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THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO Annual Receiving Waters Monitoring Report for the South Bay Ocean Outfall (South Bay Water Reclamation Plant) 2003 Ocean Monitoring Program Metropolitan Wastewater Department Environmental Monitoring and Technical Services Division July 2004 July 1, 2004 THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO Mr. John Robertus Executive Officer Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego Region 9174 Sky Park Court, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92123 Attention: POTW Compliance Unit Dear Sir: Enclosed is the 2003 Annual Receiving Waters Monitoring Report for NPDES Permit No. CAO109045, Order No. 2000-129, for the City ofSan Diego South Bay Water Reclamation Plant (SBWRP) discharge to the Pacific Ocean through the South Bay Ocean Outfall. This report contains data summaries and statistical analyses for the various portions ofthe ocean monitoring program, including oceanographic conditions, microbiology, sediment characteristics, macro benthic communities, demersal fishes and megabenthic invertebrates, and bioaccumulation ofcontaminants in fish tissues. These data are also presented in the International Boundary and Water Commission's annual report for discharge from the International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NPDES Permit No. ·cA0108928, Order No. 96-50). I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry ofthe person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, I certify that the information submitted is, to the best ofmy knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility offine and imprisonment for knowing violations. Sincerely, (~f.~· ALAN C. LANGWORTHY Deputy Metropolitan Wastewater Director dp Enclosure cc: Department ofEnvironmental Health, County ofSan Diego U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Metropolitan Wastewater Department Library, City of San Diego -~: Environmental Monitoring and Technical Services Division • Metropolitan Wastewater -~)/ ..f. DIVERSITY 2392 Kincaid Rood • Son Diego, CA 921 01·0811 li(N:j.'\15"'"'-<'·fll·il Tel (619) 758·2300 Fox (619) 758·2309 The City of San Diego Annual Receiving Waters Monitoring Report for the South Bay Ocean Outfall (South Bay Water Reclamation Plant) 2003 Prepared by: The City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department Environmental Monitoring and Technical Services Division Ocean Monitoring Program July 2004 Table of Contents CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................ iii OCEAN MONITORING PROGRAM STAFF .................................................................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................7 SBOO Monitoring ................................................................................................................................8 Random Sample Regional Surveys .....................................................................................................8 Literature Cited ....................................................................................................................................9 CHAPTER 2. OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ...................................................................... 11 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 11 Results and Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 13 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................22 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 22 CHAPTER 3. MICROBIOLOGY ......................................................................................................25 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................25 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 25 Results and Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 28 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................39 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER 4. SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS .........................................................................43 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................43 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 43 Results and Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 46 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................53 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 53 CHAPTER 5. MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITIES ....................................................................57 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................57 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 57 Results and Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 59 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................71 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 72 CHAPTER 6. DEMERSAL FISHES and MEGABENTHIC INVERTEBRATES .....................75 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................75 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 75 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 77 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................82 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 86 CHAPTER 7. BIOACCUMULATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN FISH TISSUES ................89 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................89 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................................... 89 Results ................................................................................................................................................. 92 Summary and Conclusions ...............................................................................................................96 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................................. 99 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................... 101 i Table of Contents continued APPENDICES Appendix A: Supporting Data - Sediment Characteristics Appendix B: Supporting Data - Demersal Fishes and Megabenthic Invertebrates Appendix C: Supporting Data - Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Fish Tissues ii Credits and Acknowledgments Annual Receiving Waters Monitoring Report for the South Bay Ocean Outfall (South Bay Water Reclamation Plant) 2003 Technical Editors Dean Pasko Tim Stebbins Production Editor Dean Pasko Graphics Dawn Olson Diane O’Donohue Executive Summary Dean Pasko Chapter 1. General Introduction Dean Pasko Chapter 2. Oceanographic Conditions Dawn Olson Diane O’Donohue Chapter 3. Microbiology Dean Pasko Diane O’Donohue Chapter 4. Sediment Characteristics Daniel Ituarte Chapter 5. Macrobenthic Communities Eric Nestler Chapter 6. Demersal Fishes & Megabenthic