HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 2020 TAC Meeting_Draft PresentationDevelopment of Sustainable
Management Criteria for Ukiah
Valley Groundwater Basin
March 11, 2020
Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability
Agency Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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◼MODFLOW updates
⚫Newton Solver (NWT) →needed for GSFLOW coupling.
⚫Unsaturated zone flow (UZF) →needed for GSFLOW coupling.
⚫Initial calibration →refined hydraulic properties and water budgets prior
to coupling with GSFLOW.
⚫Review CLSI continuous well data →Inform temporal water-level trends
Integrated model updates
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◼PRMS updates
⚫Inclusion of ponds →improved
representation of SW diversion
timing.
⚫Review CLSI tributary stream gage
data →Informs wet/dry behavior of
tributaries.
⚫Updated irrigation patterns based on
previous meeting was implemented
and will be used for the Ag Package.
Integrated model updates
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Groundwater Surfae Water Groundwater Surface Water Groundwater Surfae Water
996 3005 1362 3074 2357 6079
11.8%35.6%16.1%36.4%27.9%72.1%
208 395 96 455 304 850
18.0%34.3%8.4%39.4%26.3%73.7%
No Frost Protection With Frost Protection Total
Grapes
Pears
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◼GSFLOW updates
⚫Migrating MODFLOW and PRMS to GSFLOW executable
⚫Acquisition of GSFLOW Ag. Package from USGS →Currently
reviewing workflow and capabilities.
Integrated model updates
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◼Leverage local expertise to inform development of
“interconnected surface water” SMC
◼1st Meeting 2/24/2020
⚫Definitions of a “healthy” and “unhealthy” surface water system
⚫Identifying existing studies and data sets
⚫Options for prioritizing monitoring locations and data collection
⚫Develop a plan for future SW Working Group meetings
Surface Water Working Group update
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TSS and continuous
measurements
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◼First round of
wells are
identified.
◼Agreements are
being pursued.
◼First visit to be
made late March
and
instrumentation
begin in April.
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TSS and continuous
measurements
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TSS and continuous
measurements
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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Overview of GSP Structure
A GSP has five chapters:
1.Introduction
2.Plan Area and Basin Setting
3.Sustainable Management Criteria
4.Projects and Management Actions
5.Plan Implementation
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Initial Exploration of a Sustainability Goal
Key SGMA text (GSP Emergency Regulations 354.24)
“Each agency shall establish in its Plan
a sustainability goal for the basin that
culminates in the absence of
undesirable results”
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Initial Exploration of a Sustainability Goal
1.If groundwater is sustainably managed in
Ukiah Valley, what has it achieved and what
does it look like?
2.What does the worst-case scenario look like in
Ukiah Valley if groundwater is not managed
sustainably?
3.Give us your perspective but also think about
how others view the issue?
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Examples of Sustainability Goals from
Other GSPs
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◼Mid-County Santa Cruz GSP:
⚫Manage the groundwater Basin to ensure beneficial uses and users have
access to a safe and reliable groundwater supply that meets current and future
Basin demand without causing undesirable results to:
➢Ensure groundwater is available for beneficial uses and a diverse
population of beneficial users;
Protect groundwater supply against seawater intrusion;
➢Prevent groundwater overdraft within the Basin and resolves problems
resulting from prior overdraft;
➢Maintain or enhance groundwater levels where groundwater dependent
ecosystems exist;
➢Maintain or enhance groundwater contributions to streamflow;
➢Support reliable groundwater supply and quality to promote public health
and welfare;
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Examples of Sustainability Goals from
Other GSPs
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◼Mid-County Santa Cruz GSP (cont.):
⚫Manage the groundwater Basin to ensure beneficial uses and users have
access to a safe and reliable groundwater supply that meets current and future
Basin demand without causing undesirable results to:
➢Ensure operational flexibility within the Basin by maintaining a drought
reserve;
➢Account for changing groundwater conditions related to projected climate
change and sea level rise in Basin planning and management;
➢Do no harm to neighboring groundwater basins in regional efforts to
achieve groundwater sustainability.
◼Salinas GSP:
⚫The goal of this GSP is to manage the groundwater resources of the 180/400-
Foot Aquifer Subbasin for long-term community, financial, and environmental
benefits to the Subbasin’s residents and businesses. This GSP will ensure
long-term viable water supplies while maintaining the unique cultural,
community, and business aspects of the Subbasin. It is the express goal of this
GSP to balance the needs of all water users in the Subbasin.
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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GSP: Monitoring and Managing
Sustainability
Sustainability Indicators
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Measurable Objective (MO)
Minimum Threshold (MT)
modified from Ca DWR 2016
Triggers
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Review of Sustainable Management
Criteria Components
◼Undesirable
Results
◼Minimum
Thresholds
◼Measurable
Objectives
◼Sustainability
Goal
Measurable
Objective
Threshold
Undesirable
Results
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Review of Sustainable Management
Criteria Components
◼Undesirable Results
⚫Must be “Significant
and Unreasonable”
⚫Statement that
describes conditions
that we do not want
to happen
⚫Defined for each
sustainability
indicator
◼(e.g. groundwater
levels, groundwater
quality, etc.)
Measurable
Objective
Threshold
Undesirable
Results
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Review of Sustainable Management
Criteria Components
◼Minimum Thresholds
⚫Anything worse is
considered an
“undesirable result”
⚫The lowest a basin
can go without
something significant
and unreasonable
happening to
groundwater
Measurable
Objective
Threshold
Undesirable
Results
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Review of Sustainable Management
Criteria Components
◼Measurable
Objectives
⚫A management target
that provides a usable
buffer for use during
droughts, etc.
⚫Establishes the upper
targeted boundary for
basin management
⚫Should provide a
reasonable margin of
operational flexibility
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Measurable
Objective
Threshold
Undesirable
Results
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Operational flexibility
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◼Begin development of Sustainable Management Criteria
(SMC) for the Ukiah Valley Groundwater Basin, a key
SGMA requirement
◼Review/ensure broad understanding of SGMA concepts
⚫Sustainability Indicators
⚫Undesirable Results
⚫Measurable Objectives, Triggers, Thresholds, Interim
Milestones
⚫Overarching Sustainability Goal
◼Introduce/discuss a proposed SMC development process
◼Describe and initially discuss key sustainability indicator:
Water Quality
Today’s Objectives
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Related SGMA Activities that Inform
Sustainable Management Criteria
◼Understand the basin setting:
⚫Hydrogeologic conceptual model
⚫Current and historical conditions
⚫Estimated water budget
⚫Potential management areas
◼Inventory existing monitoring
programs and evaluate and build
potential representative monitoring
points
◼Engage interested parties (i.e.
beneficial uses and users of
groundwater)
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◼Assess which of the six sustainability indicators are
applicable for the Ukiah Valley Groundwater Basin
◼Develop narrative (qualitative) descriptions of what constitutes
significant and unreasonable conditions (i.e. locally
unacceptable conditions)
◼Translate narrative descriptions into quantitative values =
undesirable results and minimum thresholds
◼Determine desirable conditions = measurable objectives
◼Set interim milestones in order to achieve measurable
objectives
◼Define an overarching sustainability goal
Proposed SMC Development Process
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Advisory
Committee to
propose SMC for
each undesirable
result (UR)
Which undesirable
results are
controversial?
What thermometer
looks like?
Technical team will
summarize existing data
and describe options
Proposed SMC Development Process
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◼GOAL:Ukiah Valley Sustainable Management Criteria
developed
⚫Issues around each topic (indicator) identified and explored
⚫Interests of beneficial uses and users considered
⚫Measurable objectives, triggers, thresholds, and interim
milestones defined
⚫Buy in to overarching sustainability goal
◼Technical GSP pieces complete (e.g. hydrology)
◼Groundwater management responses developed if triggers or
thresholds are crossed (next phase of work)
◼Stakeholder communication and engagement throughout
entire process
Culmination of Process and Next Steps
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Preliminary SMC Development Schedule
March 2020
•Sustainability goal
•Water Quality SMC: Build thermometer, what’s healthy/what’s unhealthy
May 2020
•Water quality SMC: Refine discussion as needed, focus on scenarios
and actions, close on the thermometer
•Subsidence SMC: Build the thermometer, what’s healthy and what’s
unhealthy →quick discussion
•SW depletion SMC: terrestrial GDEs →Build thermometer, what’s
healthy/what’s unhealthy
July 2020
•SW depletion SMC: SW/GW interactions→Build thermometer, what’s
healthy/what’s unhealthy
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Questions and Comments
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
CRITERIA –WATER QUALITY
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Outline
◼What do we need to do?
◼Water Quality Regulatory Framework
◼Technical Approach, gathered data, and
information
◼Example Sustainable Management Criteria
development process
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What will we need to do?
◼What to measure
◼Where to measure
◼When to measure
◼Who will measure
◼What is healthy vs.
unhealthy for our basin?
1. Decide MOs
“Healthy” range
2. Decide trigger
levels: “warning”
3. Decide minimum threshold:
“critical unhealthy” level
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Water Quality Regulatory
Framework
Clean Water Act Porter-Cologne
Act
EPA Regulations State Plans
Basin Plans
•Water Quality
Objectives
•Permits
•TMDLs
Federal (Surface Waters)State (Surface and GW)
Laws
Regulations,
Plans and
Policies
Implementation
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Water Quality Responsibilities
U.S. Congress State Legislature
EPA Headquarters State Water
Resources
Control Board
Regional Water
Quality Control
Boards
Federal State
Laws
Regulations
Implementation
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SGMA Requirement
◼§345.28 (c) (4) Degraded Water Quality.
“The minimum threshold for degraded water quality shall be the
degradation of water quality, including the migration of contaminant
plumes that impair water supplies or other indicator of water quality
as determined by the Agency that may lead to undesirable results.
The minimum threshold shall be based on the number of supply
wells, a volume of water, or a location of an isocontour that exceeds
concentrations of constituents determined by the Agency to be of
concern for the basin. In setting minimum thresholds for
degraded water quality, the Agency shall consider local, state,
and federal water quality standards applicable to the basin.”
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◼What is a “significant and unreasonable undesirable result”
◼Monitoring & Metrics:
⚫Review and approve shortlist of constituents to be included in the GSP
⚫Are we still missing existing data?
⚫Review existing and potential future groundwater quality monitoring
network programs available to be used in GSP
◼Review and discuss options to set SMC for the shortlisted
constituents
⚫Thresholds
⚫Measurable objectives
⚫Projects and management actions
Our Focus now: provide recommendations
on SMC for Water Quality
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Existing Groundwater Quality Monitoring
Programs and Networks
◼Public water supply wells
⚫Monitored regularly for key water constituents
◼State small public water supply wells
⚫Monitored regularly, but less frequent than PWS wells
for some water constituents
◼Domestic wells
⚫Only sporadic monitoring, if any
◼Agricultural/irrigation wells
⚫Only sporadic monitoring, if any
◼Monitoring wells
⚫At contamination sites to guide/assess remediation
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Existing Water Quality Data Repositories
◼SWRCB GAMA Groundwater Information
System
◼County environmental health department
◼Public water supply systems
◼USGS (NWIS)
◼U.S. EPA (STORET)
◼California DWR
◼California DPR
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What is already included in GAMA
◼The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
◼Department of Water Resources (DWR)
◼GAMA -Domestic Wells
◼GAMA –Special Studies
◼GAMA –Priority Basin Project
◼Monitoring Wells (Water Board Regulated Sites)
◼Public Water System Wells (State Water Board -
Division of Drinking Water)
◼U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water
Information System
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California Water Quality Regulations
pertinent to Groundwater in Ukiah Valley
◼North Coast Basin Plan
Water Quality
Objectives refer to the
Title 22 Regulations for
MUN use, but add
criteria for Bacteria,
Radioactivity, and Taste
and Odors.
No Groundwater objectives
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California Water Quality Regulations
pertinent to Groundwater in Ukiah Valley
Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) to protect
drinking water
◼Primary MCLs –e.g. Nitrate
◼Not-to-exceed standards to protect human health
◼Secondary MCLs –e.g. Iron
◼Non-enforceable guidelines to achieve consumer
acceptance (e.g. taste, odor, or color)
◼May have a range of acceptable values (e.g.
Recommended, Upper, Short Term)
Notification Level (NL) for Boron set by California
Division of Drinking Water
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Ukiah Valley: Data Selection and Approach
to Create preliminary list of Constituents
◼MCL, Basin Plan water quality objective, or
human health-related level exists for the
constituent
◼Consider only data from the last 30 years
◼Focus on water quality parameters confirmed by
multiple measurements
◼Constituent either (a) shows exceedances of a
threshold, (b) shows a strong likelihood of
exceeding a threshold, or (c) is commonly
addressed in other GSPs.
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Ukiah: Data Selection and Approach
◼Databases pulled from
◼Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment
Program (GAMA)
◼California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS)
◼Total number of wells
◼629 wells with water quality data
◼384 wells with water quality data from 1990-2020
◼Parameters
◼207 unique analytes
◼Time period (earliest to latest)
◼11/11/1950 –11/25/2019
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Chemicals of Concern: Examples
◼Screen parameters down to a reasonable
number for further analysis and for setting
minimum thresholds and measurable objectives
⚫Boron
⚫Iron
⚫Manganese
⚫Nickel
⚫Nitrate
⚫Specific Conductance
⚫Other Basin-specific analytes ?
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Other
draft GSP
examples
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MCLs, NLs, and WQOs for a handful of
Chemicals of Concern
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Constituent Units Applicable
Regulation
Regulatory
Threshold
Boron, Total mg/L DW Notification Level 1.0
Iron, Total µg/L Secondary MCL 300
Manganese, Total µg/L Secondary MCL 50
Nickel, Total µg/L Primary MCL 100
Nitrate mg/L as N Primary MCL 10
Specific Conductance µmhos/cm Secondary MCL 900 (Recommended)
1,600 (Upper)
2,200 (Short Term)
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Background on Constituents of Concern
Found in Groundwater
◼Boron –Naturally occurring element found in groundwater primarily as a
result of leaching from rocks and soils containing borates and
borosilicates.
◼Iron –Abundant element in the earth’s crust that is found in groundwater
in its dissolved form; concentrations can be elevated due to mining
operations, industrial waste, and corroding metal.
◼Nitrate –Nitrogen is very prevalent in the earth’s crust; nitrates are found
in groundwater as a result of the applications of nitrate-containing
fertilizers, feedlot discharges, treated and untreated sewage, and
emissions from industrial processes; nitrates/nitrites affect the oxygen
carrying capacity of hemoglobin, thyroid gland function, and vitamin A
retention.
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Background on Constituents of Concern
Found in Groundwater
◼Manganese –Occurs naturally as a mineral from sediment and rocks or
from mining and industrial waste.
◼Specific Conductivity –The salinity of water is commonly measured
indirectly as a water’s ability to pass electrical flow. Conductivity
measured at –or normalized to –25º Celsius is called specific
conductivity. Salinity is the total concentration of all dissolved salts in
water.
◼Nickel –is naturally occurring in soil and surface water but some
activities like industrialization, sewage, use of chemical fertilizer,
pesticides etc. increase the concentration in environment.
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What will our process look like?
Advisory Committee
to propose SMC for
each undesirable
result (UR)
Which undesirable
results are
controversial?
What thermometer
looks like?
Technical team will
summarize existing data
and describe options
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Who Measures and When to Measure
What Monitoring Network
◼Options for GSP:
A.GSA uses public supply well and contaminant site
monitoring well data reported by to SWRCB under
existing WQ monitoring program
B.Option A PLUS expanded ambient monitoring
network to address data gaps
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◼What is a monitoring network?
◼Established for each sustainability indicator:
⚫Groundwater levels and quality
⚫Subsidence
⚫Surface water-groundwater interaction
◼Includes monitoring wells, stream gauges, subsidence
measurements
◼Will have spatial and temporal components:
⚫How many wells and how spread out are they?
⚫How frequently are they measured?
◼Able to provide data relative to undesirable results
What makes a good monitoring network?
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What to Measure -Constituents of
Concern
◼Existing example Draft GSP screening process (i.e. how
some other GSPs identified their “list”)
⚫Utilized existing Regional Monitoring Program (RMP)
constituents of concern
⚫Evaluated all regulated drinking water constituents to determine
only constituents with known water quality issues within the sub-
basin
⚫Evaluated only a select number of water quality constituents
based on review of data, local stakeholder input, and regulatory
agency input
⚫All screening processes included known groundwater
contamination sites and plumes
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
Options:
◼Averages
◼Medians
◼Statistical trends over time
◼Number of wells with exceedances
◼Volume fraction of groundwater basin with
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Example MCL
Example Dataset
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
Options:
◼Averages
◼Medians
◼Statistical trends over time
◼Number of wells with exceedances
◼Volume fraction of groundwater basin with
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Example MCL
Example Dataset
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
Options:
◼Average
◼Median
◼Statistical trends over time
◼Number of wells with exceedances
◼Volume fraction of groundwater basin with
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Example MCL
Example Dataset
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
Options:
◼Averages
◼Medians
◼Statistical trends over time
◼Number of wells with exceedances
◼Volume fraction of groundwater basin with
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Example MCL
Example Dataset
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
Options:
◼Averages
◼Medians
◼Statistical trends over time
◼Number of wells with exceedances
◼Volume fraction of groundwater basin with
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Example MCL
Example Dataset
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
◼Example from Salinas Valley GSP
⚫Minimum Threshold =# of exceedances of drinking
water standards
⚫Measurable Objective = Minimum Threshold
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
◼Example from Mid County Santa Cruz GSP
⚫Minimum Threshold = state drinking water standards
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
◼Example from Mid County Santa Cruz GSP
⚫Measurable Objectives = Multi-year trends at individual
wells in network
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What Metric to Use for the “Thermometer”
◼Promising Options for GSP
A.Threshold sets at the MCL
B.Long-term trends at individual wells in network
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Where to Measure (monitoring network)
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Limiting to at
least 5 data
points per well
for illustrative
purposes
Data?
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Groundwater Quality in Ukiah Valley
Historical Conditions for the Six Constituents of
Concern (COCs)
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Ukiah
Iron
1)All wells with data within the
basin (72 wells)
Colors based on Primary MCL
for Iron; highest measured
value in well
Red = Above 300 µg/L (43)
Yellow = 150 –300 µg/L (20)
Green = Below 150 µg/L (140)
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Iron
1)All wells with data within the
basin (72 wells)
2)Restrict data to within the
past 30 years (53 wells)
Colors based on Primary MCL
for Iron; highest measured
value in well
Red = Above 300 µg/L (36)
Yellow = 150 –300 µg/L (17)
Green = Below 150 µg/L (115)
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Ukiah
Iron
1)All wells with data within the
basin (72 wells)
2)Restrict data to within the
past 30 years (53 wells)
3)Restrict data to wells with 2
or more data points (30
wells)
Colors based on Primary MCL
for Iron; highest measured value
in well
Red = Above 300 µg/L (31)
Yellow = 150 –300 µg/L (13)
Green = Below 150 µg/L (101)
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* Iron concentration in Well 2300606-004 in 2015 is about 15,000 µg/L.
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Nitrate as N
❑All wells with data within the basin
(43 wells)
Colors based on Primary MCL for
Nitrate; highest measured value in well
Red = Above 10 mg/L (1)
Yellow = 5 –10 mg/L (2)
Green = Below 5 mg/L (515)
❑Nitrogen is very prevalent in the earth’s
crust; nitrates are found in groundwater
as a result of the applications of nitrate-
containing fertilizers, feedlot
discharges, treated and untreated
sewage, and emissions from industrial
processes; nitrates/nitrites affect the
oxygen carrying capacity of
hemoglobin, thyroid gland function, and
vitamin A retention.
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Boron
❑All wells with data within the basin
(15 wells)
Colors based on Notification Levels
demonstrated in California Division of
Drinking Water; highest measured
value in well
Red = Above 1 mg/L (0)
Yellow = Above 0.5 mg/L (2)
Green = No exceedance (42)
❑Naturally occurring element found in
groundwater primarily as a result of
leaching from rocks and soils
containing borates and borosilicates.
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Ukiah
Manganese
❑All wells with data within the
basin
(29 wells)
Colors based on CCR Title 22;
highest measured value in well
Red = Above 50 ug/L (42)
Yellow = Above 25 ug/L (14)
Green = No exceedance (84)
❑Occurs naturally as a mineral from
sediment and rocks or from mining
and industrial waste.
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* Manganese concentration in Well 2300606-005 in 2012 is about 2,800 µg/L.
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* Manganese concentration in Well 2310003-028 in 2009 is about 1,300 µg/L.
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Nickel
❑All wells with data within the basin
(26 wells)
Colors based on CCR Title 22; highest
measured value in well
Red = Above 0.2 ug/L (2)
Yellow = Above 0.1 ug/L (0)
Green = No exceedance (139)
❑Nickel is naturally occurring in soil
and surface water but some activities
like industrialization, sewage, use of
chemical fertilizer, pesticides etc.
increase the concentration in
environment.
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Specific Conductivity
❑All wells with data within the basin
(44 wells)
Colors based on CCR Title 22; highest
measured value in well
Red = Above 1000 mg/L (9)
Yellow = Above 500 mg/L (24)
Green = No exceedance (278)
❑The salinity of water is commonly
measured indirectly as a water’s
ability to pass electrical flow.
Conductivity measured at –or
normalized to –25º Celsius is called
specific conductivity. Salinity is the
total concentration of all dissolved
salts in water.
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Example Dataset SMC Option A:
Threshold = MCL
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Triggers
Threshold (MT)
Measurable
Objective (MO)
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Example Dataset SMC Option B
◼Long-term (30 year) trend
⚫Is either negative (downward)
⚫Or does not increase by more than 0.1 unit-per-year
over the current (1990-2020) trend
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Triggers
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Key Tasks/Needed Input
◼Think about what’s important in the valley and what we
need to examine. Which are the parameters that need to
be considered in this basin? Brainstorms are valuable.
◼How would you like this data to be represented?
◼We need to decide which groundwater wells to monitor.
◼We need to determine minimum threshold (maximum),
trigger and measurable objectives.
◼What to measure, where, when, and who will measure
(and how to measure).
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GOAL
◼Work on summary tables and development of
SMC!
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Question?
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Agenda
◼GSP Development: technical work update
◼Sustainability Goal
◼Review of Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC)
⚫What will our process look like?
◼Current Groundwater conditions: Water Quality
⚫How can we set SMC for water quality?
◼Current conditions: Subsidence
⚫How can we set SMC for Subsidence?
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Group discussion
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discussion
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discussion
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
CRITERIA –SUBSIDENCE
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Subsidence of the land surface is an
undesirable result for SGMA
Lowering groundwater levels
Reduction in storage
Seawater intrusion
Degraded water quality
Land subsidence
Surface water depletion
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Subsidence data available for Mendocino Co.
InSAR satellite-derived
subsidence data product is the
only known dataset for
Mendocino Co. to use for GSPs
Data available from mid 2015-
2018
Additional 2018-2019 data
expected by April 2019
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Data shown are
within these two
color zones
InSAR-derived
and calibrated to
CGPS stations
across CA
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Subsidence data available for Mendocino Co.
DRAFT Subsidence data for Ukiah Valley
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DWR assessed that there was no
documented groundwater-extraction
induced subsidence of concern
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Subsidence data for Ukiah Valley 2015-2018
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InSAR error from
calibration and
conversion is
~0.1 ft
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Subsidence data for Ukiah Valley 2015-2018
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InSAR error from
calibration and
conversion is
~0.1 ft
Data display largely noise considering the range of
both the data and the error are equivalent
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Thank you!
Questions?