Ocean Water Protection Program Orange County Coastal Coalition 2013 Update Health Care Agency Public Health Services Environmental Health Larry Honeybourne 1
Sewage Spills and Beach Closures
Total Number of Sewage Spills Reported in Orange County from 1987 2013 (Excluding Tertiary Recycled Water Spills) Spills Reported 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 158 63 83 59 75 100 114 120 115 123 94 224 245 340 387 408 399 374 367 341 293 266 208 188 181 173 146 * 0 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 *January 1 December 3, 2013
Number of Ocean and Bay Water Closures in Orange County Due to Sewage Spills 1987 2013 Closures 60 50 40 30 20 10 8 12 11 10 15 15 7 17 22 21 17 35 21 40 51 37 27 30 36 24 6 12 18 17 6 9 11 * 0 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 * January 1 December 3, 2013
Percent of Closures 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 63% Percent of Ocean & Bay Water Closures Caused by Sewage Spill Discharges of 1000 Gallons or More 1999-2013 48% 41% 24% 22% 26% 41% 16% 8% 16% 16% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year 52% 67% 44% * 36% * January 1 December 3, 2013
Percent of Closures (%) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Percent of Ocean and Bay Water Closures Due to Private Property Owner Sewage Spills 1999-2013 30% 27% 35% 56% 59% 50% 44% 63% 75% 44% 33% 35% 33% 22% * 45% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year * January 1 December 3, 2013
Causes of Ocean and Bay Water Closures 1999 2013 Pipeline Blockages 62% Pump Station Failures 8% Treatment Plant Discharges 2% Pipeline Breaks 12% Vessel Pump Stations 12% Misc. 3%
Types of Pipeline Blockages Causing Ocean, Harbor and Bay Water Closures 1999 2013 Roots 31% Unknown 21% Vandalism 1% Misc. 5% Grease 26% Debris 16% 10
AB 411 Ocean & Bay Monitoring Program
Multi-Agency Collaboration County of Orange Health Care Agency Environmental Health Public Health Lab OC Public Works OC Watersheds Orange County Sanitation District South Orange County Wastewater Authority
Public Notification and Risk Communication Beach Signs Telephone Hotline (714) 433-6400 Website www.ocbeachinfo.com Social Media www.twitter.com/ocbeachinfo E-mail updates OCEAN RECREATIONAL WATER UPDATE Time: 4:15 PM Date: December 3, 2013 Today s Closure and Posted Warning Status Report:
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Beach Mile Days (BMD) CA State Metric for Uniform Beach Comparisons: (Miles of Beach Posted) X (Number of Days ) = Beach Mile Days. Example: ½ mile of beach is posted for a 4 day period (0.5 miles) x (4 days) = 2.0 Beach Mile Days (BMD)
AB 411 Period (April 1 October 31) Postings for all Orange County Ocean and Bay Water Areas 2000 2013 Year Posted Warnings 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 2006 183 1,381 177.4 2007 116 1,037 139.0 2008 121 875 132.2 2009 109 791 135.6 2010 102 843 87.6 2011 114 855 164.0 2012 117 1008 165.4 2013 86 458 34.0 91% Reduction in Number of Beach Mile Days from 2002 to 2013
Total Number of Beach Mile Days Posted for AB411 Period (April 1 October 31) 2000-2013 450 400 350 362.8 366.0 Beach Mile Days 300 250 200 150 100 50 282.4 247.5 196.8 197.6 177.4 139.0 132.2 135.6 87.6 164 165.4 34 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year
Huntington State Beach Number of Beach Mile Days Posted 2000 2013 (April 1 October 31) 80 Beach Mile Days 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 67.6 61 41.9 23.8 21.9 26.2 14.5 10.6 12.1 11 8.1 14.8 3.4 2.3 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year Sampling Station Compliance with AB411 Standards 2005 2013 (April 1 October 31) Santa Ana River Mouth Brookhurst Magnolia Newland 99.0% 98.0% 100.0% 99.0% Beach Blvd. 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0% 100.0% 23
Newport Bay Number of Beach Mile Days Posted 2000 2013 (April 1 October 31) 75 68 Beach Mile Days 50 25 56 43 40 31 21 30 18 15 19 18 25 22 13.2 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 24
Doheny State Beach Beach Mile Days 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 140 148.4 142.5 Number of Beach Mile Days Posted 2000 2013 (April 1 October 31) 116.5 107.6 107.9 71 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 36.1 60 53.3 46 121.1 74.9 1.4 Lifeguard Tower #6 Lifeguard Tower #7 Between Tower #9 & #8 Lifeguard Tower #9 San Juan Creek/Ocean 500' N. San Juan Creek North Beach Sampling Station Compliance with AB411 Standards 2005 2013 (April 1 October 31) 96.0% 98.0% 99.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 99.0% 25 75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0%
Heal the Bay 2012-13 Annual Beach Report Card 93% of Orange County beaches received A or B grades 8 Honor Roll Beaches in Orange County OC Honor Roll Beaches Surfside Wedge El Moro Blue Lagoon Camel Point Laguna Lido 1000 Steps Trafalgar Honor Roll Criteria: Year-round monitoring Zero exceedances during dry weather 27
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) 2013 Testing the Waters Report Evaluated 200 most popular U.S. beaches Only 13 beaches in U.S. received highest 5-Star rating 3 5 Star beaches in California, all in Orange County Bolsa Chica State Beach, Newport Beach (38 th St & 52 nd /53 rd Streets) San Clemente (Ave Califia and Las Palmeras) 5-Star rating criteria: Water Quality - 2012 Testing frequency Always issues advisories promptly Water Quality - last 3 years Posts closings/advisories online & at beach 28
Current Issues: EPA Recreational Water Quality Criteria December/2012 Enterococcus (marine waters) SWRCB California Ocean Plan - August/2013 TC, FC, Enterococcus (AB 411 consistent), Evaluating use of Enterococcus only SWRCB Increased AB 411 funding - FY 2013-2014 SWRCB CBI Grants Program Ongoing Orange County AB 411 Collaborative, Integrated, Regional Monitoring Program: SARWQCB (Region 8) Implemented SDRWQCB (Region 9) - TAC Meetings Ongoing, Projected completion date Spring 2014
Current Issues (cont d): Poche Beach OC Watersheds, OC Parks, City of San Clemente Dry weather urban runoff UV/Filtration system Bird mgmt. sound, stuffed coyotes, falcons, landfill bird control Improved water quality Doheny State Beach Sewage collection system investigation (SCCWRP & OC Watersheds) Improved water quality SWRCB Beach Water Quality Workgroup Quarterly Meetings Southern and Northern California
Research Studies: SCCWRP San Diego wet weather epidemiology/qmra study Surfers QMRA EPA study (beach TBD) SWRCB CBI funding Comparative FIB/Pathogen Degradation study PCR Automation methodology development (DD PCR) SIPP/User Manual Bight 13 (OCSD, Coastal Cities, HCA PHL, LACSD, Ventura County)
Research Studies: STANFORD/HEAL THE BAY Predictive Beach Modeling study - ongoing Various types of beaches/oc beaches Seal Beach, Poche, Doheny City of Newport Beach Newport Blvd Bridge Storm drain study Gutter study/natural Sources Exclusion Health Care Agency Public Health Lab Microbial analyses: Bight 13 AB 411 Newport Beach studies
Conclusion: Continued improvement of Orange County beach water quality through extensive collaboration and effort on the part of all stakeholders: State (SWRCB & RWQCBs), County, Cities, SCCWRP, POTWs and NGO s
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