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IS-CENT AL VALLE , CALIFO NIA <br /> Len r V ey un -wa r cnemis ism u nee <br /> by water from st ams that nter the alley fro the <br /> surround' ng mount ns and p ovide m t of the n tuzal <br /> recharge (Davis d others, 1959; H 11, 1984). The <br /> quality of water in s reams t t enter t v ey fro the <br /> east is ' uenced b the 'tic Sie: Nevada nd is <br /> notably erent fr in the q ality of w ter in s eams <br /> from the west, whi h is in need b t e marine sedi- <br /> ments of he Coast anges. In general,t e east sid , the <br /> axial p , and the west side of the Ce tral Vall are <br /> characte ed by tinctive ground-w ter chem try. <br /> The w h n b in <br /> in redu " g conditio s and cat on exch ge proces es as <br /> the wate moves t ugh the sediments <br /> Davis d others 1959)divi ed the Sa Joaquin alley <br /> the east side, the axial pa and th ywest si In <br /> general, ound w ter on th east sid is bicarb nate <br /> type and as low to moderate issolved- olids cone ntra- <br /> L1Vl , i" <br /> chemical ypes and enerally ontains hi her cone ntra- <br /> tions of ssolved so ids than d s water n the eas side, <br /> and gro d water o the west ide is typi ally a sulf to or <br /> bicar a type a con ig er c neen a i ns o <br /> dissolved solids th does wa r on the ast side ( avis <br /> and othe s, 1959). <br /> Davis d others (1959) fu her divid d ground ater <br />