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TMDLs for Salts (EC), Chloride, Sodium and Boron in the Santa
Maria River Watershed
Kickoff Meeting March 19, 2015
Peter Meertens Shanta Keeling
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Agenda
• Introductions • Background on TMDLs • Water Quality Assessment • Sources of Salts • TMDL Project Summary • Questions and comments
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Project Area
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Purpose of a TMDL Project
Water quality planning project to address impaired waters on the Clean Water Act 303(d) list Impaired Water: A waterbody not meeting water quality standards or may be threatened in the future…
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Protection of Beneficial Use
Agricultural Supply (AGR) - Uses of water for farming, horticulture, or ranching including, but not limited to, irrigation, stock watering, or support of vegetation for range grazing.
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AGR Water Quality Objective
Chemical Constituents (Salts) Waters shall not contain concentrations of chemical Constituents in amounts which adversely affect the agricultural beneficial use. Interpretation of adverse effect shall be as derived from the University of California Agricultural Extension Service guidelines provided in Table 3-3.
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Table 3-3 and 3-4
Chemical of Parameter 303d Listing Criteria
Electrical Conductivity (EC) 3.0 mmho/cm (Table 3-3)
Boron (B) 0.75 mg/L (Table 3-4)
Chloride (Cl) 106 mg/L(Table 3-3)
Sodium (Na) 69 mg/L (Table 3-3)
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Salinity (Ec)
• The ability of a crop to tolerate concentrations of salts is defined by agriculturalists as: “the extent to which the relative growth or yield of a crop is decreased when the crop is grown in a saline soil as compared to its growth in a non-saline soil.” (Hanson et al., 2006)
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Crop Salinity Threshold (EC in Us) Rating
Blackberry 1,500 Sensitive
Broccoli 2,800 Moderately sensitive
Grape 1,500 Moderately sensitive
Lettuce 1,300 Moderately sensitive
Strawberry 1,000 Sensitive
Sugar Beets 7,000 Tolerant
Salinity
Source: Agricultural Salinity and Drainage (Hanson et al., 2006)
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Chloride and Sodium Toxicity • Usually occurs in only tree and vine crops • Chloride and sodium can accumulate at toxic
amounts in shoots and leaves of woody plants and cause damage
• Leaves can directly absorb chloride from overhead sprinkler irrigation
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Water Quality Guidelines for Crops Basin Plan Table 3-3
Water Quality Guidelines
Constituent No Problem Increasing Problems Severe Problems
Root Absorption (surface irrigation)
Sodium < 69 69 - 207 >207
Chloride <142 142 - 355 >355
Foliar Absorption (sprinkler irrigation)
Sodium < 69 >69
Chloride <106 >106
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Crop Susceptibility to Foliar Injury from Cl or Na in Sprinkler Irrigation Water
Concentration
< 5 (meq/l) 5 – 10 (meq/l) 10 – 20 (meq/l) > 20 (meq/l)
< 177 (mg/l Cl) 177 – 353 (mg/l Cl) 353 – 706 (mg/l Cl) > 706 (mg/l Cl)
< 65 (mg/l Na) 65 – 130 (mg/l Na) 130 – 260 (mg/l Na) > 260 (mg/l Na)
Crop
Almond Apricot Citrus Plum
Grape Pepper Potato Tomato
Alfalfa Barley Corn
Cucumber
Cauliflower Cotton
Sugar Beet Sunflower
Source: Agricultural Salinity and Drainage (Hanson et al., 2006)
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Salt Impairments
Water Body 303(d) Listing
Cuyama River (Upstream of Twitchell Reservoir)
Electrical Conductivity Boron
Chloride Sodium
Santa Maria River Chloride Sodium
Orcutt Creek
Electrical Conductivity Boron
Chloride Sodium
Oso Flaco Creek Chloride Sodium
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Impaired Waters
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Cuyama
Site Id Site Description Excedances
312CUT Cuyama River below Twitchell at White Rock Lane Sodium
312CUY Cuyama River d/s Buckhorn Road Sodium
312CCC Cuyama River d/s Cottonwood Canyon Boron, Chloride, Sodium, Ec
312CUL Cuyama River above Lockwood turnoff
312CAV Cuyama River at Highway 33 Sodium
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Geologic Sources
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Santa Maria River and Orcutt Creek Water Body 303(d) Listing
Santa Maria River
Chloride Sodium
Orcutt Creek
Electrical Conductivity Boron
Chloride Sodium
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Average Concentrations and Flow
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200.000
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500.000
312ORB (0.82 cfs) 312ORI (8.06 cfs) 312ORC (10.82 cfs) 312SMA (11.29 cfs)
Boron (.01 mg/L)
Chloride (mg/L)
Sodium (mg/L)
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Orcutt Creek Base Flow and Direct Runoff
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14
16
Base Flow (cfs) Direct Runoff (cfs)
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Salt Pathways
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Oso Flaco Creek Water Body 303(d) Listing
Oso Flaco Creek
Chloride Sodium
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Average Concentrations
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120.00
140.00
312OFL 312OFC
Chloride (mg/L)
Sodium (mg/L)
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Oso Flaco Creek Baseflow
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4/7/2010 4/14/2010 4/21/2010 4/28/2010 5/5/2010 5/12/2010 5/19/2010 5/26/2010
Direct Runoff (cfs)
Base Flow (cfs)
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AGR Beneficial Use
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AGR Beneficial Use
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TMDL Assessment
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Questions / Comments