31. MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY STATUS REPORT
Meeting Date: February 19, 2004 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line
Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Darby
Fuerst Cost
Estimate: N/A
General
Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee
Recommendation: N/A
CEQA
Compliance: N/A
Exhibit 31-A shows the water supply status for the
Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of February 1, 2004. 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 31-A
focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, storage, and steelhead.
The
report is limited to the water year that began October 1, 2003 and will end
September 30, 2004 (WY 2004).
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 2004 has
totaled 10.5 inches, which is 94% of the long-term average. Runoff during WY 2004 has totaled 9,103
acre-feet, which is 46% of average.
Usable storage, which includes surface and ground water, was 30,900
acre-feet or 103% of average at the end of January. This storage equates to 82% of system
capacity.
In
addition, 14 adult steelhead have been counted in the fish ladder at San
Clemente Dam in WY 2004 to date, which is 25% of the long-term average. In addition, 228 juvenile steelhead
have been rescued from drying reaches of the Carmel River mainstem by District
staff in WY 2004.
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 2004. 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 coastal
subareas of the Seaside Ground Water Basin in WY 2004. Combined, Cal-Am is limited to 15,285
acre-feet of production in WY 2004.
For WY 2004
to date, Cal-Am has diverted 4,230 acre-feet from the Carmel River and Seaside
basins for customer use. This water
production is 204 acre-feet or approximately 4.6% less than the target system
production for WY 2004 to date. A
monthly breakdown of Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River and the coastal
subareas of the Seaside Ground Water Basin for WY 2004 is included as Exhibit 31-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 2004 to date, the District has not
injected any water into the Seaside Groundwater Basin.
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