Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (In Progress, Scheduled to be Completed in February 2014)
The district is leading the effort to prepare Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (SNMP) for the Santa Clara and Llagas Groundwater Sub
Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (In Progress, Scheduled to be Completed in February 2014)
The district is leading the effort to prepare Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (SNMP) for the Santa Clara and Llagas Groundwater Subbasins in Santa Clara County. This stakeholder driven process will assess all salt and nutrient loading in the subbasins to evaluate existing and projected future assimilative capacity, as required by the State Water Resources Control Board 2009 Recycled Water Policy.
Santa Clara Groundwater Subbasin SNMP
Llagas Groundwater Subbasin SNMP
Recycled Water Irrigation and Groundwater Study (August 2011)
The district initiated this multi-year study in 2007 to advance water district policies of aggressively protecting groundwater and supporting recycled water development in Santa Clara County. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential effects of recycled water used for irrigation on groundwater quality and to identify best management practices to protect groundwater quality. The study included laboratory testing of soils irrigated with recycled water and an 18-month field study at a site using recycled water for irrigation.
Individual report volumes (including appendices) are also available below:
Groundwater Vulnerability Study (October 2010)
The goal of this study was to predict the vulnerability of groundwater to potentially contaminating land use activiti