| Abstract: | The Tehama-Colusa Canal Service Area consists of about 450 square miles of irrigable land located on the west side of the Sacramento Valley, Calif. Upon the completion of the Tehama-Colusa Canal, it is expected that most of the service area will switch from passive forms of agriculture (dry farming and grazing) to intensive irrigated farming. Importation and application of surface water may affect the chemical quality of native ground water. This study documents the chemical quality of native ground water before large-scale importation and application of surface water provide the potential of altering the ground-water chemistry. Analyses of samples from 222 wells show that most of the area is underlain by ground water of a quality suitable for most agricultural and domestic uses. In the vicinities of College City-Arbuckle and the city of Williams, boron, chloride, sodium, and dissolved solids may be a threat to future agricultural activities where boron- or chloride-sensitive crops would be grown. The source of degraded ground water in the two areas is local intermittent streams that drain areas having numerous saline springs and seeps. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 26199 |
| Citation Author: | Bertoldi, Gilbert L. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 44 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 76-92 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Chemical quality of ground water in the Tehama-Colusa Canal service area, Sacramento Valley, California; 1976; WRI; 76-92; Bertoldi, Gilbert L. |
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| Citation Year: | 1976 |
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| Text: | Chemical quality of ground water in the Tehama-Colusa Canal service area, Sacramento Valley, California; 1976; WRI; 76-92; Bertoldi, Gilbert L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
