Table 1. Bioaccumulation monitoring assessment framework ......Table 1. Bioaccumulation monitoring...

Table1. Bioaccumulationmonitoringassessmentframeworkforthefishingbeneficialuse.D.1. Determine the status of the fishing beneficial use throughout the State with respect to bioaccumulation of toxic pollutants D.1.1Whataretheextentandlocationofwaterbodieswithsufficientevidencetoindicatethatthefishingbeneficialuseisatriskdueto

pollutantbioaccumulation?D.1.2Whataretheextentandlocationofwaterbodieswithsomeevidenceindicatingthefishingbeneficialuseisatriskduetopollutant

bioaccumulation?D.1.3Whataretheextentandlocationofwaterbodieswithnoevidenceindicatingthefishingbeneficialuseisatriskduetopollutant

bioaccumulation?D.1.4WhataretheproportionsofwaterbodiesintheStateandeachregionfallingwithinthethreecategoriesdefinedinquestionsD.1.1,

D.1.2,andD.1.3?D.2. Assess trends in the impact of bioaccumulation on the fishing beneficial use throughout the State D.2.1Arewaterbodiesimprovingordeterioratingwithrespecttotheimpactofbioaccumulationonthefishingbeneficialuse?

D.2.1.1Havewaterbodiesfullysupportingthefishingbeneficialusebecomeimpaired?D.2.1.2Hasfullsupportofthefishingbeneficialusebeenrestoredforpreviouslyimpairedwaterbodies?

D.2.2WhatarethetrendsinproportionsofwaterbodiesfallingwithinthethreecategoriesdefinedinquestionsD.1.1,D.1.2,andD.1.3regionallyandstatewide?

D.3. Evaluate sources and pathways of bioaccumulative pollutants impacting the fishing beneficial use D.3.1Whatarethemagnitudeandrelativeimportanceofpollutantsthatbioaccumulateandindirectcausesofbioaccumulation

throughouteachRegionandthestateasawhole?D.3.2Howistherelativeimportanceofdifferentsourcesandpathwaysofbioaccumulativepollutantsthatimpactthefishingbeneficial

usechangingovertimeonaregionalandstatewidebasis?D.4. Provide the monitoring information needed to evaluate the effectiveness of management actions in reducing the impact of

bioaccumulation on the fishing beneficial use D.4.1Whatarethemanagementactionsthatarebeingemployedtoreducetheimpactofbioaccumulationonthefishingbeneficialuse

regionallyandstatewide?D.4.2Howhastheimpactofbioaccumulationonthefishingbeneficialusebeenaffectedbymanagementactionsregionallyandstatewide?

Table2.

Table3. Criteriaforassigningcandidatelakestotiers.ColorsrefertoshadinginTable4.

Tier1(blue)BothindicatortypessampledHg:Below303(d)listingcriterion(90%ofsamplesbelow0.2ppm)Organics:Below303(d)listingcriteria(90%ofsamplesbelowFCGs)AtleastsomefishingactivityTier2(green)BothindicatortypessampledHg:Below303(d)listingcriterion(90%ofsamplesbelow0.2ppm)Organics:meansbelow2servingATLsAtleastsomefishingactivityTier3(purple)BothindicatortypessampledHg:meanbelow0.2Organics:meansbelow2servingATLsAtleastsomefishingactivityTier4(yellow)BothindicatortypesnotsampledHg:Below303(d)listingcriterion(90%ofsamplesbelow0.2ppm)Organics:Below303(d)listingcriteria(90%ofsamplesbelowFCGs)Themorefishingthebetter

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy.CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region1.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments1 Kangaroo

LakeRBT Remotebackcountrylake.

1 ReservoirF LMB Remotebackcountrylake.1 Lewiston

LakeRBT 4a Popular.Moreheavilyfished

thanCleone.1 TrinityLake RBT ListedforHg.DonoteatLMB

advisory.1 Howard

LakeRBT Remotebackcountrylake.

1 PlaskettLake

Hardhead Remotebackcountrylake.

1 CleoneLake RBT 4b Popular. CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region2.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments2 Horseshoe

Lake,QuarryLakes

CCAT NotimpairedforHg.OneofthreePCBsamplesaboveFCG.Difficulttogetbass.

2 LagoLosOsos

CCAT Nofishingallowed.

2 LakeCunningham

CARP Notpopular.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrin,chlordanesaboveFCGs.

2 LakeElizabeth

CARP NotimpairedforHg.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCGs

2 BrionesReservoir

LMB Fishingnotallowed.

2 LakeMadigan

Bluegill Onlygotbluegill.

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region3.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments3 Loch

LomondReservoir

LMB,Bluegill

Impaired.Hg0.11at350mm.

3 LopezLake LMB,Sucker

2 Notimpaired.PCBs,dieldrinaboveFCGs

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region4.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments4 Castaic

LagoonLMB,CARP,RBT,Redear

3 NeedrepeatoflowHg,PCBsaboveFCG.New303(d)Listing

4 ElizabethLake

Crappie,Bullhead,RBT

Hg0.21in2007,underin2010‐repeat?(Tier4basedon2010)

4 LakeLindero Carp Notimpaired.Hglowin2007and2010.OrganicsaboveFCGs.

4 MalibouLake

LMB,Carp,Bluegill

2 Notimpaired.Hglowin2007&2010.PCBs,dieldrin,chlordanesaboveFCGs.

4 WestlakeLake

LMB Notimpaired.PCBs,dieldrinaboveFCGs.

4 CerritosParkLake

LMB,Carp,RBT

Impaired.PCBsaboveATL,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCGs.New303(d)Listing

4 WildernessParkLake

CCAT,Carp

DieldrinaboveFCG.

4 HarborLake(LakeMachado)

Carp Notimpaired.PCBsaboveFCG.

4 BalboaLake Carp DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCG.4 Belvedere

ParkLakeCarp * PCBsat22ppb(aboveATL).Strong

Region4interestinsamplingthislake.

4 LakeCalabasas

LMB Notimpaired.PCBsaboveFCG.

4 LeggLake LMB,Carp,Redear,CCAT

3 Impaired.PCBsveryhighin2005.Hglowin2007and2010.PCBsaboveFCGin2010.New303(d)Listing

4 LincolnParkLake

LMB,Carp

2 Notimpaired.Hglowin2007&2010.PCBsaboveFCG.

4 SepulvedaLake

Carp PCBs,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCGs.

4 TolucaLake LMB Notimpaired.PCBsaboveFCG.4 EchoLake LMB,

Carp* PCBsaboveATLsinpastsampling,

butcleanupandrestockinghave

occurred.Expectedtobecleannow.

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region5.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments5 McCumberReservoir RBT 5 NorthBattleCreek

ReservoirBrownTrout

5 BlueLakes LMB Tribesinterested.Impaired.5 BigReservoir RBT 5 CaplesLake Brown

Trout4b Notimpaired.

5 FrenchMeadowsReservoir

RBT Impaired.

5 HellHoleReservoir BrownTrout

Impaired.

5 IceHouseReservoir RBT 4e 5 UnionValleyReservoir RBT AlsoSMB,1sample=0.4195 LakeofthePines LMB 4a Notimpaired.5 BowmanLake Brown

Trout PCBsaboveFCG

5 FaucherieLake RBT Impaired.5 JacksonMeadow

ReservoirRBT Impaired.

5 LakeSpaulding RBT BrownTr(n=5)=1.1,Chinook(n=3)=0.58

5 ScottsFlatReservoir RBT Impaired,BG,LMB,BrownTr,GreenSunfish

5 FullerLake BrownTrout

Notimpaired.

5 FeeleyLake Bullhead 5 KiddLake Bullhead 5 AntelopeLake LMB,

Bullhead1 Notimpaired.

5 BucksLake RBT Notimpaired.BrownTr(n=10)=0.069,LakeTr(n=5)=0.024

5 ButtValleyReservoir SMB Impaired.5 FrenchmanLake RBT 5 GoldLake RBT 4c 5 LittleGrassValley

ReservoirRBT

5 LakeAlmanor SMB Impaired.5 LakeDavis RBT,

Bullhead

5 LowerBucksLake Kokanee 5 ParadiseLake LMB Impaired.5 WhiskeytownLake LMB Impaired.5 CastleLake RBT 5 GumbootLake RBT 5 BigLake RBT,

Sucker

5 ReservoirC RBT 5 DuncanReservoir RBT,

Bullhead

5 IronCanyonReservoir RBT 5 LakeBritton SMB,

Carp3 Impaired.303(d)Listed

Suckerupto0.5in2006.SMB350meanabove0.2in2008.

5 MedicineLake BrookTrout

5 CaveLake BrookTrout

5 LilyLake RBT 5 LowerBearRiver

ReservoirRBT

5 LowerBlueLake‐AlpineCounty

RBT Impaired.DieldrinaboveFCG

5 UpperBlueLake RBT 5 WhitePinesLake RBT 5 LakeAlpine RBT 4d NearbySpicerMeadowalso

possible,butAlpinehadlowerHg.

5 Beardsley RBT 5 Pinecrest RBT 5 SpicerMeadow

ReservoirRBT

5 LaGrangeReservoir RBT 5 BassLake LMB,

Bullhead1 Notimpaired.

5 FlorenceLake BrownTrout

Notimpaired.

5 HuntingtonLake RBT 4f Kokanee(n=1)=0.105 MammothPool

ReservoirRBT

5 ContraLomaReservoir LMB Impaired.5 545TU0164 LMB,

Carp Impaired.WouldbeTier3,but

notpopularforfishing.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCG,

New303(d)Listing5 MarshinFresnoSlough LMB,

Bullhead Impaired.WouldbeTier3,but

notpopularforfishing.DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCG.New303(d)Listing

5 CourtrightReservoir RBT BrownTr(n=1)=0.065 HumeLake RBT 5 WishonReservoir RBT BrownTr(n=1)=0.29

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region6.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments6 ElleryLake RBT 6 GrantLake RBT 6 GullLake RBT 6 JuneLake RBT 6 LundyLake RBT DieldrinaboveFCG.6 SaddlebagLake RBT DieldrinaboveFCG.6 TiogaLake RBT 6 ConvictLake RBT 6 LakeCrowley RBT 6 LakeGeorge RBT 6 LakeMary RBT 6 LakeMamie RBT 6 PleasantValley

ReservoirRBT

6 RockCreekLake RBT 6 LakeSabrina RBT 6 TwinLakes RBT DieldrinaboveFCG.6 ApolloLake RBT 6 PalmdaleLake LMB,

CCAT3 PCBS,dieldrinaboveFCG.New

303(d)Listing6 LakeGregory LMB,

Carp3 DieldrinaboveFCG.New

303(d)Listing6 SpringValleyLake RBT PCBsaboveFCG.6 BridgeportReservoir RBT 6 VirginiaLakes RBT 6 TopazLake Sucker,

RBT4b Verypopular.

6 IndianCreekReservoir RBT 4d DieldrinaboveFCG.Wastewaterwasdischargedintothisreservoirfordecades,NutrientTMDLwasdone,andtheyareactivelyoxygenatingthebottomtoreducenutrientmobilization.Duetoallthewastedischargedoverthedecades,i'mcuriouswhatanynon‐troutspeciesmayshow.Thisreservoirisratherwarm,andmaynotsupporttrout

long‐termwithoutcontinualphysicalmanipulations,Probablywillshifttowarm‐waterspeciesasclimatewarms).

6 FallenLeafLake LakeTrout

4c Notimpaired.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrin,chlordaneaboveFCG.Suspectpesticidesfromnumeroushomesaroundthelake;howevermaynotbeabletocaptureany"bottom"speciesinthisoligotrophic(cold)lake;ifdesignrequiresmultiplespecies,maykickthisoutofcleanlakesstudy)

6 LakeTahoe RBT 6 LakeTahoe‐TahoeKeys 4a Little/nodatafornon‐trout

species,whicharecaught&eatenbylocalpeople"ofcolor"[potentialEJissue];also,JRowanofDFWisactivelyshockingintheKeysLagoonssocostscouldbemodestcomparedtomobilizingawholecrew

6 ProsserCreekReservoir RBT 6 BocaReservoir Sucker,

RBT

6 StampedeReservoir RBT 6 EagleLake EagleLk

Trout

6 CraterLake RBT 6 DodgeReservoir RBT

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region7.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments7 LakeHavasu Carp RB7planstosamplein20157 GeneWash

ReservoirLMB,Carp

1 Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015

7 FergusonLake

LMB,Carp

1 Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015

7 SenatorWashReservoir

LMB,Carp

1 Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015

7 LakeCahuila Carp DDTsaboveFCG7 FigLake Tilapia,

Carp

7 RamerLake Crappie,Carp

Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015

7 WiestLake CCAT,Carp

Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCG.

7 SunbeamLake

LMB,CCAT

2 Notimpaired.RB7planstosamplein2015.PCBs,DDTs,dieldrinaboveFCG.Datafrom2004only.

7 SaltonSea Tilapia RB7planstosamplein2015

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region8.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments8 Lee

Lake/CoronaLake

LMB Impaired.PCBsaboveFCG.

8 LakeEvans LMB,Carp

2 Notimpaired.PCBsaboeFCG.

8 PradoLake LMB,Carp

2 Notimpaired.PCBsaboveFCG.

8 LakeHemet RBT,Carp

Notimpaired.

8 PerrisReservoir

LMB Notimpaired.PCBsandDDTsaboveFCG.

Table4. CandidatesforinclusionintheCleanLakesStudy(continued).CandidatesfortheCleanLakesStudy:Region9.SeeTable3fortierandcolorscheme.LettersindicatepriorityoftheTier4lakes.Region Lake Species Tier Comments9 Lake

HenshawLMB,Carp

3 Impaired.Popular.Sampledlotsoflargebass.OrganicsbelowFCGs.R9Samplinginlatesummerforcyanotoxinsintissues.New303(d)Listing

9 DixonLake LMB 4a Notimpaired.In/closetourbanizedareas.Lotsoffishingforstockedspecies(catfishinsummerandtroutinwinter).Popularforfishing.NewerReservoir,dambuiltin1960s?Storageforimportedwatertreatment.

9 LakeWohlford

LMB Notimpaired.Moderatelypopular.Privateboatsprohibited.DownstreamfromHenshaw…receivesHenshawwaterviacanal

9 LakePoway LMB 4b Notimpaired.In/closetourbanizedareas.Lotsoffishingforstockedspecies(catfishinsummerandtroutinwinter).Popularforfishing.NewerReservoir,dambuiltin1971.Storageforimportedwatertreatment.

9 LakeJennings

LMB,CCAT

3 Impaired.DieldrinaboveFCG.New303(d)Listing

Table5. Tierassignmentsforcandidatelakes.Tier1

1. AntelopeLake(R5)2. BassLake(R5)3. GeneWashReservoir(R7)4. FergusonLake(R7)5. SenatorWashReservoir(R7)

Tier2

1. LopezLake(R3)2. LincolnParkLake(R4)3. MalibouLake(R4)4. SunbeamLake(R7)5. LakeEvans(R8)6. PradoLake(R8)

Tier3

1. CastaicLagoon(R4)2. LeggLake(R4)3. PalmdaleLake(R6)4. LakeGregory(R6)5. LakeHenshaw(R9)6. LakeJennings(R9)

Tier4(topchoicesforeachregionshown,inpriorityorder)

1. LewistonLake(R1)2. LakeofthePines(R5)3. CaplesLake(R5)4. GoldLake(R5)5. LakeAlpine(R5)6. IceHouseReservoir(R5)7. HuntingtonLake(R5)8. LakeTahoe(TahoeKeys)(R6)9. TopazLake(R6)10. FallenLeafLake(R6)11. IndianCreekReservoir(R6)12. DixonLake(R9)

Table6. Targetspeciesandtheircharacteristics.12 ForagingType TrophicLevel Distribution Species Water

columnBottomfeeder

LowEleva‐tion

Foothills

HighElevation

PriorityforCollection

Largemouthbass X 4 X X A Smallmouthbass X 4 X X ASpottedbass X 4 X X ASacramentopikeminnow X 4 X X BWhitecatfish X 4 X X A Brownbullhead X 3 X BChannelcatfish X 4 X X A Carp X 3 X X A Sacramentosucker X 3 X X BTilapia X 3 BBluegill X 3 X X BGreensunfish X 3 X X BCrappie X 3/4 X X BRedearsunfish X 3 X X BRainbowtrout X 3/4 X X X A Browntrout X 3/4 X X ABrooktrout X 3 X AKokanee X 3 ? X X B3Trophiclevelsarethehierarchicalstrataofafoodwebcharacterizedbyorganismsthatarethesamenumberofstepsremoved4fromtheprimaryproducers.TheUSEPA’s1997MercuryStudyReporttoCongressusedthefollowingcriteriatodesignate5trophiclevelsbasedonanorganism’sfeedinghabits:6

Trophiclevel1:Phytoplankton.7Trophiclevel2:Zooplanktonandbenthicinvertebrates.8Trophiclevel3:Organismsthatconsumezooplankton,benthicinvertebrates,andTL2organisms.9Trophiclevel4:Organismsthatconsumetrophiclevel3organisms.10

X widely abundant x less widely abundant “A” primary target for collection “B” secondary target for collection 11

Table7. Targetspecies,sizeranges,andprocessinginstructions. Processas

Individuals(I)and/orComposites

(C)

Processfor

Organics

NumbersandSizeRanges(mm)

PrimaryTargets:stayonlocationuntiloneofthesetargetsfrombothGroup1and2isobtainedGroup1)PredatorBlackbass I 2X(200‐249),2X(250‐304),5X(305‐

407),2X(>407)Sacramentopikeminnow

I 3X(200‐300),3X(300‐400),3X(400‐500)

Browntrout IandC X 3X(200‐300),3X(300‐400),3X(400‐500)

Rainbowtrout

IandC X 5X(300‐400)

Brooktrout IandC X 5X(300‐400)Group2)BottomfeederWhitecatfish C X 5X(229‐305)Channelcatfish

C X 5X(375‐500)

Commoncarp C X 5X(450‐600)Brownbullhead

C 5X(262‐350)

Sacramentosucker

C X 5X(375‐500)

SecondaryTargets:collecttheseifprimarytargetsarenotavailableBluegill C X 5X(127‐170)Redearsunfish

C X

5X(165‐220)

Blackcrappie C X 5X(187‐250)Tilapia C XxGreensunfish C XxKokanee Xx

Table8. Summaryofanalytesincludedinthestudy. Analyte IncludedinStudy?Methylmercury1 Someindividuals,allcompositesPCBs OnecompositeperlocationDDTs OnecompositeperlocationDieldrin OnecompositeperlocationAldrin OnecompositeperlocationChlordanes OnecompositeperlocationSelenium SelectedcompositesbasedonregionalneedsMicrocystins Notincluded(exceptforworkfundedbyRegion9)PBDEs NotincludedDioxins NotincludedPerfluorinatedchemicals

Notincluded

Omega‐3fattyacids Notincluded1Measuredastotalmercury,whichprovidesadirectestimateofmethylmercuryinfishmuscle.

Table9. Parameterstobemeasured.

FISH ATTRIBUTES 1. Totallength2. Forklength3. Weight4. Sex5. Moisture6. Lipidcontent7. Age(forblackbass)

METALS AND METALLOIDS 1. Totalmercury2. Selenium

PESTICIDES 

Chlordanes 1. Chlordane,cis‐2. Chlordane,trans‐3. Heptachlor4. Heptachlorepoxide5. Nonachlor,cis‐6. Nonachlor,trans‐7. Oxychlordane

DDTs 1. DDD(o,p')2. DDD(p,p')3. DDE(o,p')4. DDE(p,p')5. DDMU(p,p')6. DDT(o,p')7. DDT(p,p')

Cyclodienes 1. Aldrin2. Dieldrin3. Endrin

HCHs 1. HCH,alpha2. HCH,beta

Others 1. Dacthal

2. EndosulfanI3. Hexachlorobenzene4. Methoxychlor5. Mirex6. Oxadiazon

PCBs    1. PCB0082. PCB0113. PCB0184. PCB0275. PCB0286. PCB0297. PCB0318. PCB0339. PCB04410. PCB04911. PCB05212. PCB05613. PCB06014. PCB06415. PCB06616. PCB07017. PCB07418. PCB07719. PCB08720. PCB09521. PCB09722. PCB09923. PCB10124. PCB10525. PCB11026. PCB11427. PCB11828. PCB12629. PCB12830. PCB13731. PCB13832. PCB14133. PCB14634. PCB14935. PCB15136. PCB15337. PCB15638. PCB15739. PCB158

40. PCB16941. PCB17042. PCB17443. PCB17744. PCB18045. PCB18346. PCB18747. PCB18948. PCB19449. PCB19550. PCB198/19951. PCB20052. PCB20153. PCB20354. PCB20655. PCB209

Algal Toxins    

Microcystins1. MCY‐RR2. MCY‐LR3. MCY‐YR4. MCY‐LAMCmetabolites1. Desmethyl‐LR2. Desmethyl‐RRCyanotoxins1. anatoxina