Mono Basin Draft EIR Appendices

The Appendices cover Appendix A through X (except Appendix Q and all figures and some tables, which are only available at this time in hard copy).

Appendix A Mono Lake Monthly Water Balance Model (8K)

Methods for Estimating Terms
Available Hydrologic Data
Previous Mono Lake Water Balance Models
Vorster Model
LADWP Model
Mono Lake Bathymetry
Evaporation and Precipitation
Unmeasured Inflows
Model Calibration with Observed Lake-Level Fluctuations
Citations

Table A-1 Bathymetry of Mono Lake (8K)

Table A-2 Monthly Evaporation Estimates for Mono Lake (8K)

Figures A-1 through A-7 only available in hard copy.

Appendix B Common and Scientific Names of Animal Species Mentioned in the Report (19K)

Appendix C California Gulls at Mono Lake since 1900: Population Trends, Survivorship, and Reproduction Success (59K)

Populations from 1900 to 1940
Populations from 1941 to 1975
Populations from 1976 to 1988
Populations from 1989 through 1992
Populations from 1989 through 1992
Survivorship
Estimation of population growth rate
Factors affecting reproductive success
Citations

Table C-1 Estimated Number of Adult California Gulls Nesting at Mono Lake between 1916 and 1938 (8K)

Table C-2 Estimated Number of Adult California Gulls Nesting at Mono Lake between 1950 and 1975 (8K)

Table C-3 Estimated Number (or Percentage) of Adult California Gulls Nesting at Mono Lake Since 1976 (8K)

Appendix D 1991 Wildlife Habitat Inventory and Analysis (88K)

Introduction
Objectives
Study areas
Study Team
Methods
Results and discussion
Citations

Table D-1 Wildlife Habitats and Equivalent Vegetation Communities (8K)
Table D-2 Summary of Survey Effort by Habitat Type (8K)
Table D-3 Numbers of Species Observed during Surveys of Mono Basin and Upper Owens River (8K)
Table D-4 Species Observed in Each Habitat Type (8K)
Table D-5 Wildlife Habitat Indices (WHI), Acreages, and Wildlife Habitat Unit (WHU) Values under Prediversion and 1991 Conditions (8K)
Table D-6 Acreages of Mature Cottonwood-Willow Forest with Mid- and High-Canopy Foliage (8K)
Table D-7 Stepwise Multiple Regression Coefficients and P-Values of Univariate Analyses of Variance of Bird Diversity versus Plot Vegetation Characteristics (8K)
Table D-8 Correlation Coefficients of Bird Species Mean Density with Habitat Variables (8K)
Table D-9 Correlation Coefficients of Mammal Species Mean Density with Habitat Variables (8K)

Figures D-1 and D-2: Wildlife Survey Plots along Diverted Tributary Streams, and Wildlife Survey Plots at Mono Lake (138K)

Appendix E Special-Status Wildlife Species in Mono Basin and Upper Owens River Basin (68K)

Invertebrates
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
Citations

Table E-1 Special-Status Wildlife Species Occurring or Having the Potential to Occur in the Mono Lake Basin or Upper Owens River Areas (8K)

Appendix F Vegetation and Substrate Classification and Descriptions (38K)

Classification Methods
Descriptions
Citations

Table F-1 Common and Scientific Names of Plant Species in Mono Basin and Surrounding Area (8K)

Table F-2 Hierarchical Vegetation Classification of the Tributary Streams, Mono Lake Shoreline, and Upper Owens River (8K)

Appendix G Mono Lakebed Contours and Lake Surface Areas Developed by SWRCB Consultants (9K)

Table G-1 Mono Lakebed Contours (8K)

Table G-2 Mono Lake Surface Areas (8K)

Appendix H Drought Analysis (12K)

Droughts in the Historical Period
Analysis of the 1987-1992 Drought
Estimating Probabilities of Future Drought Intensities and Durations
Predicting Minimum Lake Levels from Prolonged Droughts

Table H-1 Droughts in the Historical Period (8K)

Table H-2 1987-1992 Drought History (8K)

Table H-3 Dry Year Sequences, 1895-1992 (8K)

Table H-4 Summary of Dry Year Sequences (8K)

Table H-5 Minimum Lake Levels for the Alternatives during Prolonged Drought (8K)

Table H-6 Drought Simulation - No-Restriction Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-7 Drought Simulation - 6,372-Ft Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-8 Drought Simulation - 6,377-Ft Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-9 Drought Simulation - 6,383.5-Ft Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-10 Drought Simulation - 6,390-Ft Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-11 Drought Simulation - 6,410-Ft Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Table H-12 Drought Simulation - No-Diversion Alternative 60% of Normal Runoff (8K)

Appendix I Natural History of the Mono Lake Alkali Fly (30K)

Classification and Taxonomy
Life History
Effects of Environmental Factors on Development, Survival and Reproduction
Citations

Figures I-1 through I-6 are only available in hard copy

Appendix J Natural History of the Mono Lake Brine Shrimp (26K)

Classification and Taxonomy
Life history
Effects of Environmental Factors on Development, Survival and Reproduction
Citations

Table J-1 Regressions of Artemia Life History Characteristics on Salinity (8K)

Figures J-1 through J-14 are only available in hard copy

Appendix K Water Quality Assessment Model (30K)

Background
Locations for Water Quality Estimates
Constituents of concern
Mass Balance Model Description and Operation

Table K-1 Ratios of Constituents of Concern to Conductivity (8K)

Table K-2 Sample Mass Balance Model Output (8K)

Figures K-1 through K-19 only available in hard copy

Appendix L Alkali Fly Productivity Model (42K)

Model Organization and Use
Model Development
Model Assumptions and Calculations
Model Calibration
Citations

Table L-1 Mono Lake Bathymetry and Effective Alkali Fly Habitat (8K)

Table L-2 Salinity- and Temperature-Dependent Lifestage Parameters (8K)

Figures L-1 through L-28 only available in hard copy

Appendix M Brine Shrimp Productivity Model (47K)

Physical Limnology Model
DYRESM Model Description
DYRESM Model Inputs
DYRESM Model Outputs
DYRESM Calibration and Validation
Biological Limnology Model
Citations

Table M-1 Least Squared Mean Weights (as nitrogen [N]) of Brine Shrimp Life Stages (Instars) and Nominal Weights (as nitrogen [N]) of Submodel Weight Classes (8K)

Table M-2 Nitrogen Equivalents (8K)

Figures M-1 through M-8 only available in hard copy

Appendix N Air Quality Background Information (60K)

Air Quality Background Information
Historical Descriptions of Mono Basin Conditions
Supplemental Meteorological and Air Quality Data
Wind Erosion Processes
Salt Deposit Mineralogy
Citations

Table N-1, p.1 Seasonal Time- of- Day Wind Patterns at the Lee Vining Monitoring Site, 1986- 1991 (8K)

Table N-1, p.2 Continued (8K)

Table N-1, p.3 Continued (8K)

Table N-2a Seasonal Time-of-Day Wind Patterns at the Simis Ranch Monitoring Site, 1986-1991 (8K)

Table N-2b Continued (8K)

Table N-2c Continued (8K)

Table N-3 Simis Ranch PM10:TSP Ratios, Data Clustered by PM10 Range (8K)

Table N-4 Particle-Size Distribution for Erodible Fractions of Soil Samples Collected near Mono Lake (8K)

Table N-5 Summary of Mono County PM15 Samples Collected by UC Davis Researchers (8K)

'Figures N-1 through N-5 only available in hard copy

Appendix O Fisheries Technical Appendix

Table O-1a Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for No-Restriction Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1b Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for Point-of-Reference Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1c Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the 6,372-Ft Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1d Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the 6,377-Ft Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1e Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the 6,383.5-Ft Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1f Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the 6,390-Ft Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1g Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the 6,410-Ft Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Table O-1h Average Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic Year-Type Conditions for the No-Diversion Alternative (Based on Tennant Method) (8K)

Appendix P Riparian Vegetation Studies (112K)

Summary of Riparian Vegetation Literature Review
Riparian Vegetation Mapping
Descriptions of Riparian Vegetation by Reach
Riparian Vegetation Width Model
Cottonwood Growth Model
Water Table Model
Citations

Table P-1 Woody Riparian Acreages on Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-2a Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Less than 50% Cover on Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-2b Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Greater than 50% Cover on Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-3 Woody Riparian Acreages on Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-4a Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Less than 50% Cover on Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-4b Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Greater Than 50% Cover on Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-5 Woody Riparian Acreages on Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-6a Mature Woody Riparian with Less than 50% Cover on Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-6b Mature Woody Riparian with Greater than 50% Cover on Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-7 Woody Riparian Acreages on Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-8a Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Less Than 50% Cover on Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-8b Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation with Greater Than 50% Cover on Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)

Table P-9 Responses to Rewatering Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on Rush Creek in 1990-1991 (8K)

Table P-10 Responses to Rewatering Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on Parker Creek in 1991 (8K)

Table P-11 Responses to Rewatering Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on Walker Creek in 1991 (8K)

Table P-12 Responses to Rewatering Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on Lee Vining Creek in 1990-1991 (8K)

Table P-13 Summary of Riparian Widths Predicted by Taylor's Model (8K)

Table P-14 Results of the Cottonwood Growth Models for the EIR Alternatives (8K)

Table P-15 Estimated Water Table Slopes for Groundwater Model Use (8K)

Table P-16 Stream Stage-Discharge Factors Used in the Groundwater Model (8K)

Table P-17 Assumptions for Estimating Extent of Riparian Habitats from the Water Table Model by Reach for the Alternatives (8K)

Figures P-1a through P-15 only available in hard copy

Appendix Q Vegetation and Geohydrology of the Mono Lake Shoreline, with Emphasis on Lake-Fringing Wetlands (available only in hard copy)

Introduction
Shoreline Habitats
Geohydrology of Lake-Fringing Wetlands
Geohydrologic Characterization of Lake-Fringing Wetlands
Response of Individual Lake-Fringing Wetlands to Lake Level Fluctuation

Table Q-1 Habitat Type and Extent Documented for the Prediversion and Point-of-Reference Conditions and Predicted for the EIR Alternatives (hard copy only)

Table Q-2 Groundwater Sources for Lake-Fringing Wetlands (8K)

Table Q-3 Geohydrologic Characterization of Lake-Fringing Wetlands (8K)

Table Q-4 Lake-Fringing Wetland Types (8K)

Appendix R Legal History of the Mono Lake Controversy (35K)

Introduction
Summary
Legal History of the Mono Basin Diversions
Legal History of the Owens Basin Diversions

Table R-1 Court-Ordered Interim Flows for Mono Lake Tributaries (8K)

Appendix S Auxiliary Reports List (8K)

Appendix T Hydrologic Characteristics of the Owens River Basin below the Upper Owens River (21K)

Lake Crowley Reservoir Watershed Runoff
Round Valley Runoff
Middle Owens River Runoff
Tinemaha-to-Haiwee Area Runoff
Other Los Angeles Aqueduct Facilities
Citations

Appendix U Efflorescence Persistence (10K)

Estimate of Groundwater Response Period
Citations

Figure U-1 only available in hard copy

Appendix V Visual Resources (9K)

Table V-1 List of Photographic Images Used in the Visual Preference Survey (hard copy only)

Table V-2 Results of Visual Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Average Scenic Beauty Score for each Scene (1-10 Scale) (8K)

Table V-3 Results of Visual Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Ranking of Scenes from Most Preferred to Least Preferred (8K)

Table V-4 Results of Visual Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Rating of Visual Elements of Scenic Quality (8K)

Figures V-1 through V-5 only available in hard copy

Appendix W Recreation Resources (43K)

Overview
Mono Lake
Lower Reaches of Affected Mono Lake Tributaries
Lake Crowley Reservoir

Figures W-1 and W-2 only available in hard copy

Appendix X Economics (44K)

Recreation Benefits
Mono Lake Preservation Values
Water Supply and Power Generation Costs
Citations

Table X-1 Worksheet for Estimating Recreation Benefits for Mono Lake Visitors (8K)

Table X-2 Willingness to Pay: Mono Lake (8K)

Table X-3 Worksheet for Estimating Recreation Benefits for Lower Tributaries Visitors (8K)

Table X-4 Willingness to Pay: Tributary Survey (8K)

Table X-5 Worksheet for Estimating Recreation Benefits at Grant Lake Reservoir (8K)

Table X-6 Willingness to Pay: Grant Lake Reservoir (8K)

Table X-7 Worksheet for Estimating Recreation Benefits at Lake Crowley Reservoir (8K)

Table X-8 Willingness to Pay: Lake Crowley Reservoir (8K)

Table X-9 Worksheet for Estimating Recreation Benefits for Upper Owens River (8K)
Table X-10 Correlated Response Model Coefficient Estimates (Programs A and B) (hard copy only)
Table X-11 Coefficient Estimates for Program C (hard copy only)
Table X-12 Water and Power Supply Costs over the 20-Year Period (hard copy only)

Figure X-1 only available in hard copy