Difference between revisions of "Lower Salinas River Watershed TMDL - Monitoring Data"
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The overall target TMDL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L for all receiving waterbodies. During the dry season (May 1st - October 31st) Nitrate should not be over 1.4 - 6.4 mg/L in impaired receiving waters for specific streams. During the wet season nitrate should not exceed 8 mg/L for impaired, receiving streams. <ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> | The overall target TMDL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L for all receiving waterbodies. During the dry season (May 1st - October 31st) Nitrate should not be over 1.4 - 6.4 mg/L in impaired receiving waters for specific streams. During the wet season nitrate should not exceed 8 mg/L for impaired, receiving streams. <ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> | ||
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[[File:LowerSalinas Nitrate.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 5. Time series data for Nitrate at the Lower Salinas River. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | [[File:LowerSalinas Nitrate.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 5. Time series data for Nitrate at the Lower Salinas River. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | ||
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The target TMDL for un-ionized ammonia is 0.025 mg/L.<ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> The majority of the water bodies in the Lower Salinas Valley have an un-ionized concentration mean bellow 0.025 mg/L. CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Ammonia levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road. | The target TMDL for un-ionized ammonia is 0.025 mg/L.<ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> The majority of the water bodies in the Lower Salinas Valley have an un-ionized concentration mean bellow 0.025 mg/L. CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Ammonia levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road. | ||
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[[File:Espinosa Slough Ammonia.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 9. Time series data for Un-ionoized ammonia at Espinosa Slough. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | [[File:Espinosa Slough Ammonia.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 9. Time series data for Un-ionoized ammonia at Espinosa Slough. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | ||
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The target TMDL concentration for orthophosphate is 0.3 mg/L during the wet season (November 1st - April 30th). The dry season target (May 1st - October 31st) depends on the specific waterbody, but target threshold ranges from 0.7 mg/L to 0.13 mg/L. <ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Orthophosphate levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road. | The target TMDL concentration for orthophosphate is 0.3 mg/L during the wet season (November 1st - April 30th). The dry season target (May 1st - October 31st) depends on the specific waterbody, but target threshold ranges from 0.7 mg/L to 0.13 mg/L. <ref name="TMDL Summary">[http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdl/docs/salinas/nutrients/tmdl_summary.pdf Lower Salinas TMDL Summary]</ref> CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Orthophosphate levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road. | ||
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[[File:LowerSalinas P.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 13. Time series data for Orthophosphate in the Lower Salinas River. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | [[File:LowerSalinas P.png|700px|thumb|center|Image 13. Time series data for Orthophosphate in the Lower Salinas River. Data retrieved from: [http://www.ccamp.info/ca/view_data.php?org_id=rb3#pagetop CCAMP Central Coast Data Navigator]: Basic Water Quality.]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:34, 14 April 2016
A watershed-related topic examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.
Contents
Status of Nitrate
The overall target TMDL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L for all receiving waterbodies. During the dry season (May 1st - October 31st) Nitrate should not be over 1.4 - 6.4 mg/L in impaired receiving waters for specific streams. During the wet season nitrate should not exceed 8 mg/L for impaired, receiving streams. [1]
Examples of time series data for CCAMP monitoring sites furthest downstream in the Lower Salinas River Watershed.
Status of Un-ionized Ammonia
The target TMDL for un-ionized ammonia is 0.025 mg/L.[1] The majority of the water bodies in the Lower Salinas Valley have an un-ionized concentration mean bellow 0.025 mg/L. CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Ammonia levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road.
Status of Orthophosphate
The target TMDL concentration for orthophosphate is 0.3 mg/L during the wet season (November 1st - April 30th). The dry season target (May 1st - October 31st) depends on the specific waterbody, but target threshold ranges from 0.7 mg/L to 0.13 mg/L. [1] CCAMP has identified a monotonic decreasing trend of Orthophosphate levels at Tembladero Slough at Haro Road.
Examples of time series data for CCAMP monitoring sites furthest downstream in the Lower Salinas River Watershed.
References
Disclaimer
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.