“Lake Berryessa is most vulnerable to contamination from boats, personal watercraft, confirmed leaking
underground fuel storage tanks, known contaminant plumes, historic gas stations, active gas stations,
wastewater treatment plants, historic mining operations, active mining operations, and animal feeding
operations.”
Background
Soils
Possible Contaminating Activities
Body contact recreation
Grazing cattle
Wild animals
Wastewater discharges
Runoff form abandoned mines
Natural erosion
Runoff form residential areas
Runoff from irrigated cropland
Runoff from active mines
Hazardous waste discharges from traffic accidents
Fuel spills from fueling stations, sunken boats, 2 airplane accidents
Leaking underground fuel tanks
Bilge pumping and discharges from exiting boat ramps
Runoff from horse or other confined animal enclosures
Discharges from aging wastewater collection systems
Leachate from illegal solid waste disposal sites
Erosion
Testing
Quality Projects
Concerns
Opportunities
