Draft California 2020 Integrated Report (303(d) List/305(b) Report)

Supporting Information

Regional Board 3 - Central Coast Region

Water Body Name: Las Tablas Creek
Water Body ID: CAR3098129319980825123721
Water Body Type: River & Stream
 
DECISION ID
76409
Region 3     
Las Tablas Creek
 
Pollutant: Metals
Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision: List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2016)
Revision Status Original
Sources: Inactive Mining
Expected TMDL Completion Date: 2027
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution: Pollutant
 
Regional Board Conclusion: Listing decisions made prior to 2006 were not held in an assessment database.

A detailed data and source assessment can be found in the Las Tablas Creek and Lake Nacimiento Total Maximum Daily Load for Mercury Draft Project Report dated September 25, 2002. This TMDL has been approved by the Central Coast Water Board in 2003. However, neither State Board nor USEPA approved this TMDL and the TMDL project has been indefinitely postponed until USEPA takes further action regarding potential superfund site.

The Draft TMDL project report identifies mercury as the primary metal of concern however, nickel content of waters in the Klau Branch tributary to the South Fork Las Tablas Creek has also been found to exceed Basin Plan Water Quality Objectives.

The Draft TMDL project report can be viewed here: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/las_tablas_lake_naci/index.shtml
 
Regional Board Decision Recommendation: This is a decision previously approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and the USEPA. No new data were assessed by the Regional Board for the current cycle. The decision has not changed.
 
State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:
 
State Board Decision Recommendation: After review of this Regional Board decision, SWRCB staff recommend the decision be approved by the State Board.
 
 
Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 76409, Metals
Region 3     
Las Tablas Creek
 
LOE ID: 3952
 
Pollutant: Metals
LOE Subgroup: Pollutant-Water
Matrix: Water
Fraction: Not Recorded
 
Beneficial Use: Cold Freshwater Habitat
 
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 pre-2006 303(d)
 
SWAMP Data: Non-SWAMP
 
Water Quality Objective/Criterion: Unspecified
Objective/Criterion Reference: Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)
 
Evaluation Guideline: Unspecified
Guideline Reference: Placeholder reference pre-2006 303(d)
 
Spatial Representation: Unspecified
Temporal Representation: Unspecified
Environmental Conditions: Unspecified
QAPP Information: Unspecified
QAPP Information Reference(s):