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Rainfall data for the Lodi area was obtained from the Western Regional Climate <br /> Center. The Lodi station (045032), the closest station to the Site, reports the <br /> average total annual precipitation from January 1893 through January 2015 to be <br /> 17.24 inches (Table 3). Based on this approach, the rate of recharge from <br /> percolating waters is calculated to be an average of 17.24 inches per year. <br /> • Evapotranspiration Reduction: This method involves using average monthly <br /> precipitation of rainfall and evapotranspiration rates for the area. The calculation <br /> first determines whether the average monthly precipitation exceeds average <br /> monthly potential evapotranspiration. If so, then the difference is the percolating <br /> recharge water into the aquifer. Runoff is not factored into the calculation. We <br /> believe that this approach under-estimates recharge to the aquifer; indeed, a <br /> current assessment of the Chico area by this method yields a value of 11.1 <br /> inches per year as compared with the 16.8 inches utilized in the Hantzsche and <br /> Finnemore paper. <br /> For the project Site, the local percolation and evapotranspiration rates are <br /> presented in Table 3. Based on the calculation shown, the estimated rate of <br /> recharge from percolating waters for the Lodi, California area is 5.29 inches per <br /> year: <br /> LOGE 1903 Page 10 <br />