Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the Santa Clara River Valley, 2007

Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the Santa Clara River Valley, 2007 PDF

Author: Carmen A. Burton

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-07-10

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781500479411

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The Santa Clara River Valley (SCRV) study unit is located in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California, and is bounded by the Santa Monica, San Gabriel, Topatopa, and Santa Ynez Mountains, and the Pacific Ocean. The 460-square-mile study unit includes eight groundwater basins: Ojai Valley, Upper Ojai Valley, Ventura River Valley, Santa Clara River Valley, Pleasant Valley, Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley, Las Posas Valley, and Simi Valley (California Department of Water Resources, 2003; Montrella and Belitz, 2009). The SCRV study unit has hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Average annual rainfall ranges from 12 to 28 inches. The study unit is drained by the Ventura and Santa Clara Rivers, and Calleguas Creek.

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