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Official Water Board record · 2026 cycle

Espinosa Slough

Waterbody ID (WBID)
CAR3091101019981230135152
County / counties
Monterey
Regional Water Board
Regional Board 3 - Central Coast Region
Waterbody type
River & Stream
Condition category
Category 5 — 303(d) listed, TMDL required
Integrated Report cycle
2026

303(d) listings (11)

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
AmmoniaNutrients126551Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Nutrients
BifenthrinPesticides108136List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Watershed Sediment Toxicity TMDL U.S. EPA Vision Priority
DiazinonPesticides108100Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLLower Salinas River Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon TMDL
MalathionPesticides108112Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredHigh
NitrateNutrients125821Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Nutrients
PesticidesPesticides77746List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Original5A TMDL still requiredLow
pHOther Cause108123Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Priority OrganicsToxic Organics69063List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Original5A TMDL still requiredLow
PyrethroidsPesticides108132List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Watershed Sediment Toxicity TMDL U.S. EPA Vision Priority
ToxicityTotal Toxics108128Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Watershed Sediment Toxicity TMDL U.S. EPA Vision Priority
TurbiditySediment108130Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredHigh

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
CAR3091101019981230135152
CALWNUM
3309.11
WBD code
180600150103
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
1 Miles

Facilities with an NAL exceedance for a listed pollutant (2)

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

North Monterey County Unified School District3 27I017920

pH · most recent exceedance RY 2018 · association: derived watershed association

Peninsula Auto Dismantlers3 27I023275

pH · most recent exceedance RY 2022 · association: derived watershed association

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
A and S Metals

Castroville · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Amercian Bottling Co

Castroville · No Exposure Certification

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

American Cooling Inc SEMCO

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Associated Tagline

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc Castroville Sales Center

Castroville · Notice of Non-Applicability

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Carmel Marina Corp

Castroville · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Cemex

Marina · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Hanbit Enterprises Inc dba Jack and the Beanstalk

Salinas · No Exposure Certification

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Keith Day Company Inc

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Monterey Farms Inc

Salinas · No Exposure Certification

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Monterey Salinas Transit

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Peninsula Auto Dismantlers

Prunedale · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Salinas Recycling Inc

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Salinas Union High School District

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Santa Clara Transfer Service

Castroville · No Exposure Certification

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Sun Street Transfer Station

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

UPS Salinas Center CASAL

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Valley Pacific Petroleum Salinas

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

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.