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Official Water Board record · 2026 cycle

Quail Creek

Waterbody ID (WBID)
CAR3091900020011227140647
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 (23)

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
AmmoniaNutrients126616Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Nutrients
BensulidePesticides108578List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
BifenthrinPesticides108552List 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
ChlorpyrifosPesticides108513Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLLower Salinas River Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon TMDL
CopperMetals108514List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Cyhalothrin, LambdaPesticides108567List 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
CypermethrinPesticides108553List 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
DiazinonPesticides108515Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLLower Salinas River Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon TMDL
DimethoatePesticides108556Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Escherichia coli (E. coli)Pathogens125833Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Fecal Coliform
ImidaclopridPesticides108548List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
MalathionPesticides108527Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredHigh
MethomylPesticides108550List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
NitrateNutrients127849Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Nutrients
Organophosphate PesticidesPesticides108533List on 303(d) list (being addressed by USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLLower Salinas River Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon TMDL
OxyfluorfenPesticides108557List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Oxygen, DissolvedNutrients108536Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (being addressed with USEPA approved TMDL)Revised5B Addressed by USEPA-approved TMDLSalinas River Nutrients
PermethrinPesticides108572List 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
pHOther Cause108538List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
Temperature, waterOther Cause126137Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
ToxicityTotal Toxics108543Do 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
TurbiditySediment108545Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow
ZincMetals108546List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A TMDL still requiredLow

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
CAR3091900020011227140647
CALWNUM
3309.110000, 3309.200003, 3309.700905, 3309.700906
WBD code
180600051506, 180600051507
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
7.47 Miles

Facilities with an NAL exceedance for a listed pollutant (1)

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

Dune Company of Salinas3 27I026944

Zinc · most recent exceedance RY 2021 · 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
BWC Salinas

Salinas · No Exposure Certification · 0.22 km away

derived_nearby_in_watershed

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Dune Company of Salinas

Chualar · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Helena Agri Enterprises LLC Salinas

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Lhoist North America

Salinas · Notice of Intent

derived_watershed_association

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Pick N Pull Auto Dismantlers

Salinas · Notice of Intent · 0.78 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

ReadyRefresh Salinas

Salinas · Notice of Intent · 0.12 km away

derived_nearby_in_watershed

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

TForce Freight Salinas

Salinas · No Exposure Certification · 0.92 km away

derived_receiving_water

Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

tonghuausa

Salinas · Notice of Intent · 0.86 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.