ITEM: VIII INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF
REPORTS
J.
MONTHLY ALLOCATION REPORT
Meeting
Date: February 28, 2002 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line Item No.: N/A
Staff
Contact: Debbie Martin Cost Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
SUMMARY: As of January 31,
2002, a total of 70.861 acre-feet (20%) of the Paralta Well allocation remained
available for use. This total includes
69.070 acre-feet of water remaining for use by the jurisdictions, and 1.791 acre-feet
of water in the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District)
Reserve. It should be noted that the
water in the District Reserve has been approved for use for specific projects,
but the water permits for these projects have not been issued.
Exhibit J-1 shows
the amount of water allocated to each jurisdiction from the Paralta Well
Allocation, the quantities permitted in January 2002 (“changes”), and the
quantities remaining. Exhibit J-1
also shows additional water credits available to each of the jurisdictions and
the information regarding the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula,
Quail Meadows, Pebble Beach Company, Macomber Estates, Griffin Trust, and Water
West water allocations. Any additional water credits for expired or
canceled permits that were issued before January 1991 are shown as “PRE-Paralta
Credits.” Water credits used from a
jurisdiction’s “public credit” account are also listed. Transfers of commercial water credits into a
jurisdiction’s allocation are included
as “public credits.”
BACKGROUND: The District’s
Water Allocation Program, associated resource system supply limits, and
jurisdictional allocations have been modified by a number of key
ordinances. These key ordinances are
listed in Exhibit J-2.
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Exhibit J-2
District’s Water Allocation Program Ordinances
Ordinance No. 1 was
adopted in September 1980 to establish interim municipal water allocations
based on existing water use by the jurisdictions. Resolution 81-7 was adopted in April 1981 to
modify the interim allocations and incorporate projected water demands through
the year 2000. Under the 1981
allocation, Cal-Am’s annual production limit was set at 20,000 acre-feet.
Ordinance No. 52 was adopted
in December 1990 to implement the District’s water allocation program, modify
the resource system supply limit, and to temporarily limit new uses of
water. As a result of Ordinance No. 52,
a moratorium on the issuance of most water permits within the District was
established. Adoption of Ordinance No.
52 reduced Cal-Am’s annual production limit to 16,744 acre-feet.
Ordinance No. 70 was
adopted in June 1993 to modify the resource system supply limit, establish a
water allocation for each of the jurisdictions within the District, and end the
moratorium on the issuance of water permits.
Adoption of Ordinance No. 70 was based on development of the Paralta
Well in the Seaside Groundwater Basin and increased Cal-Am’s annual production
limit to 17,619 acre-feet. More
specifically, Ordinance No. 70 allocated 308 acre-feet of water to the
jurisdictions and 50 acre-feet to a District Reserve for regional projects with
public benefit.
Ordinance No. 73 was
adopted in February 1995 to eliminate the District Reserve and allocate the
remaining water equally among the eight jurisdictions. Of the original 50 acre-feet that was
allocated to the District Reserve, 34.72 acre-feet remained and was distributed
equally (4.34 acre-feet) among the jurisdictions.
Ordinance No. 74 was
adopted in March 1995 to allow the reinvestment of toilet retrofit water
savings on single-family residential properties. The reinvested retrofit credits must be
repaid by the jurisdiction from the next available water allocation and are
limited to a maximum of 10 acre-feet.
This ordinance sunset in July 1998.
Ordinance No. 75 was
adopted in April 1995 to allow the reinvestment of water saved through toilet
retrofits and other permanent water savings methods at publicly owned and
operated facilities. Fifteen percent of
the savings are set aside to meet the District’s long-term water conservation
goal and the remainder of the savings are credited to the jurisdiction’s
allocation. This ordinance sunset in
July 1998.
Ordinance No. 83 was adopted
in April 1996 and set Cal-Am’s annual production limit at 17,621
acre-feet and the non-Cal-Am annual production limit at 3,046
acre-feet. The modifications to the
production limit were made based on the agreement by non-Cal-Am water users to
permanently reduce annual water production from the Carmel Valley Alluvial
Aquifer in exchange for water service from Cal-Am. As part of the agreement, fifteen percent of
the historical non-Cal-Am production was set aside to meet the District’s
long-term water conservation goal.
Ordinance No. 87 was
adopted in February 1997 as an urgency ordinance establishing a community
benefit allocation for the planned expansion of the Community Hospital of the
Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP).
Specifically, a special reserve allocation of 19.60 acre-feet of production
was created exclusively for the benefit of CHOMP. With this new allocation, Cal-Am’s annual
production limit was increased to 17,641 acre-feet and the non-Cal-Am
annual production limit remained at 3,046 acre-feet.
Ordinance No. 90 was
adopted in June 1998 to continue the program allowing the reinvestment of
toilet retrofit water savings on single-family residential properties for
90-days following the expiration of Ordinance No. 74. The reinvested retrofit credits must be
repaid by the jurisdiction from the next available water allocation and are
limited to a maximum of 10 acre-feet.
This ordinance sunset in September 1998.
Ordinance No. 91 was
adopted in June 1998 to allow the reinvestment of water saved through toilet
retrofits and other permanent water savings methods at publicly owned and
operated facilities. Fifteen percent of
the savings are set aside to meet the District’s long-term water conservation
goal and the remainder of the savings are credited to the jurisdiction’s
allocation. This ordinance was
challenged for compliance with CEQA and
nullified by the Monterey Superior Court in December 1998.
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