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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN HYDROLOGY sources collectively contributed 26%of total flow and 63%of estimated TDS loading in the San <br /> Joaquin River at Vemalis. The largest non-tributary TDS loadings were made by groundwater <br /> San Joaquin River Basin hydrology is predominantly influenced by tributary inflows,agricultural (191,000 tons)and surface water return flows(150,000 tons). Municipal and industrial sources <br /> diversions and return flows,and tidal flows. For the purpose of this antidegradafion analysis,the contributed minor discharge volumes(1%)and TDS loads(2-3%),similar in magnitude to <br /> Lower San Joaquin River can be divided into two main sections based on the presence or contributions from subsurface return flows(Quinn and Tulloch,2002). <br /> absence of tidal flows. The Lower San Joaquin River from Mendota Pool to Vernalis receives <br /> inflow from a variety of sources including east-side tributaries,dominated by reservoir releases; Table 6: Sources and Percent Contributions of Flow and TDS in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis <br /> west-side tributaries,dominated by agricultural return flows;groundwater recharge;and (1985-1994) <br /> discharges from wetlands and publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. Diversions can Discharge(') Percent TDS Loadi2) Percent <br /> remove a significant amount of San Joaquin River flow,especially during periods of below Source (acre-feet x 1000) Contribution (tons x 1000) Contribution <br /> normal rainfall. The Lower San Joaquin River is not typically affected by tidal flows,being <br /> sufficiently upstream of the Pacific Ocean's tidal influence. East-side tributaries 1,323 70 148 16 <br /> Groundwater 90 5 191 20 <br /> The second main section of the Lower San Joaquin River is the tidally influenced reach from West-side tributaries 68 4 201 21 <br /> Vernalis to its confluence with the Sacramento River near Collinsville. Major tributary inputs to <br /> this section are provided by the Cosumnes and Mokelumne rivers where their commingled flows Grassland wetlands 60 3 74 8 <br /> enter the central Delta near Webb Tract. Significant non-tributary inflows are provided from Groundwater inflow 11 1 77 8 <br /> irrigation return flows that are pumped from adjacent agricultural lands into the San Joaquin West-side surface returns 70 4 57 6 <br /> River. The major diversion of San Joaquin River water occurs at the junction of Old River, Subsurface return flows 11 1 25 3 <br /> where,depending on Delta hydraulics,up to 50%of San Joaquin flows may be diverted to the (main stem SJR) <br /> south Delta(Quinn and Tulloch,2002). Surface return flows 250 13 150 16 <br /> An understanding of the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the San Joaquin River can be gained (main stem SJR) <br /> through a review of the relative flow contributions made by east-side tributaries,west-side Municipal and Industrial 15 1 14 2 <br /> tributaries,and other inflows. As shown in Figure 1,the major east-side tributaries are the Total 1,899 100% 938 100% <br /> Merced,Tuolumne,and Stanislaus rivers which join the Lower San Joaquin River upstream of Source:Quinn and Tulloch,2002. <br /> Vernalis. There are also three minor east-side tributaries in the Basin,including Bear Creek,the (1)10-year mean annual flow calculated from 1985—1994. <br /> (2)10-year mean annual load calculated from 1985—1994. <br /> east-side Bypass,and the Mariposa Bypass. There are nine significant streams and conveyances <br /> that drain the west-side of the San Joaquin Basin and are tributary to the San Joaquin River. <br /> These tributaries include Panoche-Silver Creek,San Luis Drain,Salt Slough,Mud Slough, LAND USE <br /> Spanish Grant Drain,Orestimba Creek,Hospital Creek,Ingram Creek,and Del Puerto Creek. Land use in the Delta is dominated by agriculture(about 538,000 acres). Open water covers <br /> Many of these streams are ephemeral,conveying rainfall runoff during the winter season and approximately 60,000 acres,while urban and commercial property account for about 64,000 <br /> agricultural return flows during the summer months. The San Luis Drain is a concrete-lined acres of developed land(DWR,2005). The remainder of the region currently consists of <br /> conveyance that once formed part of a Valley Master Drain system providing drainage for the undeveloped public lands and open space. Of the portions of six counties that encompass the <br /> entire west-side of the Basin. The Drain presently serves five agricultural water districts and legal Delta,San Joaquin County comprises the majority of land included within the legal Delta <br /> conveys subsurface drainage water into Mud Slough,six miles upstream of the confluence with boundary. Within San Joaquin County,approximately 77%of the total county acreage is used <br /> the San Joaquin River. Due to the Drain's importance to the hydrology of the San Joaquin River, for agriculture and grazing,followed by medium-density residential(7%),low-density <br /> it is considered a west-side tributary(Quinn and Tulloch,2002). residential(4%),and industrial land uses(3%)(U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service et al.,2006). <br /> A comparison of flow and TDS(salts)inputs into the San Joaquin River by a variety of sources The valley portion of the San Joaquin River Basin shows a similar land use pattern as the Delta, <br /> is provided in Table 6. During the period 1985-1994,annual average flows from all east-side with the area predominantly comprised of farmland. Growing urban centers exist in Stockton, <br /> tributaries collectively accounted for 70%of the flow measured in the San Joaquin River at Tracy,Modesto,Manteca,Lathrop,and Merced. Agriculture is the major economic and land use <br /> Vernalis. In contrast,west-side tributaries contributed 4%of the flow measured at Vernalis. activity in the San Joaquin River Basin. The San Joaquin Valley is recognized as one of the <br /> While east-side tributaries contributed approximately 17.5 times the flow of west-side tributaries, most important agricultural regions in California,with approximately 2 million acres of irrigated <br /> the estimated TDS loading of the east-side tributaries was about three quarters of that provided cropland and an annual agricultural output valued at more than$4.9 billion in the year 2000. <br /> by west-side tributaries. This difference in TDS loading can be attributed to the fact that snow- Non-agricultural commerce in the region is generated by a variety of industries including food <br /> melt comprises a large proportion of east-side flow volume,while return flows from agriculture processing,chemical production,lumber and wood products,glass,textiles,paper,machinery, <br /> and wetlands dominate west-side hydrology. Tributary contributions not withstanding,all other fabricated metal products,and various other commodities(DWR,2005). <br /> City of Manteca Antidegradation Analysis 17 June 2007 City of Manteca Antidegradation Analysis 18 June 2007 <br />