Pre-Application Document Kaweah Project (FERC Project No. 298)

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3.4 Water Quality Information Sources Applicable Federally-approved Water Quality Standards and Objectives Summary of Existing Water Quality Information References List of Tables Table Applicable Water Quality Objectives and Standards. List of Maps Map 3.4-1a. Map 3.4-1b. Water Quality Sample Locations in the Kaweah Watershed. Water Quality Sample Locations in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project. List of Appendices Appendix 3.4-A. Summary of USGS Surface Water Measurements at Sampling Stations in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project and in the Kaweah Watershed. Appendix 3.4-B. Summary of Water Quality Data Collected by the National Park Service Water Resources Division in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project and in the Kaweah Watershed (data obtained from the EPA STORET Database). Appendix 3.4-C. Summary of Water Quality Data Collected by Three Rivers Community Services District in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project. 3.4-i

2 List of Acronyms CEDEN CFR Commission CSD CTR CWA DWR EPA FERC FR NPS NRR NTR NWIS RMA RWQCB SEKI SSRWMG STORET USEPA USGS California Environmental Data Exchange Network Code of Federal Regulations Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Community Services District California Toxics Rule Clean Water Act California Department of Water Resources United States Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register National Park Service Natural Resources Report National Toxics Rule National Water Information System Resources Management Agency Regional Water Quality Control Board Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Southern Sierra Regional Water Management Group United States Environmental Protection Agency s Storage and Retrieval Data Warehouse United States Environmental Protection Agency United States Geological Survey 3.4-ii

3 3.4 WATER QUALITY This section describes water quality in the vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Project). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s (FERC or Commission) content requirements for this section are specified in Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter I 5.6(d)(3)(iii). The FERC regulations require information on water resources, including water use (quantity) and water quality of waters affected by the Project. This section specifically addresses the water quality components of the FERC regulations. Information on water use and hydrology is addressed in Section 3.3 Water Use and Hydrology. The information presented in this section provides an overview of the existing physical and chemical water quality conditions in the vicinity of the Kaweah Project. Water quality information presented in this section was derived from existing published reports and publicly available databases Information Sources This section was prepared utilizing the following information sources: Water quality standards o California Toxics Rule (CTR) Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California (Federal Register, 65 FR 31682, EPA 2000); o National Toxics Rule (NTR) Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants (Federal Register, 57 FR 60848, EPA 1992); and o Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin (Basin Plan) (RWQCB 2004). Previously published study reports and data1 o The U.S. Geological Survey s (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) (USGS 2015) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s (USEPA) storage and retrieval (STORET) (EPA 2015) online databases provided water quality information that was collected by the USGS and other agencies (California Department of Water Resources [DWR], California Environmental Data Exchange Network [CEDEN], and the National Park Service [NPS]). 1 Note, water quality data upstream of the Project in the Sequoia National Park (SNP) have recently been summarized in Day and Conklin (2013)

4 o Three Rivers Community Services District (TRCSD) has bacteria test results for 2014 for total coliform and Escherichia coli (E. coli) at several locations along the Kaweah River 2 (Three Rivers CSD 2014) Applicable Federally-approved Water Quality Standards and Objectives The State of California has responsibility for maintaining water quality standards through implementation of the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The RWQCB has established water quality objectives for specific beneficial water uses in the Basin Plan. The water quality objectives include both numeric and narrative standards for surface water that are based on criteria that protect both human health and aquatic life. If water quality is maintained at levels consistent with these objectives, beneficial uses are considered to be protected. Applicable water quality objectives and standards in the Basin Plan are provided in Table 3.4-1). The Basin Plan for chemical constituents provides numeric water quality objectives that are derived from various sources. These objectives include references to maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) that are provided in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations which sets standards for waters designated for domestic or municipal use. Additional, and often more stringent criteria are provided by the California Toxics Rule (CTR) Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California (Federal Register, 65 FR 31682, EPA 2000) and the National Toxics Rule (NTR) Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants (Federal Register, 57 FR 60848, EPA 1992) to protect aquatic life, and human health. The CTR and NTR pertinent toxicity standards are provided in Table Summary of Existing Water Quality Information The USGS, CEDEN, DWR, NPS, and TRCSD water quality measurements are provided in Appendix 3.4-A Table 1; Appendix 3.4-B Tables 1-3; and Appendix 3.4-C Table 1, respectively. Historic water quality sampling locations, identified by agency, are shown on Map Map 3.4-1a shows the measurement locations in the bypass reaches, in the Kaweah River Watershed (Watershed) downstream of the bypass reaches associated with the Project, and in the Watershed upstream of the Project. Map 3-4.1b shows the measurement locations in the vicinity of the Project (the locations on the bypass reaches and in the Watershed downstream of the bypass reaches). Existing information sources indicate that the physical and water chemistry conditions in the streams and rivers associated with the Project (bypass reaches) are of high quality and conform to regulatory water quality objectives and standards. No persistent, widespread water quality issues were found. There is no agriculture or water treatment plants that discharge into the bypass reaches. Several grazing allotments are present in the vicinity of the bypass reaches. Similarly, physical and water chemistry conditions in 2 The TRCSD monitors surface water quality at various locations along the bypass reaches associated with the Project and in the surrounding watershed (RMA 2009; SSRWMG 2014)

5 the Watershed upstream of the bypass reaches are of high quality. summarizes historical water quality data. The following Review of the water quality data from sample locations in the bypass reaches and on the Kaweah River downstream of the Project indicates that generally all of the constituents analyzed have complied with current regulatory standards, with the exception of two ph measurements in 2002 at the upstream end of the Kaweah River Bypass Reach downstream from the Kaweah No. 2 Diversion Dam and at the downstream end of the bypass reach immediately upstream of Kaweah No. 2 Powerhouse (Appendix 3.4-B Table 1). In addition, surface water measurements by the TRCSD exceeded regulatory standards for fecal coliform in 2014 downstream of the Kaweah River Bypass Reach near the North Fork Kaweah River confluence (Appendix 3.4-C). Water quality samples in the Watershed upstream of the Project and on other tributaries to the Kaweah River have also generally complied with current regulatory standards, based on data collected by the USGS, DWR, CEDEN, and NPS, with a few exceptions. Samples at several locations upstream of the Project or on tributaries to the Kaweah River have not complied with regulatory standards for ph, alkalinity, and fecal coliform in the 1980s and more recently in 2014 (Appendix 3.4-A and Appendix 3.4-B). However, measurements of ph and alkalinity in the bypass reaches and overall Watershed, although not consistent with Basin Plan objectives, are typical of most west-slope Sierra Nevada streams and rivers References California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region (RWQCB) Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin Second Edition. Revised January Available at: Day, J. P., and M. Conklin A natural resource condition assessment for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: Appendix 6 - water quality. Natural Resource Report NPS/SEKI/NRR 2013/ National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. Resource Management Agency (RMA), Draft Three Rivers Community Plan 2009 Draft. 89 pp. Southern Sierra Regional Water Management Group (SSRWMG) Southern Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan. Prepared by Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in cooperation with Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Kamansky s Ecological Consulting, and GEOS Institute. November Three Rivers Community Services District (TRCSD) Kaweah River Testing 2014 Bacteria Testing Results. Available at: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Quality Criteria for Water 1976 (the Red Book ). Office of Water and Hazardous Materials. Washington DC. GPO #

6 Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants. Federal Register, 57 FR The Metals Translator: Guidance for calculating a total recoverable permit limit for a dissolved criterion. June EPA 823-B Water Quality Standards: Establishment of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California. Federal Register, 65 FR Water Quality Criterion for the Protection of Human Health: Methylmercury. EPA January Water Quality Standards; Established of Numeric Criteria for Priority Toxic Pollutants for the State of California; Rule. August 2007, 40 CFR Part 131. Last update: 4/4/ USEPA Storage and Retrieval (STORET) online database. Available at: United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System: Web Interface. Available at:

7 TABLES

8 Table Applicable Water Quality Objectives and Standards. Analyte Units State and Federal Criteria Basin Plan 1 CA Toxic Rule 2 National Toxics Rule 3 In-Situ Measurements Oxygen, dissolved mg/l 5.0/ NS NS Secchi Depth Meter NS NS NS ph unitless NS Water Temperature Farenheit NS NS NS Specific Conductance us/cm NS NS NS General Parameters and Metals Alkalinity (as CaCO3) mg/l NS NS >20 5 Aluminum mg/l 0.2 NS NS Ammonia as NH3 mg/l NS NS Antimony µg/l Arsenic Total µg/l / /340 9 Benzene µg/l Beryllium µg/l 4 NS NS Bicarbonate (as CaCO3) NS NS NS Boron Total NS NS NS Cadmium µg/l 5 Hardness Dependent 9,10 Hardness Dependent 9,10 Calcium NS NS NS Carbonate (as CaCO3) NS NS >20 5 Chemical Oxygen Demand NS NS NS Chloride mg/l NS NS Chlorophyll-a NS NS NS Chromium - Total µg/l 50 NS NS Cobalt NS NS NS Color NS 4,7 NS NS Copper Total mg/l and Hardness and Hardness Dependent 9,10 Dependent 9,10 Cryptosporidium NS NS NS Cyanide µg/l / /22 9 Ethyl-benzene µg/l 300 3,100 3,100 Fecal Coliform (3x5) MPN/ 100 ml 200/ NS NS Fecal Streptococci NS NS NS Fluoride mg/l 2 NS NS 3.4-1

9 Table Applicable Water Quality Objectives and Standards (continued). Analyte Units State and Federal Criteria Basin Plan 1 CA Toxic Rule 2 National Toxics Rule 3 General Parameters and Metals (continued) Foaming Agents mg/l NS NS Giardia NS NS NS Hardness (as CaCO3) NS NS >20 5 Iron Total mg/l NS NS Lead Total µg/l 15 Hardness Dependent 9,10 Hardness Dependent 9,10 Magnesium NS NS NS Manganese Total µg/l 50 4 NS NS Mercury Total µg/l /1.4 9 Methyl mercury mg/kg fish NS Methyl-tertiary-butyl Ether 5 µg/l (MtBE) NS NS Nickel µg/l ; 4, and Hardness Dependent 9, ; 4, and Hardness Dependent 9,10 Nitrate (NO3) mg/l 45 NS NS Nitrite (as nitrogen) mg/l 1 NS NS Nitrogen- Total Kjeldahl (TKN) NS NS NS Odor NS 4.7 NS NS Organic Carbon NS NS NS Ortho-phosphate (o-po4-p) NS NS NS Phosphorus NS NS NS Potassium NS NS NS Selenium µg/l Confirm no 5/ Silica NS NS NS Silver µg/l Hardness Dependent 9,10 Hardness Dependent 9,10 Sodium NS NS NS Sulfate (SO4) mg/l NS NS Thallium µg/l , , Toluene µg/l , , Total Coliform (3x5, 6 hr hold) NS NS NS Total Dissolved Solids mg/l NS Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons NS NS Narr 18 (as gasoline and as diesel) Total Suspended Solids NS NS NS 3.4-2

10 Table Applicable Water Quality Objectives and Standards (continued). Analyte Units State and Federal Criteria Basin Plan 1 CA Toxic Rule 2 National Toxics Rule 3 General Parameters and Metals (continued) Turbidity NTU Narr 8 Narr 8 NS Xylenes Total µg/l 1750 NS NS Zinc Total mg/l 5 4 Hardness Dependent 9 Hardness Dependent 9 1 The Basin Plan for the Tulare Basin relies on California primary and secondary Maximum Concentration Level objectives as criteria for water quality to be used as a municipal & domestic supply for human consumption (database current as of 5/22/15). 2 California Toxics Rules are based primarily on USEPA standards developed under the Clean Water Act for human consumption of water and aquatic organisms with an adult risk for carcinogens estimated to be one in one million as contained in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as of October 1, The National Toxics Rules are based on USEPA standards developed under the Clean Water Act for human consumption of water and aquatic organisms with an adult risk for carcinogens estimated to be one in one million as contained in the IRIS as of October 1, These criteria are to be applied to all states not complying with the Clean Water Act section 303(c)(2)(B). 4 The criteria listed are secondary Maximum Concentration Levels for California drinking water quality objectives that do not necessarily indicate a toxic amount of contaminate. Rather these standards dictate water quality objectives designed to preserve taste, odor, or appearance of drinking water mg/l or more as CaCO 3 for freshwater aquatic life except where natural concentrations are less (USEPA's 1976 'Red Book). The 'Red Book' also recommends that natural alkalinity not be reduced by more than 25%. 6 Taste and odor threshold. 7 Water shall be free of discoloration that causes nuisance or adversely affects beneficial uses. Water shall not contain taste- or odor-producing substances in concentrations that impart undesirable tastes or odors to domestic or municipal water supplies or to fish flesh or other edible products of aquatic origin, or that cause nuisance, or otherwise adversely affect beneficial uses. (Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basin Plan, Chapter III: Water Quality Objectives, pgs. 5 and 7, 6 September 2002). 8 Increases in turbidity attributable to controllable water quality factors shall not exceed the following limits: where natural turbidity is between 0 and 5 NTU s, increases shall not exceed 1 NTU. Where natural turbidity is between 5 and 50 NTU s, increases shall not exceed 20%. Where natural turbidity is between 50 and 100 NTU s, increases shall not exceed 10 NTU s. Finally, where natural turbidity is greater than 100 NTU s, increases shall not exceed 10%. 9 Freshwater Aquatic Life Protection, continuous concentration (4-day average)/maximum concentration (1-hour average). 10 Criteria is expressed as a function of hardness and decreases as hardness decreases. The actual criteria is calculated based in the hardness (as CaCO 3) of the sample water. 11 California primary maximum contaminant level (MCL) for inorganic mercury. 12 CTR and NTR human health (30-day average); Drinking Water Sources (consumption of water an aquatic organisms). 13 CTR human health (30-day average); Other Waters (aquatic organism consumption only). 14 For water designated as WARM (5.0 mg/l) and COLD or SPWN (7.0 mg/l). 15 Instantanous maximum. 16 This value is an Ambient Water Quality Criteria (AWQC) for methylmercury and was published by the U.S. EPA in a document titled Water Quality Criterion for the Protection of Human Health: Methylmercury Final (EPA 823-R , January 2001). This AWQC replaces the AWQC for total mercury published in 1980 and partially updated in In all waters designated for REC-1, the E. coli concentration, based on a minimum of not less than 5 samples equally spaced over a 30-day period, shall not exceed a geometric mean of 200/100 ml and shall not exceed 400/100 ml in any single sample. 18 From Compilation of Water Quality Goals TPH-diesel: taste and odor threshold and USEPA SNARL = 100 ug/l. TPH-gasoline: taste and odor threshold and proposed USEPA SNARL = 5 mg/l. NS - no standard available Sources: EPA 1976, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2001, and

11 MAPS

12 Facilities Powerhouse Diversion Dam Utility Forebay SEQU_HW_008 SEQU_HW_117 SEQU_HW_118 Flowline Penstock Transmission Line SEQU_HW_047 Other Features See Map 3-4-1b North Fork Kaweah River Kaweah No. 2 Flowline Kaweah No. 1 Powerhouse Kaweah No. 2 Powerhouse SEQU_HW_003 K2 Forebay Kaweah No. 2 Diversion Dam SEQU_HW_ C R-1 K3 Forebay Marble Fork Kaweah River SEQU_HW_009 SEQU_MFKCM_022 SEQU_HW_086 SEQU_HW_ Marble Fork Diversion Dam (Non-Project Facility) SEQU_HW_ Mi ddle Kaweah No. 3 Flowline (Non-Project Facility) Kaweah No. 3 Flowline Kaweah No. 3 Powerhouse SEQU_HW_010 Middle Fork Diversion Dam (Non-Project Facility) Fo rk Kaweah River SEQUOIA - KINGS CANYON WILDERNESS SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK City/Town Highway/Road Watercourse Water Body Land Jurisdiction* Bureau of Land Management National Park Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Private (Blank) *SOURCE: BLM 2012 Land Management National Wilderness Area Water Quality Sample Locations CEDEN California Dept. of Water Resources Lake Kaweah R-5 Kaweah R C iver 198 R-4 R-6 R-7 R-3 C C THREE RIVERS South Fork Kaweah River R R-2 K1 Forebay Tank Three Rivers Substation (Non-Project Facility) Kaweah No. 1 Flowline Kaweah No. 1 Diversion Dam East F o rk SEQU_HW_015 K aweah River SEQU_HW_014 SEQU_HW_ Eagle Lake Dam (Non-Project Facility) Eagle Lake Upper Monarch Lake Dam (Non-Project Facility) SEQU_FS_K1 Crystal Lake Dam (Non-Project Facility) Lady Franklin Lake Crystal Lake Lady Franklin Lake Dam (Non-Project Facility) Upper Monarch Lake National Park Service Water Resources Division USGS TRCSD SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Eastern Hydro Generation Map 3.4-1a Water Quality Sample Locations in the Kaweah Watershed C Miles SEQU_HW_020 Date: 8/5/2015 Projection: UTM Zone 11 Datum: NAD 83 Southern California Edison (SCE) has no reason to believe that there are any inaccuracies or defects with information incorporated in this work and make no representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties tobe implied, with respect to the information or data, furnished herein. No part of this map may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording system, except as expressly permitted in writing by SCE. C:\GIS\ENTRIX\ _SCE_EasternHydro\map\Kaweah\SCE_Eastern_KAWEAH_WQ_SampleLocs_17i11i_01.mxd Copyright 2015 by

13 Mi Facilities North Fork Kaweah River Kaweah No. 2 Flowline Kaweah No. 3 Powerhouse SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Kaweah No. 2 Diversion Dam C R-1 Kaweah River K3 Forebay Kaweah No. 3 Flowline Powerhouse Diversion Dam Utility Forebay Flowline Penstock Transmission Line Other Features City/Town Highway/Road Kaweah No. 1 Powerhouse East Fork Ka weah Watercourse Kaweah No. 2 Powerhouse K2 Forebay Water Body Land Jurisdiction* R-2 River Bureau of Land Management National Park Service K1 Forebay Tank U.S. Army Corps of Engineers R-3 C Private (Blank) *SOURCE: BLM 2012 Kaweah River R R C THREE RIVERS Three Rivers Substation (Non-Project Facility) Kaweah No. 1 Flowline Kaweah No. 1 Diversion Dam Land Management National Wilderness Area Water Quality Sample Locations CEDEN California Dept. of Water Resources National Park Service Water Resources Division USGS TRCSD R-4 R-5 C South Fork Kaweah River R-8 Lake Kaweah SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Eastern Hydro Generation Map 3.4-1b Water Quality Sample Locations in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project 99 Date: 8/5/ Projection: UTM Zone 11 Datum: NAD 83 Miles Southern California Edison (SCE) has no reason to believe that there are any inaccuracies or defects with information incorporated in this work and make no representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties tobe implied, with respect to the information or data, furnished herein. No part of this map may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording system, except as expressly permitted in writing by SCE. C:\GIS\ENTRIX\ _SCE_EasternHydro\map\Kaweah\SCE_Eastern_KAWEAH_WQ_SampleLocs_BelowK1_K2_17i11i_01.mxd Copyright 2015 by

14 APPENDIX 3.4-A Summary of USGS Surface Water Measurements at Sampling Stations in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project and in the Kaweah Watershed

15 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Station EF Kaweah R nr Three Rivers CA Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 7/25/ /2/ /26/ /26/ /26/ /30/ /30/ /31/ /11/ /14/ /20/ /1/ /29/ /19/ /30/ /26/ /15/ /15/ /9/ /19/ /10/ /22/ /18/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-1

16 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 5/18/ /1/ /4/ /28/ /28/ /22/ /22/ /2/ /2/ /14/ /14/ /14/ /18/ /2/ /17/ /17/ /3/ /4/ /22/ /22/ /21/ /21/ /22/ /22/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-2

17 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Station Kaweah R a Three Rivers CA Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS /4/ /10/ /27/ Station EF Kaweah R bl Mosquito C nr Hammond CA 7/26/ /2/ /27/ /1/ /15/ /29/ /7/ /18/ /25/ /22/ /21/ /18/ /29/ /25/ /14/ /8/ /20/ /11/ /28/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-3

18 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 5/20/ /20/ /30/ /30/ /3/ /28/ /29/ /29/ /29/ /30/ /30/ /30/ /31/ /31/ /21/ /21/ /2/ /29/ /29/ /1/ /1/ /16/ /16/ /11/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-4

19 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 5/11/ /24/ /24/ /7/ /9/ /7/ /21/ /28/ /27/ /27/ /5/ /5/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /21/ /21/ /25/ /25/ /6/ /6/ /17/ /17/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-5

20 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 5/8/ /19/ /24/ Station EF Kaweah R a Seq Natl P Bndry nr Hammond CA 8/2/ /27/ /1/ /29/ /29/ /26/ /29/ /30/ /25/ /25/ /15/ /8/ /19/ /9/ /21/ /19/ /29/ /29/ /4/ /29/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-6

21 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 9/22/ /22/ /2/ /15/ /15/ /15/ /2/ /2/ /2/ /12/ /24/ /24/ /20/ /20/ /21/ /21/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M Station NF Kaweah R a Kaweah CA 6/12/ M 7/10/ M 8/6/ M 9/10/ M 10/8/ M Station MF Kaweah R nr Potwish Camp (river flow only) CA 6/12/ M 10 M 3.4-A-7

22 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 7/10/ M 8/6/ < 10 M 9/11/ < 10 M 10/8/ M Station Marble Fork Kaweah R ab Horse C nr Lodgepole CA 12/20/ /17/ /14/ /13/ /3/ /18/ /2/ /9/ /16/ /22/ /6/ /20/ /11/ /29/ /22/ /10/ /22/ /19/ /17/ Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-8

23 Appendix 3.4-A Table 1. USGS Water Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of the Kaweah Project (Measurements that exceed the applicable water quality objective or standard are highlighted in green). Sample Date Applicable Water Quality Objective or Standard Temperature (deg C) Discharge, cubic feet per second ph, water, unfiltered, field, standard units Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (ph 4.5) titration, field, milligrams NS NS NS NS Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams Meet or exceed 5.0 for WARM; 7.0 for COLD Ammonia, water, filtered, milligrams as NH4 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams as nitrogen General Parameters Trace Elements Bacteria Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams Phosphorus, water, filtered, milligrams as phosphorus Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams Silica, water, filtered, milligrams as SiO2 1.5 NS NS NS 45 1 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS >20 NS NS 200 1/16/ /11/ /11/ /1/ /15/ /1/ /7/ /13/ /22/ /3/ /23/ /17/ /29/ /20/2014 8/21/ /10/ /14/ /13/ /13/ /13/ /17/ /17/ /31/ /12/ M 20 Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection, milligrams as calcium carbonate Boron, water, filtered, micrograms Iron, water, filtered, micrograms Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms Total coliforms, M Fecal coliforms, M 3.4-A-9