San Diego River Watershed - Beneficial Water Uses

Beneficial Water Uses

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Beneficial water uses within the San Diego River Watershed as designated in the State Water Resources Control Board's San Diego Region Basin Plan.

Beneficial Uses	Inland Surface Water	Coastal Waters	Reservoirs and Lakes	Ground Water
Municipal and Domestic Supply	X		X	X
Agricultural Supply	X			X
Industrial Service Supply	X	X	X	X
Industrial Process Supply	X		X	X
Navigation		X
Contact Water Recreation	X	X	X
Non-Contact Water Recreation	X	X	X
Commercial and Sport Fishing		X
Warm Freshwater Habitat	X		X
Cold Freshwater Habitat	X		X
Estuarine Habitat		X
Wildlife Habitat	X	X	X
Biological Habitats		X
Rare, Threatened, or End.		X	X
Marine Habitat		X
Migration of Aquatic Organisms		X
Aquaculture		X
Shellfish Harvesting		X
Spawning, Reprod. and/ or Early Develop.		X
Hydropower Generation			X

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