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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
1994-2000 INTEGRATED
RECEIVING WATER IMPACTS
REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS



ADA Information

 
Acronyms and Abbreviations

 
Executive Summary

 
Section 1     Introduction
     1.1    Purpose
     1.2    Report Organization
     1.3    Recap of Major Monitoring Elements
          1.3.1    Santa Monica Bay Receiving Waters Impact Study
          1.3.2    Mass Emissions
                  1.3.2.1    Pollutant Loading
          1.3.3    Land Use Program
          1.3.4    Critical Sources
     1.4    Other Studies
          1.4.1    Wide Channel Pilot Study
          1.4.2    Low Flow Pilot Study 
          1.4.3    Aerial Deposition
          1.4.4    El Niño Study by SCCWRP
          1.4.5    River Toxicity

 
Section 2     Site Descriptions
     2.1    1990 NPDES Permit - Sampling Sites
          2.1.1     Automated Sampling Program-1990 NPDES Permit
     2.2    1996 NPDES Permit - Sampling Sites
          2.2.1     Site Selection
                  2.2.1.1    Mass Emission Site Selection
                  2.2.1.2    Land Use Site Selection
                  2.2.1.3    Critical Source Site Selection
          2.2.2     Location and Drainage Area Descriptions
                  2.2.2.1    Mass Emission Monitoring Sites
                  2.2.2.2    Land Use Monitoring Sites
                  2.2.2.3    Critical Source Monitoring Sites

 
Section 3     Methods
     3.1    Precipitation and Flow Measurement
          3.1.1    Precipitation Monitoring
          3.1.2    Flow Monitoring
     3.2    Stormwater Sampling
          3.2.1    Sample Collection Methods
          3.2.2    Field Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan
          3.2.3    Sampling Frequency
     3.3    Laboratory Analyses
          3.3.1    Possible Constituents of Concern
          3.3.2    Analytical Suite and Analytical Methods
          3.3.3    Quality Assurance and Quality Control
     3.4    Statistical Test Criteria
          3.4.1    Land Use
          3.4.2    Mass Emissions

 
Section 4     Results and Interpretation
     4.1    Hydrology: Precipitation and Flow
     4.2    Stormwater Quality
          4.2.1    Overall Imperviousness
          4.2.2    Bacterial Indicators
          4.2.3    Stormwater Toxicity
          4.2.4    Contaminated Sediments and Total Suspended Solids
          4.2.5    Comparison of Mass Emission Concentrations to the Ocean
                     Plan, Basin Plan, and California Toxics Rule
          4.2.6    Loading
                  4.2.6.1    GIS Loading Model
          4.2.7    Constituents of Concern
          4.2.8    Identification of Possible Sources
          4.2.9    Best Management Practices for Critical Source Industries

 
Section 5     Conclusions and Recommendations
     5.1    Objectives Achieved
          5.1.1    Track Water Quality Status, Pollutant Trends and Pollutant 
                     Loads, and Identify Pollutants of Concern
          5.1.2    Monitor and Assess Pollutant Loads from Specific Land 
                     Uses and Watershed Areas
          5.1.3    Identify, Monitor and Assess Significant Water Quality 
                     Problems Related to Stormwater Discharges Within the 
                     Watershed
          5.1.4    Identify Sources of Pollutants in Stormwater Runoff
          5.1.5    Identify and Eliminate Illicit Discharges
          5.1.6    Evaluate the effectiveness of Mgmt. Programs including 
                     Pollutant Reductions Achieved by Implementation of 
                     BMPs
          5.1.7    Assess the Impacts of Stormwater Runoff on Receiving
                     Waters
     5.2    Wide Channel Pilot Study
     5.3    Low Flow Pilot Study
     5.4    Future Monitoring Recommendations
          5.4.1    Mass Emission Element
          5.4.2    Land Use Element
          5.4.3    Critical Source Element
          5.4.4    TMDLs in Los Angeles County
          5.4.5    Constituents of Concern
                  5.4.5.1    Bacteria
                  5.4.5.2    Contaminated Sediments
                  5.4.5.3    Stormwater Toxicity
          5.4.6    Receiving Waters Impacts
          5.4.7    Other Monitoring Activities

 
Section 6     References

 
Tables

 
Figures

 
Appendices

 
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