Drinking Water

Benicia's drinking water comes from the Sacramento River, Lake Berryessa, or Lake Herman. The source at any time depends on the status of those water sources. Despite being surrounded by water, Benicia's drinking water does not originate locally and is unaffected by the refinery.

Sacramento River is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay. The North Bay Aquaduct pulls water from the river before it gets to the delta.

Lake Berryessa is a large reservoir in Napa County which supplies large parts of North Bay with drinking water. It is over 15 miles across, 400 ft deep, and has over 500 Billion gallons of water.

Lake Herman is located on the north edge of Benicia and is primarily a storage site for city water.

Resources:

• Benicia Water Quality Reports

• https://www.solanorcd.org/education/benicia-water-education.html

• https://viewperformance.deltacouncil.ca.gov/

• https://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/publicworks