23. MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY STATUS REPORT
Meeting Date: August 18, 2003 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line
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Staff Contact: Darby Fuerst Cost
Estimate: N/A
General
Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee
Recommendation: N/A
CEQA
Compliance: N/A
Exhibit 23-A shows the water supply status for the
Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of August 1, 2003. This system includes the surface water
resources in the Carmel River Basin, the ground water resources in the Carmel
Valley Alluvial Aquifer, and Seaside Coastal Ground Water Subareas. Exhibit 23-A
focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, storage, and steelhead.
The
report is limited to the water year that began October 1, 2002 and will end on
September 30, 2003 (WY 2003). The
rainfall and streamflow values are based on measurements recorded in the upper
Carmel River Basin at San Clemente Dam.
This site was selected because of its location above storage facilities
and the availability of long-term rainfall and runoff records.
Water
Supply Status: As shown, rainfall during WY 2003 through
July totaled 24.3 inches, which is 115% of the long-term average. Runoff during WY 2003 through July totaled 55,100
acre-feet, which is 80% of average.
Usable storage, which includes surface and ground water, was 30,340
acre-feet or 101% of average at the end of July 2003. This storage equates to 81% of system
capacity.
In
addition, 483 adult steelhead were counted in the fish ladder at San
Clemente Dam in WY 2003, which is 91% of the long-term average. In addition, 27,873 juvenile steelhead
have been rescued from drying reaches of the Carmel River mainstem and its
tributaries during WY 2003. Of this total, 24,596 juveniles have been rescued
by District staff from the mainstem and 3,277 juveniles have been rescued by
members of the Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA) from the tributaries
to date.
Production
Compliance: Under State Water Resources Control Board
(SWRCB) Order No. WR 95-10, Cal-Am is allowed to produce no more than 11,285
acre-feet of water from the Carmel River in WY 2003. In addition, under current District water
supply budgets, Cal-Am is allowed to produce a maximum of 4,000 acre-feet of
water from the Seaside Basin coastal subareas in WY 2003. Combined, Cal-Am is limited to 15,285
acre-feet of production in WY 2003.
For WY
2003 through July, Cal-Am has diverted 11,467 acre-feet from the Carmel River
and Seaside basins for customer use.
This water production is 677 acre-feet or approximately 5.6% less than
the target system production for WY 2003 to date. A monthly breakdown of Cal-Am’s production
from the Carmel River and Seaside Basin Coastal subareas for WY 2003 is
included as Exhibit 23-B. Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River
Basin is reduced for diversions that are made for injection into the Seaside
Basin. During WY 2003, the District
injected 168 acre-feet of water into the Seaside Ground Water Basin.
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