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Case 2: Post-Fire Putah Creek WQ Monitoring Alex Rabidoux, PE Solano County Water Agency

Post-Fire Monitoring: Putah Creek Watershed...1/6 3/7 3/11. Aluminum (mg/L) St Helena Ck Coyote Ck Upp Putah Ck Putah Ck @ LBRID Putah Ck @ M_Dam Cold Canyon Ck Putah Ck @ Div Dam

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Case 2: Post-Fire Putah Creek WQ Monitoring

Alex Rabidoux, PESolano County Water Agency

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Location

San Francisco

Sacramento

Vacaville

Middletown

Cobb

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Cobb

Middletown

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Wildfires in 2015

Fire Area (acres)

Wragg Fire (Solano) 8,000

Rocky Fire (Lake) 70,000

Jerusalem Fire (Lake) 25,000

Valley Fire (Napa-Lake)- 1,955 Structures- 1,281 Homes- 4th Most-Destructive Fire

76,000

Total = 180,000 acres (333 mi2)(10 x Lake Berryessa)

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Post-Fire WQ Monitoring• Water Quality concerns to Lake, Napa, and Solano Counties• Lake Berryessa provides huge dilution but...“Godzilla El Nino”• Partnered with Hidden Valley Lake CSD & Napa County for WQ monitoring

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Sample Locations

Middletown

Name Description

SHC St Helena Ck (Control)

CYC Coyote Ck (Partial, Small Trib)

UPC Putah Ck (Upper, Sig Burn Impact)

LBRID Putah Ck (Middle, U/S L. Berryessa)

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Sample Locations

Winters

Name Description

PC@MD Putah Ck (Lower D/S L. Berryessa)

COC Cold Canyon Ck (U/S of Putah Ck)

LS@PDD Lake Solano @ Div Dam (Intake)

*Most significant post-fire WQ impacts

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Constituents

Title 22 (Mineral, Physical, Inorganics) + TOC/DOC + NutrientsTier I (All Samples)

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Tier II (All except Coyote Ck)

Trihalomethane Formation Potential (TTHMFP)Tier III (Interdam Reach only)

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ResultsWhat did we see?• Cold Canyon Creek (Interdam Reach) had the worst WQ• No significant WQ degradation in Upper Putah Creek• Upper Putah Creek has excellent WQ!• Godzilla El Nino Average Water Year for Putah Creek

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Physical Properties

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Specific Conductance (uS/cm)

St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Alkalinity (mg/L)

St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Organics

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Total Organic Carbon (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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TTHMFP (ug/L) Putah Ck @ M_Dam

Cold Canyon Ck

Putah Ck @ Div Dam

MCL = 80 ug/L

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Sediment

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Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

8,300

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Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Turbidity (NTU) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

2,000

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Color (C.U.) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

Secondary MCL = 15 C.U.

3,000

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Nutrients

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Total Nitrogen (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Phosphorus (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Ortho Phosphate (mg/L)

St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Minerals & Metals

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Arsenic (ug/L)St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

MCL = 10 ug/L

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Total Chromium (ug/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

MCL = 50 ug/L

Note: For surface water, Cr(III) is most prevalent form.

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Barium (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

MCL = 1 mg/L

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Mercury (ug/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

DL = 0.06 ug/L

RL = 0.20 ug/L

MCL = 2 ug/L

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Aluminum (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

MCL = 1 mg/L

65

Note: High levels from sediment. (Most abundant metal in earth’s crust)

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Iron (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

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Secondary MCL = 0.3 mg/L

Note: High levels from sediment. (2nd most abundant metal in earth’s crust)

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Manganese (mg/L) St Helena CkCoyote CkUpp Putah CkPutah Ck @ LBRIDPutah Ck @ M_DamCold Canyon CkPutah Ck @ Div Dam

Secondary MCL = .05 mg/L

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Conclusion• Cold Canyon Creek (Interdam Reach) had the worst WQ• Primarily in suspended sediment [TSS = 8,300 mg/L; TDS = 270 mg/L]• No significant WQ degradation in Upper Putah Creek• Upper Putah Creek has excellent WQ!

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Where in the Watershed?