Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan

OCWD Management Area

Table 3-2: Nitrate (as N) Water Quality Objective for Lower Santa Ana River Basin Management Zones

Groundwater Management Zone

2018 Ambient Quality*

Water Quality Objective

Orange

3.4 mg/L

3.0 mg/L

Irvine

5.9 mg/L

6.37 mg/L

*Water Systems Consulting, 2020.

Figure 3-18: Nitrate (as N) Levels in Groundwater Production Wells, 5-year average, WY2016-17 to 2020-21

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BASIN 8-1 ALTERNATIVE 2022 UPDATE

Management Area Description 3-23

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