35. MONTHLY
CAL-AM PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date: January
30, 2003 Budgeted:
N/A
Program/Line Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Greg James Cost Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
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Total System
for Month: Total Cal-Am system production for December
was 939 acre-feet (AF), five percent less than the anticipated goal of 984 AF,
as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit
35-A). The 939 AF of
production in December represents a four percent savings from Cal-Am's base
year (i.e., Water Year 1988) production of 983 AF. It should be noted that beginning in July 2002, the Monthly Cal-Am Production Report uses
water year-to-date figures, in place of the Reporting Year ( July 1 through
June 30). The water year reporting
period (October 1 through September 30) is consistent with the State Water
Resources Control Board’s tracking of annual Cal-Am production, as well as
District reporting of rainfall and streamflow figures.
Total System,
Water Year to Date: Total system production for the
2003 Water Year (WY) through December 31, 2002 has been, 3,375 AF. The anticipated production of 3,476 AF for
this same period is based on an annual production goal of 15,285 AF from the
Cal-Am system. Monthly production goals are calculated by multiplying total
annual production (15,285 AF) times the average fraction of annual production
for each month (based on production data from 1988 to 1997).
Ground Water
Production: During December, 23 AF were produced from
Cal-Am wells in the Upper Carmel Valley.
This production was 26 percent less than the anticipated production of
31 AF. Lower Carmel Valley well
production was 662 AF, ten percent more than the anticipated production of 603
AF. Cal-Am production from the coastal
subareas of the Seaside Basin was 254 AF, 27 percent less than the 350 AF of
production that was anticipated.
Surface Water
Production: In December, no water was diverted through
the Carmel Valley Filter Plant (CVFP) from San Clemente Reservoir, equivalent
to the zero AF of production that was anticipated. The total diversion through the CVFP for WY
2003 has been one AF, or zero percent of total system production. Average
release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during December was 234 cfs,
as measured at the Sleepy Hollow Weir.
The anticipated
river flow, storage values and production goals were developed jointly by the
District, Cal-Am, and the California Department of Fish and Game. Cal-Am and District staff are monitoring
reservoir storage, inflow and water quality, and will make additional changes
as conditions warrant. Please refer to Exhibit 35-A for additional information
regarding Cal-Am production in December 2002.
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