Water Quality Control Plan for California's Central Coast Region (Basin Plan)
Contents
Summary
The Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast Region (Basin Plan) is the Board's master water quality control planning document. It designates beneficial uses and water quality objectives for waters of the State, including surface waters and groundwater. It also includes programs of implementation to achieve water quality objectives.[1]
Background
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) is one of nine RWQCBs in California and has jurisdiction over a 300 mile-long by 40 mile-long section of the Central Coast of California. [2] Agriculture, tourism, and oil primarily dominate the economic and urban atmosphere of this region. [2] Water quality occurring most frequently in this region include excessive salinity conditions and hardness of groundwater; nitrate concentrations are becoming an increasingly growing problem. [2] Seven groundwater basins contain total dissolved solids (TDS) counts greater than 1000 mg/L: [2]
- Near Hollister
- Lower Forebay of the Salinas River Valley (Salinas River Watershed)
- The Carrizo Plain
- The Santa Maria Valley and the Cuyama Valley
- San Antonio Creek
- Lompoc and Santa Rita Basins of the Santa Ynez River Valley
- Goleta and Santa Barbara
The Carrizo Plain groundwater basin has the highest concentration of mineralization at over 5000 mg/L TDS. [2]
References
- ↑ CCRWQCB http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/publications_forms/publications/basin_plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 [1]