![[logo] US EPA](http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/logo_epaseal.gif){kind=logo}
Return to home page
On This Page
State: California
Waterbody ID:
Other ID: CAE4051200020050203154519
State List ID: CAE4051200020050203154519
Location:
State Waterbody Type: Estuary
EPA Waterbody Type: Bays and Estuaries
Water Size: 140
Units: square miles
Watershed Name: Santa Monica Bay
On This Page
- Causes of Impairment
- TMDLs That Apply to This Waterbody
- Previous Causes of Impairment Now Attaining All Uses
State: California
Waterbody ID:
Other ID: CAE4051200020050203154519
State List ID: CAE4051200020050203154519
Location:
State Waterbody Type: Estuary
EPA Waterbody Type: Bays and Estuaries
Water Size: 140
Units: square miles
Watershed Name: Santa Monica Bay
2006 Waterbody Report for Dominguez Channel Estuary (Unlined Portion Below Vermont Ave)
Click on the waterbody for an interactive map
Features
- About This Database (Integrated Report)
- Assessing Water Quality (Questions and Answers)
- Integrated Reporting Guidance
- Previous National Water Quality Reports
- EnviroMapper for Water
- AskWATERS
- EPA WATERS Homepage
- Exchange Network
- Assessment Database
- Statewide Statistical Surveys
- How's My Waterway Local Search tool
- Pollution Categories Summary Document
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006
Description of this table
| Cause of Impairment | Cause of Impairment Group | State TMDL Development Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | Ammonia | TMDL needed |
| Benthic Impacts | Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota | TMDL needed |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | Toxic Organics | TMDL completed |
| Chlordane in Fish Tissue | Pesticides | TMDL completed |
| Chrysene | Toxic Organics | TMDL completed |
| Coliforms | Pathogens | TMDL needed |
| DDT in Tissue and Sediment | Pesticides | TMDL completed |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | Toxic Organics | TMDL completed |
| Dieldrin in Tissue | Pesticides | TMDL completed |
| Lead | Metals (other than Mercury) | TMDL completed |
| Phenanthrene | Toxic Organics | TMDL completed |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | TMDL completed |
| Pyrene | Toxic Organics | TMDL completed |
| Zinc in Sediment | Metals (other than Mercury) | TMDL completed |
TMDLs That Apply to this waterbody
Description of this table
| TMDL Document Name | TMDL Date | TMDL Pollutant Description | TMDL Pollutant Source Type | Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | 4,4'-DDT | Point/Nonpoint Source | Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired; Dieldrin in Tissue; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Chrysene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; Pyrene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Lead; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Benzo[a]pyrene; Phenanthrene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Chlordane | Point/Nonpoint Source | Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Unlisted but Impaired; Phenanthrene; Zinc in Sediment; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Pyrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chrysene; Lead |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Chromium, Total | Point/Nonpoint Source | Zinc in Sediment; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Phenanthrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Pyrene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Unlisted but Impaired; Lead; Dieldrin in Tissue; Chrysene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Contaminated Sediments (Cadmium) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Unlisted but Impaired; Benzo[a]pyrene; Lead; Phenanthrene; Zinc in Sediment; Dieldrin in Tissue; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Chrysene; Pyrene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); DDT in Tissue and Sediment |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Contaminated Sediments (Chlordane) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Pyrene; Lead; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Zinc in Sediment; Unlisted but Impaired; Benzo[a]pyrene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Dieldrin in Tissue; Chrysene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Phenanthrene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Contaminated Sediments (Copper) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Chrysene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Pyrene; Lead; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Unlisted but Impaired; Zinc in Sediment; Dieldrin in Tissue; Phenanthrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Contaminated Sediments (PAHs) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Pyrene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Lead; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Phenanthrene; Dieldrin in Tissue; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chrysene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired; Zinc in Sediment |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Contaminated Sediments (PCBs) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene; Unlisted but Impaired; Zinc in Sediment; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Chrysene; Pyrene; Phenanthrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Benzo[a]pyrene; Lead; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Dieldrin in Tissue |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Copper | Point/Nonpoint Source | Zinc in Sediment; Unlisted but Impaired; Phenanthrene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Benzo[a]pyrene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Chrysene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Pyrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Lead |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | DDT in Sediment | Point/Nonpoint Source | DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Phenanthrene; Pyrene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Dieldrin in Tissue; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Lead; Zinc in Sediment; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Unlisted but Impaired; Benzo[a]anthracene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Chrysene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Dieldrin | Point/Nonpoint Source | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Unlisted but Impaired; Phenanthrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Lead; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Pyrene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Chrysene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Benzo[a]anthracene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; Benzo[a]pyrene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Dieldrin in Sediment | Point/Nonpoint Source | Chrysene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; Pyrene; Unlisted but Impaired; Benzo[a]pyrene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Phenanthrene; Lead; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Lead | Point/Nonpoint Source | Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Phenanthrene; Chrysene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; Pyrene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]pyrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Dieldrin in Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired; Lead; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Lead in Sediment | Point/Nonpoint Source | Lead; Zinc in Sediment; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Phenanthrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Chrysene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Pyrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Mercury in Sediment | Point/Nonpoint Source | Dieldrin in Tissue; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Phenanthrene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene; Pyrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Benzo[a]pyrene; Chrysene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Zinc in Sediment; Unlisted but Impaired; Lead |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) | Point/Nonpoint Source | Pyrene; Phenanthrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Benzo[a]pyrene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Chrysene; Unlisted but Impaired; Lead; Dieldrin in Tissue; Benzo[a]anthracene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Total PCBs | Point/Nonpoint Source | Chlordane in Fish Tissue; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Lead; Dieldrin in Tissue; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Zinc in Sediment; Pyrene; Unlisted but Impaired; Benzo[a]anthracene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Chrysene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Phenanthrene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Total Toxics | Point/Nonpoint Source | DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Benzo[a]anthracene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Zinc in Sediment; Dieldrin in Tissue; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Chrysene; Pyrene; Unlisted but Impaired; Phenanthrene; Lead; Benzo[a]pyrene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Toxaphene | Point/Nonpoint Source | Benzo[a]pyrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Benzo[a]anthracene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Lead; Chrysene; Phenanthrene; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Pyrene; Dieldrin in Tissue; Zinc in Sediment |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Zinc | Point/Nonpoint Source | Unlisted but Impaired; Zinc in Sediment; Dieldrin in Tissue; DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Chrysene; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Phenanthrene; Benzo[a]pyrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Pyrene; Lead; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Benzo[a]anthracene |
| Dominguez Channel And Greater Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Waters Toxics Tmdl | Mar-23-2012 | Zinc in Sediment | Point/Nonpoint Source | DDT in Tissue and Sediment; Zinc in Sediment; Chlordane in Fish Tissue; Unlisted but Impaired; Lead; Benzo[a]anthracene; Pyrene; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Dieldrin in Tissue; Benzo[a]pyrene; Contaminated Sediments (Zinc); Chrysene; Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; Phenanthrene |
Previous Causes of Impairments Now Attaining All Uses
No causes of impairment are recorded as attaining all uses for this waterbody.