Water Quality Information
To report illegal dumping and/or discharges into the storm drains
or to report a pollution spill, call 949-248-3565 or 949-248-3554.
For emergencies, dial 911.
For Water or sewer concer ns or questions, contact the South Coast
Water District at 949-499-4555.
For general water quality concerns or questions, call 949-248-3584
or email WaterQuality@danapoint.org
ILLEGAL & ALLOWABLE DISCHARGES
The storm water / urban runoff permit includes specific types of
discharges that either are allowed or are illegal. These types
of discharges may occur from business, commercial, industrial,
and residential activities .
Illegal Discharges
These are discharges from businesses, commercial, industrial,
and residential activities that are considered illegal.
Discharges of wash water from the cleaning or hosing of impervious
surfaces in municipal, commercial, and residential areas including
parking lots, streets, sidewalks, driveways, patios, plazas, work
yards and outdoor eating or drinking areas.
Discharges that result from the cleaning, re pair or maintenance
of any type of equipment, machinery, or facility includ ing motor
vehicles, cement-related equipment, and porta -potty servicing.
Discharges of wash water from the hosing or cleaning of gas stations,
auto repair garages, or other types of automotive service facilities.
Sewage discharges.
Discharges of wash water from mobile operati ons such as mobile
automobile washing, steam cleaning, power washing, and carpet cleaning.
Discharges of runoff from material storage a reas containing chemicals,
fuels, grease, oil, or other hazardous material.
Discharges of pool or fountain water contain ing chlorine, biocides,
or other chemicals; discharges of pool or fountain backwash water.
Discharges of sediment, pet waste, vegetation clippings, or other
landscape or construction related wastes.
Discharges of food related wastes (e.g. grea se, fish processing,
and restaurant kitchen mat and trash bin wash water.
Discharges of oil and other auto fluids and household chemicals.
These activities m ay occur if the activity is conducted in a manner
that results in no runoff entering the drainage system (i.e. using
Best Management Practices).
For example, resid ents may wash down their driveway and sidewalks
if they complete the activity in a m anner which captures or diverts
the water they use, so that it does not drain into the streets and
storm drains. This may be accomplished by using “Best Management
Practices” such as:
Sweeping the drive way and sidewalk of all debris and putting in
the trash. Then, while using a hose nozzle, lightly spraying
the driveway and sidewalk away from t he gutter onto the lawn or
into a planter area.
Or Just sweep the driveway and sidewalk – no water necessary!
Allowable Discharges
Allowed discharges
are not normally significant sources of pollutants. Activities
t hat produce these discharges may be conducted using Best Management
Practices ( BMPs ) that prevent or reduce pollutants that may flow
to creeks and the ocean. Below is a list of the allowed discharges.
Individual residential car washing discharge
Lawn watering discharge
De-chlorinated swimming pool discharge
Irrigation water discharge (potable)
Uncontaminated pumped ground water discharge
Rising ground water discharge
Uncontaminated ground water infiltration discharge
Fountain drain discharge
Diverted Stream Flow discharge
Water from crawl space pumps
Footing drain discharge
Air conditioning condensation discharge
Flows from riparian habitats and wetland discharge
Water line flushing
Best Management Practices for a variety of residential, construction
and commercial activities is found below, under Water Quality/Urban
Runoff Information.
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Water Conservation – Take the Challenge to Save 20 gallons!
Kids & Adults – Become a Water Super Hero and Get Free Prizes!
Create your personal watering schedule at: http://www.bewaterwise.com/calculator.html
Be a Water Saver Home: http://www.h2ouse.org/
Orange County California Native Plant Society:http://www.occnps.org
Outdoor Water Saving Tip Sheet 
Indoor Water Saving Tip Sheet
Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Garden Brochure:
$$ Rebates for Residents
$$ Rebates for HOAs
Other Useful links:
Orange County Stormwater Program www.ocwatersheds.com
Doheny Beach Interpretive Association www.dohenystatebeach.org
Surfrider – South Orange County Chapter www.surfrider.org/southorangecounty
Keep California Beautiful www.keepcaliforniabeautiful.com/
Local Beach Water Quality www.ocbeachinfo.com
Dana Point Earth Ocean Society www.danapointearthocean.org
Heal the Bay www.healthebay.org
Trash & Recycling Services www.crrwasteservices.com
Household hazardous waste (HHW) Disposal www.oclandfills.com & www.earth911.org
How You Can Help Reduce Water Pollution www.swrcb.ca.gov/nps/lookwhatyoucando.html
State Water Resources Control Board www.swrcb.ca.gov
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Dana Point City Council - October 16, 2007
General Manager Mike Dunbar
South Coast Water District
View Presentation>>
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 Development
Urban Runoff Requirements
Click here to review list of requirements
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 The Local Implementation Plan (LIP) was prepared
to address the third term NPDES Stormwater Permit from the SDRWQCB
Presented in this website in Adobe Acrobat Reader format (.pdf
format) is the complete Draft LIP. Click
here to view
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 Watersheds
A watershed is the geographic area draining
into a specific river system, ocean or other body of water
through a single outlet and includes the receiving waters.
Watersheds are usually bordered, and separated from other
watersheds, by mountain ridges or other naturally elevated
areas. The City of Dana Point lies within three watersheds:
the Salt Creek Watershed ( Dana Point Coastal Streams), the
San Juan Creek Watershed, and the Prima Deshecha Segunda Deshecha
Watershed (San Clemente Coastal Streams). The map on the right
can be used to help determine which watershed you live in.
All these watersheds eventually drain to the Pacific Ocean.
Click map for full size version (PDF
759KB )
In easier terms, this means that all the water from each
watershed – rain water, car washing water, irrigation
overspray, spills and anything else that ends up in the City’s
storm drains will eventually commingle and end up in the same
place – the Ocean!
That is why everyone needs to be
conscious of their activities and the potential impact of their
activities on our Beaches and Ocean. |
Water Quality
Web sites:
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Orange
County Watershed & Coastal Resources Division