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Legislative BriefingMarch 13, 2012
Thomas Harter & Jay Lund, Principal Investigators
Jeannie Darby, Graham Fogg, Richard Howitt, Katrina Jessoe, Jim Quinn, Stu Pettygrove, Joshua Viers,Co-Investigators
Aaron King, Allan Hollander, Alison McNally, Anna Fryjoff-Hung, Cathryn Lawrence, Daniel Liptzin, Danielle Dolan, Dylan Boyle, Elena Lopez, Giorgos Kourakos, Holly Canada, Josue Medellin-Azuara, Kristin Dzurella, Kristin Honeycutt, Megan Mayzelle, Mimi Jenkins, Nicole de la Mora, Todd Rosenstock, Vivian Jensen, Researchers
Watershed Science CenterUniversity of California, Davis
Contact: [email protected]
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UC Davis Role
UC Davis TeamIndependent Analysis:
Science/TechnologyEconomics/Cost
Policy/Funding Options
SWRCBProject Contractor
Interagency Task Force (ITF)OtherAgencies/Districts/Public
Bill Sponsors / Legislature Legislature
• Data• Reports
• Other Info• Related Projects• Presentations
• Data• Reports
• Other Info• Related Projects• Presentations
SB X 2-1Report to
Legislature
UCDReport to
Legislature
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Nitrate Contamination Study Area
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#1: Sources of NitrateN Loading / Sources
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#2: Nitrate Source ReductionN Loading Reduction Options / Source Control
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#3: Groundwater Nitrate
Nitrate distribution in groundwater / spatial and temporal trends
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#4: Groundwater Remediation
Remediation of groundwater
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N treatment options
#5: Drinking Water Treatment
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Alternative supplies
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#6: Alternative Supplies
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Economic Cost
#7: Costs of Actions
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#8: Funding and Policy
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Funding and Regulatory Framework
Treatment / Alternative Supply
N LoadingReductions
GroundwaterRemediation
Decade(s) later
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KEY FINDINGS
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Nitrate Contamination Will Persist
• Nitrate contamination will worsen for years/decades
• Direct remediation of groundwater is extremely costly
RED: ABOVE THE NITRATE MCL (45 mg/L)DARK RED: ABOVE TWICE THE NITRATE MCL (90 mg/L)
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Estimated locations of the area’s roughly 400 regulated community public and state-documented state small water systems and of 74,000 unregulated self-supplied water systems. Source: Honeycutt et al. 2012; CDPH PICME 2010.
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• Most cost-effective drinking water supply actions:
• Blending• Treatment (community, point-of-use)• Consolidation/regionalization• Other alternative supplies
• Affordability difficult for small communities
• Promising revenue sources:• Fee on nitrogen fertilizer use• Fee on water use• Local compensation under Section
13304 of CA Water Code
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• Nitrate loading reductions are possible
• Largest cropland nitrogen sources:• Synthetic fertilizer• Animal manure
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Irrigation waterAtmosphere
SyntheticFertilizer
Biosolids
Effluent
Poultry, Swine
Dairy Manure
AtmosphereRunoff
Leaching to Groundwater
Harvest
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Total Nitrogen Inputs:420,000 tons N/yr
Total Nitrogen Outputs:420,000 tons N/yr
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33Assume: All Manure Remains On‐Dairy
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2M ac
3M ac
4M ac
110,000
220,000
330,000
440,000
Cropland AreaCropland Area
(without Alfalfa)
tons N/yr
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lbs N/ac/crop
110
220
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N applied
N harvested
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Data for Assessing Public Exposureand Nitrate Sources are Limited
• Inconsistent, often inaccessible, gaps• Agencies not organized to gather data or make
effective use of data
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Key Take Home Messages
• Safe drinking water is the most pressing issue• Challenges: organization and funding
• Nitrate loading can be reduced, long-term• Challenges: training, research, investment, compliance,
and funding
• State needs to collect and organize data to allow for better assessment
• Challenges: institutional silos, organization, privacy issues/data security, and funding
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• See back page of the “Executive Summary”
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