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2005 Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report

HEALTH CARE AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

March 2006

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• LarryHoneybourne,EnvironmentalHealthEngineeringSpecialist

• MonicaMazur,SupervisingEnvironmentalHealthSpecialistII

• MichaelFennessy,EnvironmentalHealthSpecialistII

PROJECT MANAGERS

2005 Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report

March 2006

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The2005AnnualOceanandBayWaterQualityReportwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheassistanceofmanypeople.ThestaffofEnvironmentalHealth’sOceanWaterProtectionProgramwishestoacknowledgethesupportofthefollowing:

• CountyofOrangeBoardofSupervisors,withspecial thanks toSupervisorThomasW.WilsonandFifthDistrictStaff,andSupervisorJamesW.SilvaandSecondDistrictStaff

• CountyofOrangeExecutiveOffice,CountyExecutiveOfficerThomasMaukandDeputyCountyExecutiveOfficerforGovernmentandPublicServicesWilliamD.Mahoney

• CountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency,DirectorJulietteA.Poulson,R.N.,M.N.

• County of Orange Health Care Agency, Regulatory Health Services, Deputy Agency Director MikeSpurgeon

• County of Orange Health Care Agency Public Health Services, former Deputy Agency Director/HealthOfficerMarkB.Horton,M.D.andInterimDeputyAgencyDirector/HealthOfficerHildyMeyers,M.D.

• CountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency,EnvironmentalHealth,DirectorStevenK.Wong

• CountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency,QualityManagement,DesktopPublishing

• CountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency,PublicHealthLaboratory

• U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Headquarters,WashingtonD.C.

• U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Region9

• StateofCaliforniaDepartmentofHealthServices

• StateofCaliforniaWaterResourcesControlBoard

• OrangeCountySanitationDistrict

• SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thestaff ofEnvironmentalHealth’sOceanWaterProtectionProgramwould like to thank theMarineSafetyandLifeguardDivisionsof the citiesofSealBeach,HuntingtonBeach,NewportBeach, LagunaBeachandSanClemente;U.S.OceanSafetyLifeguards;MonarchBeachLifeguards;CountyofOrangeResourcesandDevelopmentManagementDepartment/Harbors,BeachesandParksstaff;andtheStateDepartmentofParksandRecreationstafffortheircontinuedassistance.

WewouldalsoliketothankstafffromHuntingtonCityBeach,NewportBeachandSanClementeCityBeachLifeguards,ElToroWaterDistrict,CityofGardenGrove,andCountyofOrangeforprovidingphotographsforthisreport.

SPECIAL THANKS



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary V

Map of Orange County Coastline VII

The Ocean Water Protection Program 1OceanWater-ContactSportsStandards–AssemblyBill411Disease-CausingMicroorganisms�ndicatorBacteriaTestingMethodsClosureandWarningSignsBeachMileDays

Ocean and Bay Water Closures Due to Sewage Spills 8SewageSpillsandOceanandBayWaterClosures1987–2005SewageSpillCausedOceanandBayWaterClosures1999–2005

Ocean and Bay Rain Advisories 2000 – 2005 18

Ocean and Bay Water Postings Due to Bacteriological Water Quality Standards Violations 20AB411PeriodPostingsforallOrangeCountyOceanandBayWaterAreas2000–2005(April–October)AB411PeriodPostingsforOrangeCountyCoastalOceanWaterAreas2000–2005(April–October)AB411PeriodPostingsforallOrangeCountyOceanandBayWaterAreasby�ndicatorBacteria2000–2005(April–October)CalendarYearPostingsforallOrangeCountyOceanandBayWaterAreas2000–2005CalendarYearPostingsforOrangeCountyCoastalOceanWaterAreas2000–2005

Appendix 1 27PostingsbyOceanandBayWaterAreas2000–2005

Appendix 2 47UnauthorizedDischargesofWasteandOceanandBayWaterClosures1987–2005

Monarch Beach, Dana Point

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The2005AnnualOceanandBayWaterQualityReportprovidesananalysisofbacteriologicalwaterqualitydataforthe112milesofOrangeCounty’soceanandbaywatersfortheyears2000–2005,andincorporatessewagespillandrelatedoceanandbaywaterclosuredatafrom1987–2005.Thisfifthannualreportalsodescribesyear-to-yearvariabilityandtrendsinbacteriologicalwaterqualityforOrangeCounty’soceanandbaywaters.

Major findings of the 2005 Annual Ocean and Bay Water Quality Report are:

Sewage Spills and Closures

• In2005,thenumberofsewagespillsreportedtotheOceanWaterProtectionProgramdecreasedforthethirdconsecutiveyear.Thisrepresentsthefirsttimea3-yeardecreasehasoccurredsince1987.

• ThetotalnumberofBeachMileDaysofclosureduetosewagespillssignificantlyincreasedin2005to74.5.ThisrepresentsthehighestnumberofBeachMileDaysofclosuresincethisdatawaschartedin1999.

• In 2005, Orange County experienced intense rainstorm events with record rainfall totals in the monthsofJanuaryandFebruarywhichresultedineightstorm-relatedsewagespillclosuresaccountingfor58.8BeachMileDaysofclosure(79%ofthetotal74.5BeachMileDays).

• Therewereatotalof17oceanandbaywatersewagespillclosuresinthemonthsofJanuaryandFebruarythataccountedfor90%ofthetotalnumberofBeachMileDaysofclosurein2005.

• In2005,themedianvolumeofsewagespilledperclosurewas1,000gallonsandtheaveragenumberofBeachMileDaysclosedpersewagespillclosureincidentwas2.1,thehighestforbothmeasurementssince2000.

• From1999–2005,sewagesystempipelineblockagescausedthemajority(61%)oftheoceanandbaywaterclosuresinOrangeCounty,andtheinfiltrationofrootsanddepositionofgreasewerethemajortypesofblockages(61%)thatresultedinoceanandbaywaterclosures.

• Privatepropertyownersewagespillscontinued tobe responsible forasignificantnumber (14of36)ofoceanandbaywaterclosuresin2005.

Postings

• ThetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetostandardsviolationsduringthe2005AB411period(ApriltoOctober)remainedvirtuallyunchangedfrom2004andwasthesecondlowestsince2000.

• In2005,thetotalnumberofpostingsandthetotalnumberofdayspostedduringtheAB411periodandthecalendaryearwerethelowestsince2000.

• From2000–2005,violationsoftheenterococcussinglesamplestandardaccountedforamajority(64.6%)oftheoceanandbaywaterpostingsduringtheAB411period.

• ViolationsofmultipleAB411standardsaccountedfor14.8%oftheoceanandbaywaterpostingsduringtheAB411periodof2005.ThepercentageofviolationsofmultipleAB411standardshasremainedvirtuallyunchangedduringtheperiodof2000–2005.

• In2005,thenumberofoceanandbayBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411violationsrepresentsasmallpercentageofthetotalnumberBeachMileDaysavailableforrecreationalwaterusefortheAB411period(0.8%)andcalendaryear(1.5%).

• From2000-2005,DohenyStateBeachhadthehighestnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolations.

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CaliforniaHealthandSafetyCodeandTitle17oftheCalifornia Code of Regulations.When the results oftestingindicatethatoneormoreoftheOceanWater-ContactSportsStandardshavebeenexceeded, thepublic isnotified(i.e.,signsarepostedatthebeach,hotlineandwebpageareupdated),andthesamplingfrequencyandlocationsmayincreaseuntilthesampleresultsmeetestablishedstandardsand/orthesourceof the problem is eliminated. In addition, the OceanWater Protection Program staff respond on a 24-hourbasis to investigate reportsof sewageorothercontamination incidents affecting Orange County’soceanandbaywaters.

THE OCEAN WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

The Ocean Water Protection Program staff maintain an Ocean and Bay Water Posting and Closure Hotline and Web Page

Ocean and Bay Water Closure & PostingHotline:(714)433-6400.

TheOceanandBayWaterClosure&PostingWebPage:www.ocbeachinfo.com.

The following is a listing of the reports and datalocatedonthewebpageinthe“Downloads,Reports&Data”section:

• AnnualOceanandBayWaterQualityReports(2001,2002,2003,2004and2005);

• Historicalbacteriologicaldata(1986–present);and

• Sewagespillclosurelogs(1999–present).

As part of the County of Orange Health CareAgency(HCA),EnvironmentalHealth’sOceanWaterProtectionProgramisresponsible forprotecting thepublic fromexposure tooceanandbaywaters thatmay be contaminated with sewage or may causeillness along Orange County’s 42 miles of openocean coastline and 70 miles of harbor and bayfrontage.Oceanandbaywatersusedforbody-contactrecreationalactivitiessuchasswimming,surfinganddivingmustmeetspecificbacteriologicalstandardstobeconsideredsafeforsuchpurposes.

Over the past 40 years, the Health Care Agencyand two local sanitation agencies (Orange CountySanitation District and South Orange CountyWastewaterAuthority)havebeencooperativelytestingthe coastal waters in Orange County for bacteriathat indicate the possible presence of disease-causingorganisms.ThesanitationagenciesandHCAprogram staff participate in the weekly collection ofwatersamplesatapproximately150ocean,bayanddrainagelocationsthroughoutcoastalOrangeCounty.Eachyear,thesanitationagenciesandHCAroutinelycollect over 13,300 water samples and performapproximately40,000analysesfortherequiredthreetypes of indicator bacteria (i.e., total coliform, fecalcoliformandenterococcus).TheHealthCareAgencyandtheOrangeCountySanitationDistrictcollectandanalyzeover5,000samplesper yeareach,and theSouth Orange CountyWastewater Authority collectsandanalyzesover3,300samplesperyear.

Ocean Water Proctection Program staff review thebacteriological water sample results daily and issueocean and bay water closures, postings and healthadvisories under the requirements stipulated by the

“Big Corona,” Corona del Mar State Beach, Newport Beach


In1998,AssemblyBill411 (Wayne)waschapteredinto law and added Sections 115880-115915 tothe California Health and Safety Code. The lawauthorizedthecreationofbacteriologicaloceanwaterqualitystandardsthatareconsideredmoreprotectiveof public health (California Code of RegulationsSections7956-7962).

The standards are informally called “AB 411Standards”andincludethefollowing:

• Required testing of the waters adjacent to alloceanandbaypublicbeachesfortotalcoliforms,fecal coliforms and enterococci bacteria thatmayindicatethepresenceofpossibledisease-causingbacteria,virusesorprotozoa.

• Required maintenance and updates of theOceanandBayPostingandClosureHotline.

• Established single sample standards for totalcoliforms, fecal coliforms and enterococcibacteriawhichshallnotexceed:

•TotalColiforms:10,000organismsper100millilitersample.

•FecalColiforms:400organismsper100millilitersample.

•Enterococci: 104 organisms per 100 millilitersample.

•Fecal:Total ratio: >1,000 total coliforms if ratioexceeds0.1.

• Established30-daygeometricmeanstandards(offiveweeklysamples)fortotalcoliforms,fecalcoliformsandenterococcibacteriawhichshallnotexceed:

•TotalColiforms:1,000organismsper100millilitersample.

•FecalColiforms:200organismsper100millilitersample.

•Enterococci: 35 organisms per 100 millilitersample.

• Whenanywatersadjacenttoapublicbeachfailtomeetanyofthestandardsdescribedabove,the local health officer shall post signson thebeachtorestrictaccesstotheaffectedwaters.

• WeeklytestingisrequiredfromApril1toOctober31ifthefollowingapplies:

•Thebeachisvisitedbymorethan50,000peopleannually.

•The beach is located in an area adjacent to astormdrainthatflowsinthesummer.

•Inthecaseofaknownreleaseofsewageintooceanorbaywatersadjacenttoapublicbeach,thelocalhealthofficerisrequiredto:

•Immediatelyclosetheaffectedoceanorbaywatersuntilthesourceofthesewageiseliminated.

•Collect bacterial samples from the affectedwaters.

•Continuetheclosureuntiltestingresultsofwatersamplesmeettheestablishedstandards.

Ocean Water-Contact Sports Standards – Assembly Bill 411

Cottons, San Clemente


Contaminatedrunoffanduntreatedsewagereleasedintooceanandbaywatersmayresultinswimmerexposuretopathogenicbacteria,virusesorprotozoa.Thesedisease-causingmicroorganismsmaybepresentatornearthesiteswheredischargesenterthewater.

Thefollowingtableliststhetypesofmicroorganismsandthediseases(orsymptoms)theymaycause.

PATHOGENIC AGENT DISEASE

Bacteria

Escherichiacoli(E.coli) Gastroenteritis

Salmonella(nottyphi) Gastroenteritis,usuallywithfever;lesscommonlysepti-cemia(generalizedinfection-organismsmultiplyinthebloodstream)

SomestrainsofShigella Gastroenteritis,usuallywithfever

Protozoa (Intestinal Parasites)

Cryptosporidium Diarrhea-Cryptosporidiosis

Giardialamblia Diarrhea-Giardiasis

Viruses

Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

Enteroviruses Respiratoryinfection,rash,fever,meningitis

NorwalkandNorwalk-likeviruses Gastroenteritis

Adenovirus Respiratoryinfectionandgastroenteritis

HepatitisA(outbreaksassociatedwitheatingshellfishfromsewage-contaminatedwater)

�nfectioushepatitis(livermalfunction)

Thelevelsofbacteria,virusesandprotozoadecreaseinoceanandbaywatersovertimeduetothefollowingreasons:

• Dieoffduetosun(ultravioletexposure),saltwaterorage.

• Predationbyotherorganisms.

• Dilution.

Disease-Causing Microorganisms


Membrane Filtration (MF)

Themembranefiltrationmethodinvolvesfilteringwaterthrough a porous membrane to concentrate or trapbacteriafromthewatersampleonthefiltersurface.Themembranefilterisplacedontoaculturemediumdesignedto encourage the growth of the target indicator. Thefilterisincubatedfor22-24hourstoallowthebacterialcellstomultiplyintovisiblecolonies.Theoretically,eachbacterialcell(orclumpofcells)producesasinglecolonyon the membrane. The colonies are viewed under a10Xmagnifyinglensanddistinguishedfromnon-targetbacteriabasedonthetype,sizeandcolorofthecolonies.

TotalColiformColonies FecalColiformColonies EnterococcusColonies

Indicator Bacteria Testing Methods

The detection and enumeration of disease-causingorganisms (pathogens) identified with waterborneillness is difficult, time-consuming and costly. Thus,mostwaterquality laboratories test for fecal indicatorbacteria (i.e., total coliforms, fecal coliforms andenterococci) as a means to ascertain the likelihoodthathumanpathogensmaybepresentinrecreationalwaters.Fecal indicatorbacterianormallyoccur in theintestinesofallwarm-bloodedanimals,areexcretedinhighnumbersinfeces,butcanalsobefoundinsoilanddecayingvegetation.Since there isno ideal indicatorgroup, water should be tested for more than oneindicator.TotalcoliformsareabroadgroupoforganismsthatincludefecalcoliformbacteriaaswellasE.coli.Theenterococcigrouphasbeendeterminedtobeagoodindicatorof swimmingassociatedgastroenteritis.Themethodsmostcommonlyusedtodetectfecalindicatorbacteriainwaterinclude:

• MembraneFiltration(MF)• Multiple-TubeFermentation(MTF)• Colilert®• Enterolert®

Allofthemethodsareculturebased,whichmeansthattheindicatorbacteriapresentinwatermustbeallowedtogrow in order to bedetected.Differencesbetweenthemethodsincludehowthebacteriaaredetectedandcounted,howsoontheresultsbecomeknown,andcost.Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.Mostof the limitationsdependonfactorssuchas theothertypesofconstituentsinthewateranddensityofbacteria present, and all require at least an 18-hourincubationperiod.Thefollowingisabriefsummaryofthesemethods.DetaileddescriptionsforthesemethodsareavailableinthelatesteditionofStandardMethodsfortheExaminationofWaterandWastewater.

Target bacteria are indicated by pigment productionresultingfrombacterialenzymaticreactionstospecificsubstrates. The number of colonies present in 100millilitersofwater,alsoknownas“colonyformingunits”(CFU),iscountedandtheconcentrationoforganismsintheoriginalsampleiscalculated.TheCountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency/PublicHealthLaboratory,theSouthOrange County Wastewater Authority Laboratory andthe Orange County Sanitation District Laboratory usetheMFmethodfortheanalysesoftotalcoliforms,fecalcoliformsandenterococciinoceanandbaywaters.


Multiple-Tube Fermentation (MTF)

Themultiple-tubefermentationtechniqueisbasedontheabilityofcoliformbacteriatoproduceturbidityandgas inspecific liquidmediaafter incubationfor24-48hours.Becausethereisapresumptiveandconfirmationstep required by this technique, results may take upto 96 hours for completion. Multiple dilutions of thewater sample are pipetted into test tubes containing

culturemedia.Bacterialgrowthresultsinturbidityandproductionofgas.A“MostProbableNumber” (MPN)ofbacteriavaluepresent in100millilitersofwater isdeterminedbasedonthecombinationoftubesthatarepositivefortheconfirmatorytest.MTFcanbeusedtotestfortotalcoliforms,fecalcoliformsandE.coli.

Multiple-TubeFermentationSet-Ups TestTubeswith/withoutTurbidityandGasFormation

TotalColiformColilert®Tray E.coliColilert®orEnterolert®Tray

Enterolert®

TheEnterolert® technique isanother typeofdefinedsubstratetestthatissimilartotheColilert®technique.Thetestdetectsthepresenceofanenzymeproducedby enterococci. A positive reaction is determined by

checkingthetrayforfluorescence.Resultsarereportedas the “most probable number” (MPN) of bacteriapresent in100millilitersofwaterandtestresultsareavailablein24hours.

Colilert®

TheColilert®techniqueisadefinedsubstrateanalysiswhich detects the production of enzymes specific tototal coliform and E. coli. Coliform bacteria enzymesbreakdownspecificchemicalsubstratestoproduceayellowcolor. If totalcoliformsarepresent, the testingmediumturnsyellow.IfE.coliarepresent,theyellow

wellswill fluoresceblueunderanultraviolet light. Astatistical estimation of their numbers is determinedbyusingamulti-welltrayandisreportedasthe“mostprobable number” (MPN) of bacteria present in 100millilitersofwater.Testresultsareavailableineither18or24hoursdependingontheformulationused.


Thewarningsignwiththeyellowandblack border is posted near stormdrains, creeks and rivers to advisethepublicoftherisksassociatedwithpossible contamination from urbanrunoff.

The warning sign with the red andblack border is posted when aviolationoftheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandardsoccurs.

The yellow closure sign is postedwhenasewagespillaffectsoceanorbaywatersadjacenttoapublicbeach.ThissignisalsoavailableinSpanish.

Closure and Warning Signs


Beach Mile Days

Theterm“BeachMileDays”isusedtorepresentthemeasurementofthenumberofdaysandthelinearareaofoceanorbayfrontwatersthatareclosedduetoasewagespillorpostedforaviolationoftheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandards.

BeachMileDays(BMDs)arecalculatedbymultiplyingthenumberofdaysofaclosureorpostingbythenumberofmilesofbeachclosedorposted:

(NumberofDays) x (Milesofbeachclosed/posted) = BeachMileDays

Forexample,ifasewagespillresultedintheclosureof½mileofbeachfor7daysthen:

(7days) x (0.5mile) = 3.5BeachMileDaysofclosure

ThetotalnumberofavailableoceanandbayBeachMileDaysforOrangeCountyare:

(365days) x (42milescoastal) = 15,330AvailableBeachMileDays

(365days) x (70milesbays) = 25,550AvailableBeachMileDays

(365days) x (112milestotal) = 40,880AvailableBeachMileDays

UsingBMDsasameasurementofoceanandbaywaterimpairmentismoremeaningfulthanusingthenumberofincidencesorthenumberofdayssinceBMDstakeintoaccountboththeamountofbeachandthelengthoftimeofaclosureorposting.TheStateofCaliforniaWaterResourcesControlBoardandallCaliforniacoastalcountiesuseBMDsforreportingclosuresandpostingswhichprovidesastandardizedmeasureallowingcomparisonofdifferentareas(beachtobeachorcountytocounty)orassessingtrendsovertime.

Little Corona Beach, Newport Beach


OCEAN AND BAY WATER CLOSURES DUE TO SEWAGE SPILLS

WhenaknownreleaseofsewageisreportedtotheOceanWaterProtectionProgram,theoceanorbaywater areas that may be affected by the sewagedischarge are immediately closed to body-contactrecreational activies.The closure area is based onmanyfactorsincludingtypeofsewage(e.g.,untreated,secondary treated,etc.),volumeofspill, locationofspill,oceancurrentsandtides,historicalsewagespillsinthearea,andotherpertinentinformation.Aftertheinitial closure area is established, the appropriateagenciesarenotified,theareaispostedwithclosuresigns,apressreleaseisissued,theOceanandBayWaterClosureandPostingHotlineandWebPageareupdatedwiththebeachclosureinformation,anddailybacterialsamplingoftheaffectedareaisinitiated.

Theclosedoceanorbaywaterareawillbereopenedor reduced in size when the contamination sourcehasbeeneliminatedandaftertwodailyconsecutivesamplingresultsindicatetheaffectedareameetstheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandards.

TheOceanandBayWaterClosureandPostingHotlineat (714) 433-6400 and the Ocean and Bay WaterClosureandPostingWebPageatwww.ocbeachinfo.com are updated as needed with closure statusinformation. Detailed information regarding closureeventsfrom1999-presentmaybedownloadedfromtheOceanandBayWaterClosureLogsonthewebpage.


Sewage Spills and Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1987 – 2005

ThenumberofsewagespillsreportedtotheOceanWaterProtectionProgramstaffbysanitationdistricts,citiesthatoperatesewagecollectionsystemsandprivatepropertyownersfrom1987–2005isdetailedinthefollowinggraph.Thenumberofsewagespillsreportedin2005continuedthedownwardtrendobservedin2003and2004.

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Thenumberofoceanandbaywater closures inOrangeCountydue to sewagespills from1987–2005 issummarizedinthefollowinggraph.In2005,thenumberofsewagespillrelatedoceanandbayclosuresincreasedforthesecondconsecutiveyear.


Sewagespillscausedbypipelineblockagesandpipelinebreakswereresponsibleforthemajority(71%)oftheoceanandbaywaterclosuresinOrangeCountyfrom1987–2005,asthefollowingchartillustrates.

Sewage Spills and Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1987 – 2005—continued

Pipeline Breaks (21%)

Pipeline Blockages (50%)

Pump Station Failures (12%)

Treatment Plant Discharges (1%)

Stormwater Surcharges (3%) Miscellaneous (5%)Vessel Pump Stations (8%)

Causes of Ocean and Bay Water Closures1987 2005 –

Sewage Overflowing from a Manhole


Thefollowingchartdepictsthetotalnumberofsewagespillcausedoceanandbaywaterclosures,totalnumberofclosuredaysandtotalnumberofBeachMileDaysofclosureinOrangeCountyfrom1999–2005.Forthesevenyearperiodfrom1999–2005,thehighesttotalofBeachMileDaysofclosuresoccurredin2005.

Sewage Spill Caused Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1999 – 2005

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Thetotalamountofrainfallin2005issummarizedbymonthinthefollowinggraph.ThetotalamountofraininthemonthsofJanuaryandFebruary(15.16inches)accountedfor81%ofthetotalrainfallfor2005.

Rainfall by Month2005

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ThefollowinggraphdepictsthenumberofBeachMileDaysofclosurebymonthfor2005.ThenumberofBeachMileDaysofclosuresfor themonthsofJanuaryandFebruaryaccountedfor90%(66.8of74.5)of thetotalBeachMileDaysofclosuresfor2005.

Thefollowinggraphillustratesthenumberofstormrelatedsewagespillclosuresandthetotalnumberofoceanandbaywaterclosuresfrom1999–2005.In2005,22%oftheoceanandbaywaterclosureswerecausedbystormrelatedsewagespills.

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Thefollowinggraphdepictsthepercentageofsewagespillcausedoceanandbaywaterclosuresfrom1999–2005wherethevolumeofsewagespilledwasgreaterthan1,000gallons.In2005,44.4%oftheoceanandbaywaterclosureswereduetosewagespillswherethevolumeofsewagewasgreaterthan1,000gallons.


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Number of Ocean and Bay Water Closures Due toPrivate Property Owner Sewage Spills 1999 2005

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TheaveragenumberofBeachMileDaysclosedpersewagespillcausedoceanandbaywaterclosureincidentfrom1999–2005isshowninthefollowinggraph.TheaveragenumberofBeachMileDaysclosedpersewagespillclosureincidentincreasedin2005.

Thenumberofoceanandbaywaterclosures that resulted fromprivatepropertyownersewagespills (e.g.,apartment/condominiumcomplexes,restaurants,vesselpumpstations,etc.)from1999–2005isshowninthefollowinggraph.Privatepropertyownersewagespillscontinuedtoberesponsibleforasignificantnumberofoceanandbaywaterclosuresin2005.


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Thefollowingchartillustratesthatsewagepipelineblockagescausedthemajority(61%)oftheoceanandbaywaterclosuresinOrangeCountyfrom1999–2005.

Theinfiltrationofrootsanddepositionofgreaseintosewerpipesaccountedforthemajority(61%)ofthepipelineblockagesthatresultedinoceanandbaywaterclosuresinOrangeCountyfrom1999–2005,asthefollowingchartillustrates.


Types of Blockages Causing Oceanand Bay Water Closures

1999 2005

Roots (35%)

Grease (26%)

Unknown (19%)Debris (14%)

Vandalism (2%)

Miscellaneous (5%)

Pipeline Breaks (12%)

Pipeline Blockages (61%)

Pump Station Failures (7%)

Treatment Plant Discharges (2%)

Miscellaneous (4%) Vessel Pump Stations (14%)

Causes of Ocean and Bay Water Closures1999 2005 –

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Thefollowingchart illustratesthat,from2002–2005,thepercentageofsewagespillcausedoceanandbaywaterclosuresduetopipelinebreakshassteadilyincreased.For2005,thepercentageofoceanandbaywaterclosuresduetovesselpumpstationfailuresdecreased.

ThefollowingchartcomparesthetotalnumberofopencoastalwaterclosurestothetotalnumberofharborandbayclosuresinOrangeCountyduetosewagespillsfrom1999–2005.

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Total Number of Sewage Spill Caused Closures forOpen Coastal and Harbor and Bay Waters 1999 2005

Pipeline Breaks Pump Station Failures Miscellaneous

Pipeline Blockages Treatment Plant Discharges Vessel Pump Stations


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Causes of Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1999 2005 –

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OCEAN AND BAY RAIN ADVISORIES 2000 – 2005

Duringandafterasignificantrainstormevent,stormdrains, creeks and rivers carry floodwaters andurbanrunoff(whichmayincludefertilizers,roadoils,litter and large amounts of bacteria from a varietyofsourcessuchasanimalwasteanddecomposingvegetation)tooceanandbaywaters.

Thelevelsofbacteriacanrisesignificantlyinoceanandbaywatersclosetodischargingstormdrainsandoutletsofcreeks,riversandstreamsduringandafterrainstorms.Toensurethatpublichealthandsafetyisprotected,theOceanWaterProtectionProgramstaffadvisesagainsttheuseofoceanorbaywaterswherethere may be contamination due to storm runoff.The elevated bacterial levels in the coastal oceanwaters may continue for a period of at least threedaysdependingon the intensityof therainand the

volume of runoff. Swimmers should avoid OrangeCounty coastal waters during and after rainstormsandbeachusersshouldavoidcontactwithanyrunoffonthebeachduringdryorwetweatherconditions.

Apressreleaseisissuedduringorafterarainstormeventofgreaterthanorequaltotwo-tenthsofaninch(³0.20”),unlessmultipleeventsoccurduringthe72-hourwindowofthepreviousrainstorm.Inthosecases,theexistingrainadvisorycontinuesforanadditional72 hours. The Ocean and Bay Water Closure andPostingHotlineandWebPageareupdatedwiththerainadvisoryinformation.

ThedateslistedbelowaretheperiodsthatanoceanandbaywaterrainadvisorywasineffectforOrangeCountyduring2000-2005.

YEAR 2000 (55 Total Rain Advisory Days)January25–February2February10–February16February17–February27February28–March13April17–April23September23–September25October11–October15October27–November2

YEAR 2001 (74 Total Rain Advisory Days)January8–January16January24–January31February10–February16February20–March13April7–April13April21–April24November12–November16November24–November27November29–December6December14–December18December21–December25December30–December31

YEAR 2002 (44 Total Rain Advisory Days)January1–January3January28–February1February17–February21March7–March11March18–March21March23–March27November8–November13November30–December3December16–December31

YEAR 2003 (54 Total Rain Advisory Days)January1–January2January8–January12February11–February17February25–March2March15–March19April14–April18May3–May7July30–August3November1–November7November13–November19December8–December11December15–December18December25–December28



YEAR 2004 (65 Total Rain Advisory Days)January2–January6February3–February6February18–March6April2–April5April17–April20October17–October24October26–November1November8–November12November21–November25November27–December1December5–December12

December28–December31

YEAR 2005 (73 Total Rain Advisory Days)January1–January18January28–January31February11–February28March5–March8March19–March26April22–May1May6–May10September20–September24October17–October21November10–November14December31

Ocean and Bay Rain Advisories 2000 – 2005—continued

Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, after a storm


OCEAN AND BAY WATER POSTINGS DUE TO BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS VIOLATIONS

Upon implemention of the AB 411 Ocean Water-ContactSportsStandardsinJulyof1999,theOceanWaterProtectionProgrambeganpostingtherequiredhealth warning signs at public beaches where theoceanorbaywatersfailedtomeetthebacteriologicalstandards.

Bacteriological water samples are collected eachweekatapproximately150ocean,bayanddrainagelocations throughout Orange County. The OceanWater Protection Program receives the resultsof 650-750 bacteriological ocean and bay wateranalyseseachweek.Theresultsarerevieweddailytodeterminecompliancewiththesevenstandards.

When a bacteriological water sample fails to meetany of the AB 411 Ocean Water-Contact SportsStandardsthefollowingoccurs:

•Warningsignsarepostedattheaffectedoceanor bay areas indicating that the waters haveexceededhealthstandards.

•The information regarding the posted areas isupdatedon theOceanandBayWaterClosureandPostingHotlineat(714)433-6400andWebPageatwww.ocbeachinfo.com.

• Additional bacteriological water samples arecollected at the posted areas and the resultsare evaluated daily to determine if the areaspostedwithwarningsignsshouldbeincreased,reduced,shiftedorremoved.

Becauseoceanorbaywaterswhichviolate theAB411 Ocean Water-Contact Sports Standards maycauseillnesstousers,theCountyofOrangeHealthCareAgency recommendsstayingoutof thewaterat all beach areas that are posted with the healthwarningsignshownbelow.


Ocean and Bay Beach Mile Days Availablefor Recreational Use 2005 (April October)

Available for Recreational Use (99%)

Posted Due to AB 411 Standards Violations (1%)

Posted Due to AB 411Standards Violations

0.8%

Available forRecreational Use

99.2%

AsrequiredbytheCaliforniaHealthandSafetyCodeSection115910,violationsoftheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandardsbetweenApril1andOctober31mustbereportedtotheStateofCaliforniaWaterResourcesControlBoardbyallCaliforniacoastalcountiesonamonthlybasis.TheinformationprovidedinthissectionisthedatareportedtotheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardbeginningwiththeyear2000,thefirstcalendaryearthattheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandardswereinplace.

Thetotalnumberofpostings,totalnumberofdaysposted,andtotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoviolationsofAB411standardsbetweenApril1andOctober31forallOrangeCountybeachareasareshowninthefollowingtable.

AB 411 Period Postings for all Orange County Ocean and Bay Water Areas 2000 – 2005 (April – October)

Year Postings Days Beach Mile Days

2000 199 2,123 362 8

2001 208 2,454 282 4

2002 308 2,456 366 0

2003 160 1,732 247 5

2004 141 1,877 196 8

2005 102 1,512 197 6

Note:ThistabledoesnotincludeNewportSloughdatafor2000(NewportSloughstationswereaddedin2001).

For2005,thetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolationsbetweenApril1andOctober31representsasmallpercentage(0.8%)ofthetotalnumberofBeachMileDaysavailableforrecreationalwateruseduringthisperiod,asthefollowingchartindicates.

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Total Number of Beach Mile Days Postedfor Coastal Ocean Water Areas 2000 2005 (April October)

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ThetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolationsbetweenApril1andOctober31ateachOrangeCountycoastaloceanwaterareasfrom2000–2005isdepictedinthefollowinggraph.From2000–2005,DohenyStateBeachhadthehighestnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolations.

AB 411 Period Postings for Orange County Coastal Ocean Water Areas 2000 – 2005 (April – October)

Seal Sunset Bolsa Huntington Huntington Newport Crystal Laguna Aliso&So. Dana Doheny Capistrano Capistrano Poche San Surfside Beach Chica City State Beach Cove Beach Laguna Point Beach County BayDist. Beach Clemente

2000 3.7 0 5.4 10.1 67.6 2.2 1.3 1.9 1.6 2.5 140.3 12.4 59.6 5.7 3.9

2001 0.4 0 0.1 1.4 14.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.9 148.4 5.8 4.6 19.8 3.8

2002 1.2 0 0.9 1.2 23.8 1.2 0.1 0.2 1.7 5.5 142.5 6.2 97.9 18.8 0.6

2003 0.3 0 0.8 0.8 41.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.3 116.5 2.6 18.4 11.0 0.6

2004

2.4 0 0.1 0.5 10.6 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.6 6.0 107.6 0.3 1.7 12.4 0.3

2005

0.1 0 0.4 0.4 12.1 6.0 0 0.3 0.6 4.0 107.9 2.4 11.3 5.1 0.2

Newport Beach

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Violationsofthesinglesampleenterococcusstandardaccountedforthemajority(64.6%)oftheoceanandbaywaterpostingsthatoccurredinOrangeCountybetweenApril1andOctober31for2000–2005,asthefollowingchartindicates.

AB 411 Period Postings for all Orange County Ocean and Bay Water Areas by Indicator Bacteria 2000 – 2005 (April – October)

Violationsofasinglesamplestandardaccountedforthemajority(85.2%)oftheoceanandbaywaterpostingsthatoccurredinOrangeCountybetweenApril1andOctober31for2000–2005.Multiplestandardviolations(acombinationofeithertotalcoliformsandfecalcoliforms,fecalcoliformsandenterococci,orallthree)accountedfor14.8%ofthepostings.

Postings by Indicator Bacteria2000 2005 (April October)

Enterococcus (64.6%)

Total Coliform (7.2%)

Fecal Coliform (28.2%)

Postings by Standard Violations2000 2005 (April October)

Multiple Standard Violations (14.8%)

Single Standard Violations (85.2%)

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Duetoyearroundrecreationalwateruse,OrangeCountyimplementstheOceanWater-ContactSportsStandardsfromJanuary1-December31.ViolationsarereportedtotheStateofCaliforniaWaterResourcesControlBoardmonthlywiththeexceptionofviolationsoccurringwhenarainadvisoryisineffect.TheinformationprovidedinthissectionisthedatareportedtotheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardbeginningwiththeyear2000,thefirstcalendaryearthattheAB411OceanWater-ContactSportsStandardswereinplace.

Thetotalnumberofpostings,totalnumberofdaysposted,andtotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoviolationsofAB411standardsbetweenJanuary1andDecember31forallOrangeCountybeachareasareshowninthetablebelow.

Calendar Year Postings for all Orange County Ocean and Bay Water Areas2000 – 2005

Ocean and Bay Beach Mile Days Availablefor Recreational Use 2005 (Calendar Year)

Available for Recreational Use (99%)

Posted Due to AB 411 Standards Violations (2%)

Posted Due to AB 411Standards Violations

1.5%

Available forRecreational Use

98.5%


2000 289 3,839 675 1

2001 321 4,563 716 8

2002 309 4,611 768 6

2003 309 3,875 644 4

2004 216 3,333 562 3

2005 203 2,938 600 7

Note:ThistabledoesnotincludeNewportSloughdatafor2000(NewportSloughstationswereaddedin2001).

For2005,thetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolationsbetweenJanuary1andDecember31representsasmallpercentage(1.5%)ofthetotalnumberofBeachMileDaysavailableforrecreationalwateruseduringthisperiod,asthefollowingchartindicates.


Total Number of Beach Mile Days Postedfor Coastal Ocean Water Areas 2000 2005 (Calendar Year)

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ThetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolationsforthecalendaryearateachOrangeCountycoastaloceanwaterareasfrom2000–2005isdepictedinthefollowinggraph.From2000–2005,DohenyStateBeachhadthehighestnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolations.

Calendar Year Postings for Orange County Coastal Ocean Water Areas 2000 – 2005

Seal Sunset Bolsa Huntington Huntington Newport Crystal Laguna Aliso&So. Dana Doheny Capistrano Capistrano Poche San Surfside Beach Chica City State Beach Cove Beach Laguna Point Beach County BayDist. Beach Clemente

2000 14.4 0 5.4 10.4 81.8 4.7 1.3 4.4 2.5 3.0 293.0 24.1 111.9 9.2 5.1

2001 11.4 0 0.1 6.8 22.0 3.3 0.4 2.1 4.5 1.8 281.7 13.5 201.6 33.7 4.1

2002 4.2 0 1.3 6.0 41.8 12.5 0.3 1.8 2.4 6.9 311.8 10.3 201.9 29.7 16.2

2003 1.9 0 0.8 7.8 58.8 21.4 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.2 243.9 24.8 138.5 25.4 8.6

2004

4.1 0 0.1 0.8 20.3 8.1 0.1 1.9 0.8 6.4 253.3 21.4 129.8 18.2 0.6

2005

0.2 0 0.5 3.6 20.8 15.9 0.3 0.9 1.4 4.3 257.9 29.4 158.6 22.3 0.2

Laguna Beach

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Appendix 1



• SEAL BEACH / SURFSIDE SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth

SamplingFrequency: 1sampleperweek

SamplingStations: 5

SamplingLocations: 1stStreet,8thStreet,SouthofPier,14thStreet,SeaWay

BeachMiles: 2milesofcoastalbeach

AvailableAB411BMDs: 428BMDs

AvailableYearlyBMDs: 730BMDs

APPENDIX 1

Postings by Ocean and Bay Water Areas 2000 – 2005Thefollowingtables,arrangedingeographicalorderfromnorthtosouth,providesamplecollectioninformationforeachOrangeCountyoceanandbaywaterarea,andindicatethetotalnumberofpostings,totalnumberofdaysposted,andthetotalnumberofBeachMileDayspostedduetoAB411standardsviolationsbetweenApril1andOctober31andforthecalendaryear(dryweatherdataonly)for2000–2005.

Seal Beach

AB 411 PERIOD (APRIL – OCTOBER)


2000 6 47 3.7

2001 3 6 0.4

2002 5 22 1.2

2003 3 5 0.3

2004 3 18 2.4

2005 1 2 0.1

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 8 109 14.4

2001 10 57 11.4

2002 11 74 4.2

2003 13 29 1.9

2004 8 47 4.1

2005 2 4 0.2


• SUNSET BEACH SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth


SamplingStations: 1

SamplingLocations: Broadway

BeachMiles: 1mileofcoastalbeach



Appendix 1 – continued

Sunset Beach



2000 0 0 0

2001 0 0 0

2002 0 0 0

2003 0 0 0

2004 0 0 0

2005 0 0 0

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 0 0 0

2001 0 0 0

2002 0 0 0

2003 0 0 0

2004 0 0 0

2005 0 0 0

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• BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH SamplingAgency: OrangeCountySanitationDistrict

SamplingFrequency: 5samplesperweek

SamplingStations: 2

SamplingLocations: BolsaChicaReserve,BolsaChicaBeach

BeachMiles: 2.8milesofcoastalbeach

AvailableAB411BMDs: 599.2BMDs

AvailableYearlyBMDs: 1,022BMDs

Appendix 1 - continued

Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach



2000 6 12 5.4

2001 1 1 0.1

2002 7 11 0.9

2003 8 14 0.8

2004 1 1 0.1

2005 4 7 0.4

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 6 12 5.4

2001 1 1 0.1

2002 10 16 1.3

2003 8 14 0.8

2004 1 1 0.1

2005 5 8 0.5


• HUNTINGTON HARBOUR SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth


SamplingStations: 14

SamplingLocations: Sunset Aquatic Marina, Mother’s Beach, Trinidad Lane Beach, Sea Gate, HumboldtBeach, Davenport Beach, Clubhouse Marina, Harbour Channel, 11th Street Beach,Admiralty Drive, Anderson Street Marina, Anaheim Bay Gas Dock, Coral Cay Beach,BolsaBay

BeachMiles: 31.1milesofharborfrontage

AvailableAB411BMDs: 6,655.4BMDs

AvailableYearlyBMDs: 11,351.5BMDs


Coral Cay Beach,Huntington Harbour,

Huntington Beach



2000 16 100 4.7

2001 34 182 18.0

2002 24 134 7.3

2003 15 73 4.0

2004 8 31 1.2

2005 15 68 3.5

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 27 196 8.7

2001 56 492 24.1

2002 43 394 21.3

2003 35 270 15.6

2004 20 200 10.8

2005 25 150 8.1


• HUNTINGTON CITY BEACH SamplingAgency: OrangeCountySanitationDistrict


SamplingStations: 4

SamplingLocations: Bluffs,17thStreet,Jack’sSnackBar,BeachBlvd.





Huntington City Beach



2000 6 10 10.1

2001 10 16 1.4

2002 7 14 1.2

2003 7 12 0.8

2004 4 8 0.5

2005 3 7 0.4

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 9 16 10.4

2001 14 24 6.8

2002 21 33 6.0

2003 21 36 7.8

2004 9 13 0.8

2005 11 19 3.6


• HUNTINGTON STATE BEACH SamplingAgency: OrangeCountySanitationDistrict


SamplingStations: 5

SamplingLocations: BeachBlvd.,NewlandStreet,MagnoliaStreet,BrookhurstStreet,SantaAnaRiverMouthBeach



AvailableYearlyBMDs: 912.5BMDs


Huntington State Beach, Huntington Beach



2000 28 223 67.6

2001 29 70 14.8

2002 31 89 23.8

2003 21 72 41.9

2004 23 55 10.6

2005 14 55 12.1

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 36 255 81.8

2001 38 119 22.0

2002 42 158 41.8

2003 38 122 56.8

2004 33 90 20.3

2005 32 101 20.8



Grant Street Channel, Newport Slough, Newport Beach

• NEWPORT SLOUGH SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth


SamplingStations: 2

SamplingLocations: LancasterStreetBeach,GrantStreetChannel

BeachMiles: 0.1milesofchannelbeach





2000 N/A N/A N/A

2001 6 324 3.5

2002 5 181 2.1

2003 6 111 1.4

2004 3 96 1.1

2005 2 15 0.2

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 N/A N/A N/A

2001 9 381 5.1

2002 13 339 3.9

2003 14 308 3.5

2004 4 98 1.1

2005 8 57 0.6


• NEWPORT BAY SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth



SamplingLocations: NewportDunesBeach(East,Middle,WestandNorth),Vaughn’sLaunch,SkiZone,NorthStarBeach,BayshoreBeach,DeAnzaLaunchRamp,43rdStreetBeach,38thStreetBeach,33rdStreetChannel,NewportBlvd.BridgeMarina,LidoIsleYachtClubBeach,ViaGenoaBeach,RhineChannel,19thStreetBeach,15thStreetBeach,10thStreetBeach,Alvarado/BayIsleBeach,“N”StreetBeach,GarnetAvenueBeach,RubyAvenueBeach, Sapphire Avenue Beach, Grand Canal, Abalone Avenue Beach, Park AvenueBeach,OnyxAvenueBeach,PromontoryPointChannel,BaysideDriveBeach,RockyPointBeach

BeachMiles: 39.5milesofbayfront

AvailableAB411BMDs: 8,453BMDs



Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach



2000 56 929 32.0

2001 68 931 39.0

2002 43 905 35.6

2003 40 730 32.3

2004 31 768 31.5

2005 21 719 28.8

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 75 1,483 64.0

2001 94 1,663 67.7

2002 61 1,514 58.4

2003 74 1,409 57.6

2004 39 1,366 54.4

2005 41 1,193 49.0


• NEWPORT BEACH SamplingAgency: OrangeCountySanitationDistrict,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth

SamplingFrequency: 1or5samplesperweek(agencydependent)

SamplingStations: 9

SamplingLocations: OrangeStreet,52nd/53rdStreet,38thStreet,NewportPier,15th/16thStreet,BalboaPier,TheWedge,CoronaDelMarStateBeach,LittleCorona


AvailableAB411BMDs: 1,498BMDs



“The Wedge,” Newport Beach



2000 8 18 2.2

2001 8 13 0.7

2002 10 17 1.2

2003 14 23 1.4

2004 12 18 1.2

2005 6 21 6.0

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 15 33 4.7

2001 23 49 3.3

2002 22 64 12.5

2003 31 74 21.4

2004 28 38 8.1

2005 21 42 15.9


• CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth,OrangeCountySanitationDistrict

SamplingFrequency: 1or5samplesperweek(agencydependent)

SamplingStations: 4

SamplingLocations: PelicanPointBeach,CrystalCoveStateBeach,MuddyCreekBeach,ElMoroBeach





El Moro Beach, Crystal Cove State Park



2000 9 21 1.3

2001 3 5 0.3

2002 1 1 0.1

2003 1 4 0.2

2004 1 2 0.1

2005 0 0 0

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 9 21 1.3

2001 4 7 0.4

2002 3 6 0.3

2003 1 4 0.2

2004 1 2 0.1

2005 2 5 0.3


• LAGUNA BEACH SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth,SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority SamplingFrequency: 1or2samplesperweek(agencydependent)

SamplingStations: 7

SamplingLocations: EmeraldBay,CrescentBay,LagunaMainBeach,HotelLaguna,BluebirdCanyon,VictoriaBeach,BlueLagoon





Main Beach, Laguna Beach



2000 15 34 1.9

2001 5 10 0.6

2002 3 4 0.2

2003 2 4 0.2

2004 4 7 0.6

2005 3 6 0.3

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 26 65 4.4

2001 14 35 2.1

2002 8 31 1.8

2003 9 26 1.5

2004 11 24 1.9

2005 10 13 0.9


• ALISO COUNTY BEACH & SOUTH LAGUNA BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority SamplingFrequency: 2samplesperweek


SamplingLocations: Goff Island Beach, Treasure Island Beach, Aliso-North, Aliso-Middle, Aliso MidpointbetweenMiddle&SouthStations,Aliso-South,CamelPoint,TableRock,LagunaLido,9thStreet/1000StepsBeach,ThreeArchBay





Three Arch Bay, South Laguna Beach



2000 12 22 1.6

2001 4 5 0.7

2002 4 9 1.7

2003 5 9 0.5

2004 4 6 0.6

2005 6 11 0.6

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 20 37 2.5

2001 10 22 4.5

2002 7 14 2.4

2003 11 21 2.1

2004 6 8 0.8

2005 9 24 1.4


• DANA POINT SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth,SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority SamplingFrequency: 1-2samplesperweek(agencyandseasondependent)

SamplingStations: 4

SamplingLocations: MonarchBeach,SaltCreekCountyBeach,DanaStrands,OceanInstituteBeach





Salt Creek County Beach, Dana Point



2000 4 42 2.5

2001 7 13 0.9

2002 10 95 5.5

2003 6 39 2.3

2004 13 108 6.0

2005 5 63 4.0

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 8 53 3.0

2001 12 31 1.8

2002 11 119 6.9

2003 12 53 3.2

2004 13 113 6.4

2005 6 68 4.3


Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point

• DANA POINT HARBOR SamplingAgency: CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth,SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority SamplingFrequency: 1-2samplesperweek(agencyandseasondependent)


SamplingLocations: FuelDock,BabyBeach(WestEnd,BuoyLine,SwimArea,EastEnd),Pier,PilgrimDock,YouthDock,HarborEntrance,GuestDock,HarborPatrolDock,K-ODocks(northsideofEastBasin)

BeachMiles: 3.3milesofharborfrontage






2000 10 206 7.9

2001 8 420 20.0

2002 9 410 19.2

2003 8 298 12.3

2004 9 362 18.6

2005 6 322 14.3

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 12 697 31.2

2001 13 740 32.9

2002 11 719 35.3

2003 9 635 30.8

2004 11 580 30.1

2005 8 601 26.7


• DOHENY STATE BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth

SamplingFrequency: 1-2samplesperweek(agencyandseasondependent)

SamplingStations: 8

SamplingLocations: NorthBeach,250’NorthofSanJuanCreek,SanJuanCreek/OceanInterface,250’SouthofSanJuanCreek,1000’SouthofOutfall,2000’SouthofOutfall,3000’SouthofOutfall,4000’SouthofOutfall





Doheny State Beach, Dana Point



2000 9 165 140.3

2001 5 191 148.4

2002 7 216 142.5

2003 6 207 116.5

2004 12 226 107.6

2005 3 123 107.9

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 11 319 293.0

2001 6 368 281.7

2002 7 367 311.8

2003 6 358 243.9

2004 12 334 253.3

2005 4 266 257.9


• CAPISTRANO COUNTY BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth

SamplingFrequency: 1-2perweek(seasondependent)

SamplingStations: 1

SamplingLocations: CapistranoCountyBeach





Capistrano County Beach, Dana Point



2000 4 128 12.4

2001 5 98 5.8

2002 7 104 6.2

2003 2 11 2.6

2004 1 2 0.3

2005 4 12 2.4

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 6 248 24.1

2001 7 238 13.5

2002 8 242 10.3

2003 2 100 24.8

2004 3 94 21.4

2005 6 120 29.4


• CAPISTRANO BAY DISTRICT BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth

SamplingFrequency: 1-2samplesperweek(seasondependent)

SamplingStations: 2

SamplingLocations: 7500’SouthofOutfall,10,000’SouthofOutfall





Capistrano Bay District Beach, Dana Point



2000 2 53 59.6

2001 5 31 4.6

2002 6 77 97.9

2003 5 25 18.4

2004 3 4 1.7

2005 2 9 11.3

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 7 107 111.9

2001 7 131 201.6

2002 10 181 201.9

2003 5 100 138.5

2004 5 84 129.8

2005 4 103 158.6


• POCHE BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth


SamplingStations: 1

SamplingLocations: PocheBeach





Poche Beach, San Clemente



2000 3 104 5.7

2001 3 145 19.8

2002 4 153 18.8

2003 7 88 11.0

2004 7 160 12.4

2005 5 68 5.1

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 5 163 9.2

2001 3 298 33.7

2002 6 222 29.7

2003 8 171 25.4

2004 8 221 18.2

2005 7 160 22.3


• SAN CLEMENTE CITY & STATE BEACH SamplingAgency: SouthOrangeCountyWastewaterAuthority,CountyofOrangeEnvironmentalHealth


SamplingStations: 5

SamplingLocations: NorthBeach,450FeetNorthofPier,TrafalgarStreet(“T”Street),AvenidaCalafia,AvenidadeLasPalmeras





San Clemente City Pier



2000 5 13 3.9

2001 4 13 3.8

2002 6 10 0.6

2003 4 7 0.6

2004 2 5 0.3

2005 2 4 0.2

CALENDAR YEAR


2000 9 25 5.1

2001 5 17 4.1

2002 14 147 16.2

2003 12 145 8.6

2004 4 10 0.6

2005 2 4 0.2


Appendix 2



typeandbywastedischargecausesforeachyear.Forthetotalnumberofoceanandbaywaterclosures,thechartcategorizesbywastetypeandclosurecauses.Inaddition, the totalnumberofBeachMileDays foroceanandbaywaterclosuresfromsewagespillsandfrommiscellaneouscausesisshownfor1999–2005.

Thefollowingchart,arrangedbyyear,detailsthetotalnumberofunauthorizeddischargesofwastereportedtotheHealthCareAgencyandtotalnumberofoceanandbaywaterclosuresfor1987–2005.Forthetotalnumberofunauthorizeddischargesofwastereported,the chart categorizes waste discharges by sewage

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Unauthorized Discharges of Waste and Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1987 – 2005

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