Imperial Valley Drains
2026 303(d) list Waterbody ID CAR7231000019990205150323 River & Stream Region 7 · Colorado River
At a glance
- 2026 listing Evidence: State-published
- On the 2026 303(d) list · 18 Appendix A decisions
- Category 5: a TMDL is required
- What a listing means
- Pollutants and stressors
- 18 pollutants in 6 Appendix A categories
- Metals (1) · Nutrients (1) · Pesticides (13) · Sediment (1) · Total Toxics (1) · Toxic Organics (1)
- Listing decisions
- TMDL information Evidence: State-published
- 18 decisions with a TMDL requirement status; 7 name a TMDL project
- Status codes as published: 5A, 5B
- TMDL details
- Industrial stormwater facilities
- 12 report it as their receiving water Evidence: identification corroborated
- 133 within 1 km Evidence: geographic proximity
- Neither count establishes a discharge · Facilities
What a 303(d) listing means
The Clean Water Act section 303(d) list names waters that do not meet water quality standards for one or more pollutants or stressors. California publishes it in the Integrated Report; this page shows the 2026 decisions from Appendix A as published.
- A listing describes the condition of the waterbody. It does not identify which sources cause the impairment, and it does not by itself place a requirement on any particular facility.
- Listed waters do not all have the same status. The Integrated Report category says how an impairment is being addressed: 5, a TMDL is required; 4a, addressed by a USEPA-approved TMDL; 4b, addressed by other pollution control requirements; 4c, impairment not caused by a pollutant. This waterbody's decisions are in category 5.
- TMDL requirement status values (such as 5A or 5B) are shown exactly as published in Appendix A.
2026 listing status Evidence: State-published
- On the 2026 303(d) list
- Yes
- Appendix A decisions
- 18
- Integrated Report category
- 5 (a TMDL is required)
- Listing cycle
- 2026
- State Board adoption
- 2026-02-03 (Resolution 2026-0005)
- USEPA approval
- not confirmed — submittal letter to USEPA published; no approval found on the report page (checked 2026-10-22)
- Regional Water Board
- 7 — Colorado River
Published by the State Water Resources Control Board (2026 California Integrated Report, Appendix A). Listing status is taken from Appendix A only. A listing describes the condition of this waterbody, not of any facility.
Location
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Listing decisions and pollutants Evidence: State-published
Grouped by the Pollutant Category published in Appendix A. Pollutant names, categories and decisions are exactly as published.
Metals (1 decision)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium | Metals | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159219 |
Nutrients (1 decision)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | Nutrients | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 169424 |
Pesticides (13 decisions)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bifenthrin | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159223 |
| Chlordane | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL) | Revised | Agriculture | 156104 |
| Chlorpyrifos | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL) | Revised | Agriculture | 156105 |
| Cypermethrin | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159224 |
| DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL) | Revised | Agriculture | 169663 |
| Dieldrin | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL) | Revised | Agriculture | 156115 |
| Disulfoton | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 156116 |
| Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159230 |
| Imidacloprid | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159222 |
| Permethrin | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159231 |
| Pyrethroids | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 159221 |
| Toxaphene | Pesticides | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 156150 |
| Trifluralin | Pesticides | 5 | List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown | 171961 |
Sediment (1 decision)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedimentation/Siltation | Sediment | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL) | Original | Agricultural Return Flows | 68868 |
Total Toxics (1 decision)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity | Total Toxics | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | A Source Unknown Agriculture | 159220 |
Toxic Organics (1 decision)
| Pollutant | Pollutant category | Category | Final listing decision | Decision status | Sources | Decision ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) | Toxic Organics | 5 | Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list) | Revised | Agriculture | 156142 |
TMDL information Evidence: State-published
| Pollutant | TMDL requirement status | TMDL project | Priority | USEPA approval of TMDL | Expected attainment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Bifenthrin | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Chlordane | 5B | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | — | 2024-03-19 | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 5B | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | — | 2024-03-19 | — |
| Cypermethrin | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) | 5B | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | — | 2024-03-19 | — |
| Dieldrin | 5B | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | — | 2024-03-19 | — |
| Disulfoton | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Esfenvalerate/Fenvalerate | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Imidacloprid | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) | 5A | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | Low | — | — |
| Permethrin | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Pyrethroids | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Sedimentation/Siltation | 5B | Imperial Valley Drains Sediment TMDL | — | 2005-09-30 | — |
| Selenium | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Toxaphene | 5A | Imperial Valley Organochlorine Compounds and Organophosphate Pesticides TMDL | Low | — | — |
| Toxicity | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
| Trifluralin | 5A | — | Low | — | — |
This is TMDL information for the waterbody. It does not establish that a TMDL applies to any particular facility. Facility-specific TMDL requirements recorded in SMARTS appear on facility pages and are not linked to this waterbody until reviewed.
HUC12 watersheds
Published with the listing Evidence: publisher-reported
- Midway Well 181002040401
- 181002040405 181002040405
- Grays Well 181002040701
- Headwaters Alamo River 181002040702
- 181002040703 (huc12 not loaded)
- 181002040704 (huc12 not loaded)
- 181002040705 (huc12 not loaded)
- 181002040707 (huc12 not loaded)
- 181002040808 (huc12 not loaded)
- 181002040902 (huc12 not loaded)
The published list is truncated in Appendix A; it is not a complete list of watersheds.
Overlapping the waterbody's shape Evidence: spatial
- Midway Well 181002040401 also published
- 181002040405 181002040405 also published
- Town of El Centro 181002040801
- Ash Main Canal-Alamo River 181002040802
- Town of Fuller-Alamo River 181002040803
- Gieselmann Lake-Alamo River 181002040804
- Ramer Lake-Alamo River 181002040805
- Town of Calipatria-Alamo River 181002040807
- Salt Creek Slough 181002041008
- Upper New River 181002041101
- Middle New River 181002041103
- Lower New River 181002041104
- 181002041303 181002041303
- 181002041304 181002041304
- Town of Niland-Frontal Salton Sea 181002041309
- 181002041401 181002041401
- Obsidian Butte-Frontal Salton Sea 181002041402
- 181002041403-Frontal Salton Sea 181002041403
- Kane Spring-Frontal Salton Sea 181002041404
- Salton Sea 181002041600
Industrial stormwater facilities
Evidence: identification corroborated
Shows: the facility named this waterbody as its receiving water in SMARTS, and the name and the facility's location are consistent with it. Does not establish: a discharge pathway, a discharge of any pollutant, or a cause of the listing.
Evidence: geographic proximity
Shows: the facility's reported location is within 1 km of the waterbody's mapped shape. Does not establish: that the facility discharges to this waterbody, or any other relationship.
Report this waterbody as their receiving water Evidence: identification corroborated
| Facility | WDID | Status | Distance from reported location | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11418514 Route 8 Project Batch Plant | 7 13I027310 | Terminated | 33 m | map |
| Cardlock Fuels System LLC | 7 13I028609 | Active | 82 m | map |
| TerraLithium | 7 13I031545 | Active | 137 m | map |
| FedEx Freight Calexico | 7 13I029048 | Active | 308 m | map |
| FedEx Freight Calexico | 7 13I018381 | Terminated | 314 m | map |
| Import Auto Source LLC | 7 13I028320 | Active | 331 m | map |
| El Centro Bulk Plant | 7 13I028430 | Active | 368 m | map |
| CalPortland Company DBA Superior El Centro Plant | 7 13I031585 | Active | 381 m | map |
| Pick1Part | 7 13I030106 | Active | 428 m | map |
| UPS Imperial CAECN | 7 13I022784 | Terminated | 571 m | map |
| UPS Imperial CAECN | 7 13NEC000330 | Terminated | 571 m | map |
| UPS El Centro CAELC | 7 13I015308 | Active | 792 m | map |
Receiving water reported by facility — waterbody identification corroborated by geographic evidence. 12 facilities.
Within 1 km of a facility's reported location Evidence: geographic proximity
Spatial proximity only; discharge pathway not established. Being near this waterbody does not mean a facility discharges to it.
| Facility | WDID | Status | Distance | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Dismantling LLC | 7 13I031729 | Active | 217 m | map |
| Ace Auto & Truck | 7 13I010429 | Terminated | 232 m | map |
| Ace Auto & Truck | 7 13I011994 | Terminated | 232 m | map |
| One World Beef LLC | 7 13NNA000292 | NONA Submitted | 238 m | map |
| Big Rock Solar Farm | 7 13NNA003609 | NONA Submitted | 244 m | map |
| Chromizing Southwest | 7 13I004300 | Terminated | 246 m | map |
| Laidlaw - El Centro | 7 13I020282 | Terminated | 256 m | map |
| One World Beef | 7 13I026564 | Active | 260 m | map |
| Leconte Energy Storage | 7 13NNA002474 | NONA Submitted | 270 m | map |
| FedEx Freight Calexico | 7 13I029048 | Active | 308 m | map |
| Calpine Containers Inc | 7 13NEC009296 | Active | 310 m | map |
| FedEx Freight Calexico | 7 13I018381 | Terminated | 314 m | map |
| Imperial Sch Dist | 7 13I007351 | Terminated | 318 m | map |
| SC Fuels Brawley Cardlock | 7 13I028402 | Active | 319 m | map |
| Import Auto Source LLC | 7 13I028320 | Active | 331 m | map |
| SA Recycling | 7 13I023791 | Terminated | 331 m | map |
| Hlr Inc | 7 13I013591 | Terminated | 331 m | map |
| Gourmet Trading | 7 13NNA000455 | NONA Submitted | 338 m | map |
| Bus Yard Shop | 7 13I006738 | Terminated | 350 m | map |
| Ventura Transfer Company El Centro | 7 13I028858 | Terminated | 359 m | map |
| Ventura Transfer Company El Centro | 7 13NNA001714 | NONA Submitted | 359 m | map |
| El Centro Bulk Plant | 7 13I028430 | Active | 368 m | map |
| Granite Const Co Calipatria Pl | 7 13I002202 | Terminated | 374 m | map |
| CalPortland Company DBA Superior El Centro Plant | 7 13I031585 | Active | 381 m | map |
| Superior Ready Mix El Centro | 7 13I029289 | Terminated | 382 m | map |
| Bus Shed | 7 13I006008 | Terminated | 388 m | map |
| Mccabe Union Elem Sch Dist | 7 13I017887 | Terminated | 388 m | map |
| First Transit Inc 55837 | 7 13I021852 | Active | 388 m | map |
| Seven Up RC Bottling Company Inc | 7 13NEC001695 | Terminated | 404 m | map |
| Brawley Beef LLC | 7 13I017228 | Terminated | 411 m | map |
| National Beef CA LP | 7 13I020256 | Terminated | 411 m | map |
| Reddy Ice Brawley | 7 13NEC014862 | Active | 420 m | map |
| Holtville Clay Pit | 7 13I025698 | Active | 427 m | map |
| Elli Alpert | 7 13I026853 | Active | 428 m | map |
| Pick1Part | 7 13I030106 | Active | 428 m | map |
| FMA Industries LLC dba FMA Recycling | 7 13I031492 | Active | 428 m | map |
| bajamovil inc | 7 13I027690 | Active | 430 m | map |
| Granite Const Co El Centro Hwy | 7 13I002196 | Terminated | 431 m | map |
| Centro Warehouse Bus Maint | 7 13I012868 | Terminated | 437 m | map |
| El Centro ESD Bus Maint Fac | 7 13I018251 | Terminated | 437 m | map |
| El Centro ESD Bus Maint Fac | 7 13NEC002036 | Active | 437 m | map |
| Calexico SWS | 7 13I025654 | Active | 464 m | map |
| Camp Billy Machen | 7 13I018047 | Terminated | 491 m | map |
| Merrill Pit Kiowa Helecopters | 7 13I021824 | Terminated | 491 m | map |
| PM AG Prod | 7 13I005151 | Terminated | 500 m | map |
| Wesway Feed Prod Co Inc | 7 13I017985 | Terminated | 500 m | map |
| Bus Shed Warehouse | 7 13I007189 | Terminated | 514 m | map |
| Brawley Elementary Bus Shop | 7 13I017927 | Terminated | 514 m | map |
| Brawley Elementary Bus Shop | 7 13NEC003607 | Terminated | 514 m | map |
| Val Rock Inc | 7 13I010734 | Terminated | 562 m | map |
Sources and provenance
| Information | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| Watershed Boundary Dataset HU2 GeoPackages 15, 16, 18 (WBDHU12) | USGS | 2026-10-22 |
| 2026 California Integrated Report, Appendix A: 2026 303(d) List (final) | SWRCB | 2026-10-22 |
| Final_2026_Rivers_and_Streams + Final_2026_Lakes_and_Reservoirs (FeatureServer 0) | SWRCB GIS | 2026-10-22 |
| SMARTS TMDL requirements | SMARTS | 2026-10-21 |
Relationships computed 2026-10-22 (facility_huc12/1, proximity/1, receiving_water/2, tmdl_reference/1, waterbody_huc12_ovl/1, waterbody_huc12_pub/1).
Integrated Report categories: 5, a TMDL is required; 4a, addressed by a USEPA-approved TMDL; 4b, addressed by other pollution control requirements; 4c, impairment not caused by a pollutant.