nitrate |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 1 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for nitrate plus nitrite as N (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrate plus nitrite concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.186 mg/L (as N). Samples for nitrite were collected concurrently with the nitrate plus nitrite samples. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrite concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.005 mg/L. After subtracting the nitrite value from the nitrate value, the average nitrate concentration in the 3/20/03 sample was 0.181 mg/L as N. This is equivalent to 0.801 mg/L as nitrate, which (as the annual average datapoint for 2003) is in violation of the objective. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objectives for nitrate (measured as nitrate rather than as N) in Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19 includes an annual average of 0.4 mg/L and a 90th percentile value of 0.7 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight nitrate plus nitrite samples (1-3 per date) and eight nitrite samples were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6182 |
Pollutant: | Nitrate |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for nitrate plus nitrite as N (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrate plus nitrite concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.186 mg/L. The combined value of the two pollutants did not violate the MCL for nitrate. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's Chemical Constituents objective. The MCL for nitrate is 45 mg/L (as nitrate), equivalent to 10 mg/L as N. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight nitrate plus nitrite samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10930 |
LOE ID: | 23508 |
Pollutant: | Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 nitrite samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrite plus nitrate concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.186 mg/L. The MCL was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's Chemical Constituents objective. The MCL for nitrite plus nitrate is 10 mg/L (as N). |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10932 |
LOE ID: | 6183 |
Pollutant: | Nitrite |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 nitrite samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrite concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.005 mg/L. No data on algae were available for assessment of compliance with the biostimulatory substances objective. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The Lahontan Basin Plan does not include a site- specific numerical objective for nitrite in Littlerock Reservoir. The regionwide narrative objective for biostimulatory substances states:
Waters shall not contain biostimulatory substances in concentrations that promote aquatic growths to the extent that such growths cause nuisance or adversely affect the water for beneficial uses. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight nitrite samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6177 |
Pollutant: | Nitrite |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 nitrite samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Five of the eight samples (collected on three dates) were below the detection level. The average nitrite concentration in three samples collected on 3/20/2003 was 0.005 mg/L. The MCL was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's Chemical Constituents objective. The MCL for nitrite is 1 mg/L (as N). |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight nitrite samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7764 |
LOE ID: | 5993 |
Pollutant: | Oxygen, Dissolved |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 2 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. Depth profiles of dissolved oxygen, including a total 42 separate samples, were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. For dissolved oxygen, this should be the minimum value. The minimum dissolved oxygen concentrations for the four dates were 5, 0.5, 4.5 and 2.9 mg/L. Two of these values exceeded the objective. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The water quality objective is a 1 day minimum dissolved oxygen concentration is 4.0 mg/L (Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-6). |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | |
Temporal Representation: | Depth profile samples of oxygen (a total of 42 samples taken at 1 meter intervals) were collected on four separate sampling dates ( October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10938 |
LOE ID: | 23515 |
Pollutant: | Potassium |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for dissolved potassium (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Potassium concentrations for the four sampling dates were as follows: 6.4 mg/L, 5.94 mg/L, 7.35 mg/L, and 3.16 mg/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | There are no state or federal standards or criteria for dissolved potassium. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7793 |
LOE ID: | 6190 |
Pollutant: | Silica |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 silica samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average silica concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 28.1 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 16.5 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 1.4 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 11.4 mg/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | There are no state or federal standards or criteria for silica (silicon dioxide) and Lahontan Water Board staff are not aware of any criteria or guidelines from the scientific literature. Silica is ecologically important as a component of the cell walls (frustules) of diatoms. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight silica samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10941 |
LOE ID: | 23516 |
Pollutant: | Sodium |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 3 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 samples for dissolved sodium (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Sodium concentrations for the four sampling dates were as follows: 27.1 mg/L, 30.4 mg/L, 39.8 mg/L and 10.3 mg/L. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water health advisory criterion for sodium is 20 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | What is EPA's current guidance regarding sodium in drinking water? Ground Water and Drinking Water Quality, Answer ID 1607. |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7763 |
LOE ID: | 6010 |
Pollutant: | Specific Conductance |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. Depth profiles of specific conductance, including a total of 42 separate measurements, were taken in the field. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Average specific conductance on each of the the four sampling dates was as follows: (10/28/2001) 606 uS/cm; (5/7/2002) 601 uS/cm; (10/24/2002) 482 uS/cm; and (3/20/2003) 191 uS/cm . The MCL was not exceeded.
This assessment is based on the field data summarized above. Eight additional laboratory measurements of specific conductance were taken in samples collected on the same dates as the field samples. After averaging results for collected on the same day, the remaining laboratory values were 685, 582, 459 (estimated) and 195 uS/cm. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California drinking water Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient surface waters with designated MUN uses under the Lahontan Basin Plans water quality objective for Chemical Constituents. The MCL for Specific Conductance is 900 microsiemens per centimeter or uS/cm. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Depth profile samples of specific conductance (a total of 42 measurements taken at 1 meter intervals) were collected on four separate sampling dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). An additional eight laboratory measurements were taken for these dates. |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7794 |
LOE ID: | 6186 |
Pollutant: | Sulfates |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 8 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 sulfate samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average sulfate concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 37.3 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 38.6 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 33.5 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 13.4 mg/L. The MCL was not violated. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's water quality objective for "Chemical Constituents." The MCL for sulfate is 250 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight sulfate samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): | |
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LOE ID: | 6185 |
Pollutant: | Sulfates |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 2 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 sulfate samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. .Average sulfate concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 37.3 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 38.6 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 33.5 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 13.4 mg/L. Two of three "annual averages" calculated from one or two datapoints per year, exceeded the objective. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objective (Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19) includes an annual average of 16.5 mg/L and a 90th percentile value of 19.0 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight sulfate samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7762 |
LOE ID: | 5140 |
Pollutant: | Temperature, water |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The U. S. Geological Survey took depth profile measurements of temperature in Littlerock Reservoir on four dates in 2001, 2002 and 2003. In 42 measurements, temperatures ranged from 8 to 17.5 degrees Celsius. The listing policy directs that multiple samples collected on the same date in the same location should be combined and represented by single value. Average temperatures in the depth profiles for the four sampling dates were 14. 7, 14.9, 15.2 and 8.9 degrees Celsius. (The reservoir was stratified on two dates and mixed on two dates.)
Sampling frequency was inadequate to characterize the natural temperature regime, including diel, seasonal and annual variation, or to detect whether changes in violation of the objective occurred. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The applicable portions of the Lahontan Basin Plan's narrative temperature objective are as follows: "The natural receiving water temperature of all waters shall not be altered unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Regional Board that such an alteration in temperature does not adversely affect the water for beneficial uses.
For waters designated WARM, water temperature shall not be altered by more than five degrees Fahrenheit ... above or below the natural temperature. For waters designated COLD, the temperature shall not be altered." |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
Evaluation Guideline: | |
Guideline Reference: | |
Spatial Representation: | Depth profile samples were collected at a single station on each date. |
Temporal Representation: | Depth profile temperature measurements were taken on four different dates in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Sample numbers varied with reservoir depth on each date (from 3 to 20 samples per day). |
Environmental Conditions: | Littlerock (sometimes spelled "Little Rock") Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
QAPP Information Reference(s): |
Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 7795 |
LOE ID: | 6205 |
Pollutant: | Total Dissolved Solids |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Municipal & Domestic Supply |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 TDS samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Single value or daily average TDS concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 414 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 380 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 305 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 136 mg/L
Annual averages" based on one or two datapoints per year exceeded the site-specific objective in two of three years. The MCL was not exceeded. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | California Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) apply to ambient waters under the Lahontan Basin Plan's "Chemical Constituents" objective. The MCL for total dissolved solids (TDS) is 500 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
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Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight TDS samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
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LOE ID: | 6178 |
Pollutant: | Total Dissolved Solids |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | Total Dissolved |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 3 |
Number of Exceedances: | 2 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. A total of 8 TDS samples (1 to 3 per day) were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. Single value or daily average TDS concentrations on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 414 mg/L; (5/7/2002) 380 mg/L; (10/24/2002) 305 mg/L; and (3/20/2003) 136 mg/L
Annual averages" based on one or two datapoints per year exceeded the site-specific objective in two of three years. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The site-specific objective (in Lahontan Basin Plan Table 3-19) includes an annual average Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration of 176 mg/L and a 90th percentile value of 180 mg/L. |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
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Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Eight TDS samples (1-3 per date) were collected on four separate dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
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Lines of Evidence (LOEs) for Decision ID 10935 |
LOE ID: | 5994 |
Pollutant: | pH |
LOE Subgroup: | Pollutant-Water |
Matrix: | Water |
Fraction: | None |
Beneficial Use: | Cold Freshwater Habitat |
Number of Samples: | 4 |
Number of Exceedances: | 0 |
Data and Information Type: | Non-fixed station physical/chemical (conventional + toxicants) |
Data Used to Assess Water Quality: | The USGS sampled Littlerock Reservoir under the Region 6 SWAMP program on four dates between 2001 and 2003. Depth profiles of pH, including a total of 42 separate field measurements, were taken. Section 6.1.5.6 of the Listing Policy directs that data collected at a single location on the same day should be combined and represented by a single resultant value. For pH, this should be the maximum and minimum values. The ranges of pH on the four sampling dates were as follows: (10/28/2001) 7.2 to 7.4 units; (5/7/2002) 7.5 to 8.4 units; (10/24/2002) 8.2 to 8.4 units; and
(3/20/2003) 7.1 to 7.7 units. Eight laboratory measurements of pH were taken for samples collected on the same dates as the field measurements. One of these samples was an estimate. After combining data collected on the same day, the four laboratory values ranged from 7.2 to 8.0 units. Sampling frequency was inadequate to document background conditions including diel, seasonal and annual variations in pH, or to detect change if change has occurred. |
Data Reference: | 2007. SWAMP Data for the Antelope Hydrologic Unit. |
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: | The Lahontan Basin Plan's water quality objective for pH states: "In fresh waters with designated beneficial uses of COLD or WARM, changes in normal ambient pH levels shall not exceed 0.5 pH units. For all other waters of the region, the pH shall not be depressed below 6.5 nor raised above 8.5 units.
The Regional Board recognizes that some waters of the Region may have natural pH levels outside of the 6.5 to 8.5 range. Compliance with the pH objective for these waters will be determined on a case-by-case basis." |
Objective/Criterion Reference: | 2007. Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (as amended). |
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Spatial Representation: | One station was sampled on each sampling date. |
Temporal Representation: | Depth profile samples of oxygen (a total of 42 samples taken at 1 meter intervals) were collected on four separate sampling dates (in October 2001, May 2002, October 2002 and March 2003). |
Environmental Conditions: | Little Rock (or Littlerock) Reservoir was formed by damming Little Rock Creek. The headwaters of the creek are located in Angeles National Forest near the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. Below the reservoir the creek flows onto the Mojave desert and becomes intermittent. The reservoir provides domestic water supply for the city of Palmdale. |
QAPP Information: | The data meet the quality assurance requirements of the SWAMP QAPP. |
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