Only one-fifth of the drainage-impacted lands in the San Joaquin Valley's west side discharge their irrigation return flows into the San Joaquin River. One option for the remaining lands is to dispose of drainage waters in evaporation ponds.Eventually, the evaporite salts that form in these ponds must also be removed.In some cases, these evaporites could constitute hazardous wastes.
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