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

Supporting Information

Regional Board 5 - Central Valley Region

Water Body Name:	Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)
Water Body ID:	CAE5311100020190716039560
Water Body Type:	Estuary


DECISION ID	124038	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

Pollutant:	Oxygen, Dissolved
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	This pollutant is being considered for placement on the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 303(d) List under section 3.2 of the Listing Policy. A total of two lines of evidence are available in the administrative record to assess this pollutant. A total of one of one sample exceeds the water quality objective for the cold freshwater habitat beneficial use and one of one sample exceeds the water quality objective for the warm freshwater habitat beneficial use. These data are insufficient to determine the applicable beneficial use support rating with the power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Based on the readily available data and information, the weight of evidence indicates that there is sufficient justification against placing this water segment-pollutant combination on the CWA 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. A total of one of one sample exceeds the water quality objective for the cold freshwater habitat beneficial use and one of one sample exceeds the water quality objective for the warm freshwater habitat beneficial use. This does not exceed the allowable frequency listed in Table 3.2 of the Listing Policy. 4. Pursuant to section 3.11 of the Listing Policy, no additional data and information are available indicating that standards are not met.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124038, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

208147

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed EPA CRAM Validation data for Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 1 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for Oxygen, Dissolved.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The minimum dissolved oxygen concentration for waters designated as COLD is 7.0 mg/L. (Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region, Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin Basin)

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Water Quality Control Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins; Fifth Edition. Revised May 2018 (with approved amendments)

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

Central Coast Wetlands Group at Moss Landing Marine Labs. 2014. Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module .

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124038, Oxygen, Dissolved	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

208043

Pollutant:

Oxygen, Dissolved

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The minimum dissolved oxygen concentration for waters designated as SPWN is 7.0 mg/L. (Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region, Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin Basin)

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module


DECISION ID	126383	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

Pollutant:	Specific Conductivity
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 126383, Specific Conductivity	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

212058

Pollutant:

Specific Conductivity

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Total

Beneficial Use:

Municipal & Domestic Supply

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Water Board staff assessed EPA CRAM Validation data for Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County) to determine beneficial use support and results are as follows: 0 of 1 samples exceeded the water quality threshold for SpecificConductivity.

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The California Secondary MCL that is incorporated by reference in the Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin River Basin for specific conductance is 900 uS/cm.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module


DECISION ID	124040	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

Pollutant:	Temperature, water
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	This decision was made by SWRCB staff.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because it cannot be determined if applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124040, Temperature, water	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

214289

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

The natural receiving water temperature of intrastate waters shall not be altered unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Regional Water Board that such alteration in temperature does not adversely affect beneficial uses (Sacramento-San Joaquin River Basin Plans.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Inland Fishes of California

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124040, Temperature, water	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

214291

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Spawning

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Inland Fishes of California

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124040, Temperature, water	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

214290

Pollutant:

Temperature, water

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

Not Recorded

Beneficial Use:

Fish Migration

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Inland Fishes of California (Moyle 1976) states that for rainbow trout the optimum range for growth and completion of most life stages is 13-21 degrees C (page 129).

Guideline Reference:

Inland Fishes of California

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module


DECISION ID	124039	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

Pollutant:	pH
Final Listing Decision:	Do Not List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)
Last Listing Cycle's Final Listing Decision:	New Decision
Revision Status	Revised
Impairment from Pollutant or Pollution:	Pollutant

Regional Board Conclusion:	Insufficient information is available to determine beneficial use support for this waterbody-pollutant combination with the statistical power and confidence required by the Listing Policy. Beneficial use support will be reassessed in a future cycle, if more data are available.

Regional Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, RWQCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list. The readily available data and information is insufficient to determine, with the power and confidence of the Listing Policy, the applicable beneficial use support rating.

State Board Review of Regional Board Conclusion and Recommendation:

State Board Decision Recommendation:	After review of the available data and information, SWRCB staff concludes that the water body-pollutant combination should not be placed on the section 303(d) list because it cannot be determined if applicable water quality standards are not being exceeded.

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124039, pH	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

209670

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Cold Freshwater Habitat

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin River Basin: pH should not be lower than 6.5 or higher than 8.5.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124039, pH	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

209693

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Water Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin River Basin: pH should not be lower than 6.5 or higher than 8.5.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module

Line of Evidence (LOE) for Decision ID 124039, pH	Region 5
Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento County)

LOE ID:

210233

Pollutant:

LOE Subgroup:

Pollutant-Water

Matrix:

Water

Fraction:

None

Beneficial Use:

Non-Contact Recreation

Number of Samples:

Number of Exceedances:

Data and Information Type:

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL MONITORING

Data Used to Assess Water Quality:

Data Reference:

Field, Habitat data for the 2020/2022 integrated report in Region 5.

SWAMP Data:

Non-SWAMP

Water Quality Objective/Criterion:

Water Quality Control Plan, Central Valley Region Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin River Basin: pH should not be lower than 6.5 or higher than 8.5.

Objective/Criterion Reference:

Evaluation Guideline:

Guideline Reference:

Spatial Representation:

The samples were collected at 1 monitoring site (531COSDWx)

Temporal Representation:

The samples were collected between the dates of 2014-07-22 and 2014-07-22

Environmental Conditions:

QAPP Information:

QAPP Information Reference(s):

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Support for L2 Committee Priority Tool Development: Validation of Three CRAM Modules Task 3: Validation of the Depressional Wetland CRAM Module