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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 9 - San Diego Region

Water Body Name:	Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon
Water Body ID:	CAX9046100019991116164230
Water Body Type:	Coastal & Bay Shoreline


DECISION ID	127991	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

Pollutant:	Indicator Bacteria
Final Listing Decision:	Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)(2018)
Revision Status	Revised
Reason for Delisting:	Applicable WQS attained; due to change in WQS
Expected TMDL Completion Date:	2008
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for removal from the section 303(d) list under section 4.3 of the Listing Policy. Under this section a single line of evidence is necessary to assess listing status. Two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. Four of 371 samples exceed the GM threshold for Enterococci. Zero of 343 samples exceed the GM threshold for Fecal Coliform. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification for removing this water segment-pollutant combination from the section 303(d) list. This conclusion is based on the staff findings that: 1. The data used satisfies the data quality requirements of section 6.1.4 of the Policy. 2. The data used satisfies the data quantity requirements of section 6.1.5 of the Policy. 3. Four of 371 samples exceeded the Enterococci water quality threshold and zero of 343 samples exceeded the Fecal Coliform water quality threshold for the protection of REC-1, and this does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 4.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Pursuant to section 4.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met. The Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters (“Ocean Plan”) contains two bacteria water quality objectives applicable to the REC-1 beneficial use: a fecal coliform water quality objective and an enterococci water quality objective. This waterbody is being considered for placement on or removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.3 or 4.3 of the Listing Policy, as applicable, using the fecal coliform and enterococci objectives. In accordance with section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy, data should be representative of the critical timing that the pollutant is expected to impact the waterbody. Indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli, enterococci) populations may fluctuate substantially on a daily, seasonal, or yearly basis. Lacking constant inputs, they do not persist in the environment for a long period and effects are of relatively short duration. As a result, the historic levels of indicator bacteria in the waterbody may be a poor indicator of current risks to human health, particularly when more recent data are available to sufficiently assess the water quality standard. Additionally, water quality conditions in waterbodies may change as a result of management actions that have been implemented to address bacteria. Unrepresentative data may result in incorrectly placing or not placing a water body segment on the list, which could result in the unnecessary expenditure of public resources or missing a human health problem. Historic lines of evidence for data collected prior to 2010 were evaluated pursuant to these considerations and were not used to assess water quality standards attainment because they do not meet the temporal representation requirements of section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy. For enterococci data, Listing Policy sections 3.3 and 4.3 instructs to use the binomial distribution table in sections 3.2 and 4.2, as applicable. To use the binomial table that uses a four percent exceedance frequency, the data must be collected from coastal beaches from April 1 through October 31 only.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should be removed from the section 303(d) list because applicable water quality standards for the pollutant are not being exceeded.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:	The Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters (“Ocean Plan”) contains two bacteria water quality objectives applicable to the REC-1 beneficial use: a fecal coliform water quality objective and an enterococci water quality objective. This waterbody is being considered for placement on or removal from the CWA section 303(d) List under section 3.3 or 4.3 of the Listing Policy, as applicable, using the fecal coliform and enterococci objectives. In accordance with section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy, data should be representative of the critical timing that the pollutant is expected to impact the waterbody. Indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli, enterococci) populations may fluctuate substantially on a daily, seasonal, or yearly basis. Lacking constant inputs, they do not persist in the environment for a long period and effects are of relatively short duration. As a result, the historic levels of indicator bacteria in the waterbody may be a poor indicator of current risks to human health, particularly when more recent data are available to sufficiently assess the water quality standard. Additionally, water quality conditions in waterbodies may change as a result of management actions that have been implemented to address bacteria. Unrepresentative data may result in incorrectly placing or not placing a water body segment on the list, which could result in the unnecessary expenditure of public resources or missing a human health problem. Historic lines of evidence for data collected prior to 2010 were evaluated pursuant to these considerations and were not used to assess water quality standards attainment because they do not meet the temporal representation requirements of section 6.1.5.3 of the Listing Policy. For enterococci data, Listing Policy sections 3.3 and 4.3 instructs to use the binomial distribution table in sections 3.2 and 4.2, as applicable. To use the binomial table that uses a four percent exceedance frequency, the data must be collected from coastal beaches from April 1 through October 31 only.

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 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

30643

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

171

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 187 single samples were collected of which 171 are dry weather (AB411) samples with one sample exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Seaside Beach, at Station SE-030, Lat/ Long : 33.00264/ -117.28735.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220512

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

703

Number of Exceedances:

111

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 111 of the 703 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Total. The water quality threshold is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated for a 30-Day peroid.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that not more than 10 percent of the total coliform samples shall exceed 230 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220519

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

343

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 0 of the 343 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Fecal. The water quality threshold is based on a 30-Day rolling geomean.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the 30 day geometric mean of fecal coliform density not exceed 200 per 100 mL, calculated based on the five most recent samples from each site.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-02-26 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220151

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

721

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 2 of the 721 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Fecal. The water quality threshold is based on a Single Sample Maximum (SSM) value that is calculated daily.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the Single Sample Maximum fecal coliform density not exceed 400 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-02-26 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220508

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

371

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 4 of the 371 samples exceeded the geomean water quality threshold for Enterococcus. This is a six week rolling geomean that is calculated weekly.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters for Enterococci is a geometric mean (GM) of 30 cfu/100 mL. The waterbody GM shall not be greater that the GM magnitude in any six-week interval, calculated weekly.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220283

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

104

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 8 of the 104 samples exceeded the Statistical Threshold Value (STV) water quality threshold for Enterococcus. The STV is based on a 10% exceedance rate that is calculated monthly.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the bacteria water quality objective to protect the REC-1 beneficial for all ocean waters for Enterococci is a statistical value threshold (STV) of 110 cfu/100 mL. The STV shall not be exceeded by more than 10 percent of the samples collected in a calendar month, calculated in a static manner.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

74686

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

156

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero of the 156 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean standard for total coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed 1000 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the San Elijo Lagoon site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27491

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from Samples were collected from January 2004 through December 2007. The number of samples collected for total coliform analysis was 302 with 34 monthly geomeans calculated. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).
Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

31208

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from May 2004 through October 2007. A total of 197 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 26 dry month geomeans calculated. Four of the 26 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).
Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from May 2004 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

30849

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

291

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).
Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27422

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

302

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).
Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27444

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. The number of samples collected for total coliform analysis was 302 with 11 samples correlated with a storm event. Two of the storm samples exceed the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Geomean: Total coliform density shall not exceed 1,000 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).
Single Sample Maximum: Total coliform density shall not exceed 10,000 per 100ml;

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

Comparisons were also made for days with matching bacteria and storm event data. A storm event was defined as 0.2 inches of rainfall within a 72 hour period.

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

74685

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

170

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed bw data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 12 of 170 samples exceed the criterion for Coliform, Total.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states that at all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Data for this line of evidence for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon was collected at 1 monitoring site [ Cardiff/ San Elijo Lagoon]

Temporal Representation:

Data was collected over the time period 1/2/2008-8/26/2010.

Environmental Conditions:

Staff is not aware of any special conditions that might affect interpretation of the data.

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27406

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

302

Number of Exceedances:

117

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100 ml.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27417

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Shoreline beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. The number of samples collected for total coliform analysis was 302. Of the 302 samples, 11 were correlated with a storm event. Eight of the 11 storm samples exceeded the single sample maximum total coliform standard for shellfish harvesting. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

From the Ocean Plan, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 ml, and not more than 10 percent of the samples shall exceed 230 per 100 ml.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060, Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

Comparisons were also made for days with matching bacteria and storm event data. A storm event was defined as 0.2 inches of rainfall within a 72 hour period.

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion of this study was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego's Quality beach monitoring program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

77664

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

155

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Twenty-three of the 155 samples exceeded the objective of 70 mpn/100ml applied as a rolling 30 day geomean.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Ocean Plan states that at all areas where shellfish may be harvested for human consumption, the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 mL. Staff applied the objective as a rolling 30 day geometric mean consistent with other state bacteria objectives and with guidance from the National Shellfish Sanitation Program from which the objectives were taken.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon.

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the beach watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

4681

Pollutant:

Indicator Bacteria

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

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):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

74684

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

156

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Zero of the 156 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The standard for fecal coliform states that the coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the San Elijo Lagoon site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the beach watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27469

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 197 single samples were collected with 27 geomeans calculated. None of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27452

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

197

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 197 single samples were collected with eight samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

30742

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

188

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 197 single samples were collected of which 188 are dry weather (AB411) samples with five samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

31207

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from May 2004 through October 2007. A total of 117 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 18 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 18 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from May 2004 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27465

Pollutant:

Fecal Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 197 single samples were collected with nine samples correlated with a storm event. Three of the storm samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 400 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Fecal coliform density shall not exceed 200 per 100ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Comparisons to water quality objectives were made for all data and data associated with storm events. A storm event was defined as 0.2 inches of rainfall within a 72 hour period.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

74683

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

156

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

Not Specified

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Six of the 156 geomeans exceeded the objective.

Data Reference:

Data for Region 9 Beach Watch.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The geometric mean standard for entercoccus states that the entercoccus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 mL. Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters 2009.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

California Ocean Plan Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California 2009

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected at the San Elijo Lagoon site.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected from January 2008 to August 2010.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

The samples were collected for the Beach Watch program.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27481

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data were collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 300 single samples were collected with 35 monthly geomeans calculated. Only one of the geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach/San Elijo Lagoon, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27480

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

300

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 300 single samples were collected with 21 samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27482

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 187 single samples were collected with 16 samples correlated with a storm event. Two of the storm samples exceeded the single sample water quality objective. This information will not be used in determining a listing decision, but is of interest to the Regional Board and has been included here as additional anecdotal information.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Diego, California, Chronological Regional Temperature and Precipitation Listings by Station

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Comparisons to water quality objectives were made for all data and data associated with storm events. A storm event was defined as 0.2 inches of rainfall within a 72 hour period.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Seaside Beach, at Station SE-030, Lat/ Long : 33.00264/ -117.28735.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

220219

Pollutant:

Total Coliform

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Shellfish Harvesting

Number of Samples:

703

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PATHOGEN MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed data for Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon to determine beneficial use support and the results are as follows: 3 of the 703 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Coliform, Total. The water quality threshold for shellfish is based on the median concentration of Total Coliform at each station, and is calculated as a 30-day rolling median.

Data Reference:

Coastal Counties in Region 9 including: Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2019) states that the median total coliform density shall not exceed 70 per 100 mL.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

SWRCB. 2005. Water Quality Control Plan, Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan). California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board. February 2, 2019

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site(s), station(s): SE-060

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the days of 2010-08-31 and 2019-06-12 .

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data

QAPP Information Reference(s):

QAPP for San Diego County Beachwatch data for the 2020 Integrated Report.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

31206

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from May 2004 through October 2007. A total of 195 dry month (April through October) single samples were collected with 26 dry month geomeans calculated. None of the 26 geomeans exceeded the geomean water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Cardiff State Beach/San Elijo Lagoon, at Station SE-060 Lat/ Long : 33.01563/ -117.28127.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from May 2004 through October 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 127991, Indicator Bacteria	Region 9
Pacific Ocean Shoreline, San Elijo HSA, at Cardiff State Beach at San Elijo Lagoon

LOE ID:

27496

Pollutant:

Enterococcus

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

187

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PWS pathogen monitoring (ambient water)

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Beach monitoring data was collected by the County of San Diego from January 2004 through December 2007. A total of 187 single samples were collected with three samples exceeding the single sample water quality objective.

Data Reference:

Department of Environmental Health, Ocean & Bay Recreational Water Quality Program, 2007. AB 411 monitoring data 1999 to 2007

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Single Sample Maximum: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 104 per 100 ml;
Geomean: Enterococcus density shall not exceed 35 per 100 ml (SWRCB, 2005).

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters of California. California Ocean Plan 2005. Sacramento, CA: State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

Samples were collected from the San Elijo HSA, from Seaside Beach, at Station SE-030, Lat/ Long : 33.00264/ -117.28735.

Temporal Representation:

Samples were collected weekly from January 2004 through December 2007.

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Quality control for the bacteria analysis portion was conducted in accordance with the County of San Diego, Department Public Health Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual.

QAPP Information Reference(s):

County of San Diego, 2006. Department Public Health Laboratory, Quality Assurance Manual, December 2006