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Official Water Board record · 2026 cycle

Ballona Creek

Waterbody ID (WBID)
CAR4051300019980918142302
County / counties
Los Angeles
Regional Water Board
Regional Board 4 - Los Angeles Region
Waterbody type
River & Stream
Condition category
Category 5 — 303(d) listed, TMDL required
Integrated Report cycle
2026

303(d) listings (22)

Each row is one official listing decision from Appendix A of the Final 2026 California Integrated Report. Source terminology is preserved as published.

Pollutant / stressorDecision IDFinal listing decisionDecision statusTMDL requirement statusTMDL projectTMDL priority
AluminumMetals153900List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
BifenthrinPesticides138149List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
ChlordanePesticides138098List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
CopperMetals138103Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Metals (57)
CyanideToxic Inorganics138104Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
CyfluthrinPesticides138157List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Cyhalothrin, LambdaPesticides138159List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
CypermethrinPesticides138150List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)Pesticides149393List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
DeltamethrinPesticides138158List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Esfenvalerate/FenvaleratePesticides138162List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
FipronilPesticides138142List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
ImidaclopridPesticides138145List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Indicator BacteriaPathogens150277Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Coliform (49)
LeadMetals138116Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Metals (57)
PermethrinPesticides138167List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
pHOther Cause138128List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
PyrethroidsPesticides138141List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
ToxicityTotal Toxics138137Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Toxics (55)
TrashTrash68083List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)Original5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Trash (51)
Viruses (enteric)Pathogens69253List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)Original5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Coliform (49)
ZincMetals138140Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLBallona Creek Metals (57)

Source & provenance

Agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
Report
Final 2026 California Integrated Report
Dataset
Appendix A — 2026 303(d) List of Impaired Waters
Imported
Aug 21, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC
Waterbody ID
CAR4051300019980918142302
CALWNUM
40513000
Geometry
Official Water Board GIS (CA_WATERBOARDS_GIS_FINAL_2026)

Location

Official 2026 Water Board geometry. Demonstration facility markers are shown for context only.

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Watershed
Assessed size
6.5 Miles

Facilities with an NAL exceedance for a listed pollutant (3)

Geographically associated industrial stormwater facilities whose reported results exceeded an Industrial General Permit Numeric Action Level for a pollutant this waterbody is listed for.

Derived

Culver City City Refuse Transf4 19I001571

Copper, pH, Zinc · most recent exceedance RY 2025 · association: derived receiving water

Culver City Transportation Facility4 19I001597

Copper, Zinc · most recent exceedance RY 2025 · association: derived receiving water

Moldex Metric Inc4 19I021497

pH, Zinc · most recent exceedance RY 2021 · association: derived receiving water

This is derived co-occurrence between a calculated NAL comparison and the official 303(d) listing for this waterbody. An NAL exceedance triggers Exceedance Response Actions under the permit; it is not a violation and does not establish that any facility caused or contributed to this impairment.

Derived facility associations

Industrial stormwater facilities geographically associated with this waterbody. These are derived spatial associations, not Water Board findings.

Derived
Artex Manufacturing Company

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.12 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Bar Nine

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.64 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Cold Stone Creamery 20186

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.76 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Culver City City Refuse Transf

Culver City · Notice of Intent · 0.10 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Culver City Transportation Facility

Culver City · Notice of Intent · 0.02 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Los Angeles Distillery

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.10 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

mike fair custom furniture

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.06 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

MM Manufacturing

Culver City · Notice of Non-Applicability · 0.25 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Moldex Metric Inc

Culver City · Notice of Intent · 0.17 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Nova Color Inc

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.11 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

ONEIL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Los Angeles · No Exposure Certification · 0.39 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Smart Simple Gourmet Inc

Culver City · No Exposure Certification · 0.85 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Facility records are official Industrial General Permit registrations, but the association between a facility and this waterbody is derived geographically (proximity or shared HUC12 subwatershed) and is not a Water Board receiving-water determination. Where a permit carries a Water Board-stated TMDL requirement naming this water, it is listed separately above.