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* '''Agricultural Supply (AGR)'''- water used for farming, ranching, or horticulture that includes, but is not limited to irrigation, stock watering, and grazing land survival.
 
* '''Agricultural Supply (AGR)'''- water used for farming, ranching, or horticulture that includes, but is not limited to irrigation, stock watering, and grazing land survival.
 
* '''Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)'''- marine life refuges, ecological reserves, and designated areas where the preservation and enhancement of natural resources requires special protection.
 
* '''Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)'''- marine life refuges, ecological reserves, and designated areas where the preservation and enhancement of natural resources requires special protection.
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* '''Cold Freshwater Habitat (COLD)'''- water used in cold water ecosystems that preserves or enhances the aquatic habitat, vegetation, and wildlife.
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* '''Cold Freshwater Habitat (COLD)'''- water that support cold water ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.
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* '''Commercial and Sport Fishing (COMM)'''
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* '''Commercial and Sport Fishing (COMM)''' water for commercial or recreational collection of fish, shellfish, or other organisms, including, but not limited to, uses involving organisms intended for human consumption or bait purposes.
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* '''Estuarine Habitat (EST)'''- water used in estuarine ecosystems (usually characterized as semi-enclosed and having free contact with open ocean and direct watershed runoff) that preserves or enhances the habitat, vegetation, and wildlife.
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* '''Estuarine Habitat (EST)'''- water that support estuarine ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of estuarine habitats, vegetation, fish, shellfish, or wildlife (e.g., estuarine mammals, waterfowl, shorebirds), and the propagation, sustenance, and migration of estuarine organisms.
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* '''Freshwater Replenishment (FRESH)'''- water used to maintain surface freshwater quality and quantity
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* '''Freshwater Replenishment (FRESH)'''- water for natural or artificial maintenance of surface water quantity or quality.
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* '''Groundwater Recharge (GWR)'''- water used for the natural or artificial recharge of groundwater that may be used for future extraction or to prevent [[Saltwater Intrusion|saltwater intrusion]].
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* '''Groundwater Recharge (GWR)'''- water for natural or artificial recharge of groundwater for purposes of future extraction, maintenance of water quality, or halting saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers.
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* '''Industrial Service Supply (IND)'''- water used for industrial purposes not dependent on water quality such as mining, gravel washing, cooling, etc.
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* '''Industrial Service Supply (IND)'''- water for industrial activities that do not depend primarily on water quality, including, but not limited to, mining, cooling water supply, hydraulic conveyance, gravel washing, fire protection, and oil well repressurization.
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* '''Marine Habitat (MAR)'''- water used in marine ecosystems that preserves or enhances the marine habitat, vegetation, and wildlife.
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* '''Marine Habitat (MAR)'''- water that support marine ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of marine habitats, vegetation such as kelp, fish, shellfish, or wildlife (e.g., marine mammals, shorebirds).
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* '''Fish Migration (MIGR)'''- water used for habitat or transport of migrating aquatic organisms.
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* '''Fish Migration (MIGR)'''- water that support habitats necessary for migration, acclimatization between fresh water and salt water, and protection of aquatic organisms that are temporary inhabitants of waters within the region.
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* '''Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN)'''- water used or potentially used for community, military, or individual private water system supply such as drinking water.  Drinking water sources are defined in the [http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/board_decisions/adopted_orders/resolutions/2006/rs2006_0008_rev_rs88_63.pdf State Board Resolution No. 88-63].
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* '''Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN)'''- water for community, military, or individual water supply systems, including, but not limited to, drinking water supply.
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* '''Navigation (NAV)'''- water used for transportation by military, private, or commercial vessels.
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* '''Navigation (NAV)'''- water for shipping, travel, or other transportation by private, military, or commercial vessels.
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* '''Industrial Process Supply (PROC)'''- water used for industrial purposes dependent on water quality such as food processing, manufacturing, etc.  
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* '''Industrial Process Supply (PRO)'''- water for industrial activities that depend primarily on water quality.  
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* '''Preservation of Rare and Endangered Species (RARE)'''- water required for the survival and maintenance of habitat for [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEAnimals.pdf state and federally listed threatened or endangered species].
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* '''Preservation of Rare and Endangered Species (RARE)'''- waters that support habitats necessary for the survival and successful maintenance of plant or animal species established under state and/or federal law as rare, threatened, or endangered.
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* '''Water Contact Recreation (REC-1)'''- water used for human recreation where there is bodily contact is not frequent and ingestion of water is reasonably possible.
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* '''Water Contact Recreation (REC-1)'''- water for recreational activities involving body contact with water where ingestion of water is reasonably possible.
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* '''Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC-2)'''- water used for human recreation requiring proximity to water where bodily contact and ingestion of water is reasonably possible.  
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* '''Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC-2)'''- water used for human recreation requiring proximity to water where bodily contact and ingestion of water is reasonably possible.water for recreational activities involving proximity to water, but not normally involving contact with water where water ingestion is reasonably possible.  
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* '''Shellfish Harvesting (SHELL)'''- water used to sustain filter-feeding shellfish for human consumption. Waterbodies also include future suitable sites
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* '''Shellfish Harvesting (SHELL)'''- water that support habitats suitable for the collection of crustaceans and filter-feeding shellfish (e.g., clams, oysters, and mussels) for human consumption, commercial, or sport purposes.
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* '''Spawning, Reproduction, and/or Early Development (SPWN)'''- high quality water necessary for the spawning and early life of aquatic organisms.
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* '''Fish Spawning (SPWN)'''- water that support high quality aquatic habitats suitable for reproduction and early development of fish.
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* '''Warm Fresh Water Habitat (WARM)'''- water used in warm water ecosystems that preserves or enhances the aquatic habitat, vegetation, and wildlife.
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* '''Warm Fresh Water Habitat (WARM)'''- water that support warm water ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.
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* '''Wildlife Habitat (WILD)'''- water used for terrestrial wildlife sustainability.
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* '''Wildlife Habitat (WILD)'''- waters that support wildlife habitats, including, but not limited to, the preservation and enhancement of vegetation and prey species used by wildlife, such as waterfowl.
  
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==

Revision as of 14:42, 29 March 2020

Beneficial uses are those human and ecological uses for a water body officially recognized by regional, state and federal agencies charged with monitoring and restoring water quality for waterbodies of the United States.

Beneficial uses (BUs) are defined for each water body in the Central California Coast region by the CCRWQCB. Beneficial use designations are required under the 1972 Clean Water Act. They are closely related to designated uses. Importantly, existing lists of beneficial uses for a waterbody do not exclude future beneficial use listings.

Categories

Beneficial uses are categorized under various classifications depending on the use desired.

Acknowledged BUs[1] are as follows:


  • Agricultural Supply (AGR)- water used for farming, ranching, or horticulture that includes, but is not limited to irrigation, stock watering, and grazing land survival.
  • Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)- marine life refuges, ecological reserves, and designated areas where the preservation and enhancement of natural resources requires special protection.
  • Cold Freshwater Habitat (COLD)- water that support cold water ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.
  • Commercial and Sport Fishing (COMM) water for commercial or recreational collection of fish, shellfish, or other organisms, including, but not limited to, uses involving organisms intended for human consumption or bait purposes.
  • Estuarine Habitat (EST)- water that support estuarine ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of estuarine habitats, vegetation, fish, shellfish, or wildlife (e.g., estuarine mammals, waterfowl, shorebirds), and the propagation, sustenance, and migration of estuarine organisms.
  • Freshwater Replenishment (FRESH)- water for natural or artificial maintenance of surface water quantity or quality.
  • Groundwater Recharge (GWR)- water for natural or artificial recharge of groundwater for purposes of future extraction, maintenance of water quality, or halting saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers.
  • Industrial Service Supply (IND)- water for industrial activities that do not depend primarily on water quality, including, but not limited to, mining, cooling water supply, hydraulic conveyance, gravel washing, fire protection, and oil well repressurization.
  • Marine Habitat (MAR)- water that support marine ecosystems, including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of marine habitats, vegetation such as kelp, fish, shellfish, or wildlife (e.g., marine mammals, shorebirds).
  • Fish Migration (MIGR)- water that support habitats necessary for migration, acclimatization between fresh water and salt water, and protection of aquatic organisms that are temporary inhabitants of waters within the region.
  • Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN)- water for community, military, or individual water supply systems, including, but not limited to, drinking water supply.
  • Navigation (NAV)- water for shipping, travel, or other transportation by private, military, or commercial vessels.
  • Industrial Process Supply (PRO)- water for industrial activities that depend primarily on water quality.
  • Preservation of Rare and Endangered Species (RARE)- waters that support habitats necessary for the survival and successful maintenance of plant or animal species established under state and/or federal law as rare, threatened, or endangered.
  • Water Contact Recreation (REC-1)- water for recreational activities involving body contact with water where ingestion of water is reasonably possible.
  • Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC-2)- water used for human recreation requiring proximity to water where bodily contact and ingestion of water is reasonably possible.water for recreational activities involving proximity to water, but not normally involving contact with water where water ingestion is reasonably possible.
  • Shellfish Harvesting (SHELL)- water that support habitats suitable for the collection of crustaceans and filter-feeding shellfish (e.g., clams, oysters, and mussels) for human consumption, commercial, or sport purposes.
  • Fish Spawning (SPWN)- water that support high quality aquatic habitats suitable for reproduction and early development of fish.
  • Warm Fresh Water Habitat (WARM)- water that support warm water ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.
  • Wildlife Habitat (WILD)- waters that support wildlife habitats, including, but not limited to, the preservation and enhancement of vegetation and prey species used by wildlife, such as waterfowl.

Examples

Beneficial uses for the Carmel River Lagoon are as follows...

  • Groundwater Recharge (GWR)
  • Freshwater Replenishment (FRESH)
  • Water Contact Recreation (REC-1)
  • Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC-2)
  • Commercial and Sport Fishing (COMM)
  • Cold Fresh Water Habitat (COLD)
  • Estuarine Habitat (EST)
  • Wildlife Habitat (WILD)
  • Preservation of Biological Habitats of Special Significance (BIOL)
  • Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species (RARE)
  • Migration of Aquatic Organisms (MIGR)
  • Spawning, Reproduction, and/or Early Development (SPWN)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/water_issues/programs/planningtmdls/basinplan/web/bp_ch2.html

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