EXHIBIT 24-A
                       
  MONTHLY CAL-AM  PRODUCTION REPORT:     SEPTEMBER 2004  
   
  WELL     PRODUCTION  
  WY 2004  
  LOCATION            DIFFERENCE TO-DATE            DIFFERENCE  
  PROD GOAL          (PROD - GOAL) PROD GOAL          (PROD - GOAL)
      (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  C.V.  
    UPPER 27 30 -3 -10% 536 486 50 10%  
    LOWER 943 880 63 7% 10,718 11,046 -328 -3%  
  SEASIDE 471 540 -69 -13% 3,918 4,011 -93 -2%  
   
  TOTAL WELL 1,441 1,450 -9 -1% 15,172 15,543 -371 -2%  
   
   
  SAN CLEMENTE RESERVOIR WY 2004  
  ACTIVITY            DIFFERENCE TO-DATE            DIFFERENCE  
  DIV GOAL              (DIV - GOAL) DIV GOAL              (DIV - GOAL)
      (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  DIVERSION 0 0 0  --- 0 0 0 ---  
   
   
  ACT ANT                 (ACT-ANT)  
        (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  MONTHLY INFLOW 443 359 84 23%  
  CUMULATIVE INFLOW 35,948 25,497 10,451 41%      FILTER PLANT DIVERSION AS  
  EVAPORATION/USAGE 71 64 7 11%      PERCENT OF TOTAL SYSTEM  
  OUTFLOW 371 294 77 26%      PRODUCTION TO DATE: 0%  
  USABLE STORAGE 2 0 2 ---  
  STORAGE CHANGE 1 0 1 ---  
   
   
  LOS PADRES RESERVOIR  
  ACTIVITY             DIFFERENCE  
  ACT ANT                 (ACT-ANT)  
        (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  MONTHLY INFLOW 195 54 141 261%  
  CUMULATIVE INFLOW 36,269 24,387 11,882 49%  
  EVAPORATION 32 27 5 19%  
  USABLE STORAGE 578 536 42 8%  
  STORAGE CHANGE -280 -318 38 -12%  
   
   
  SUMMARY: MONTHLY PRODUCTION         DIFFERENCE    WY 2004-TO-DATE             DIFFERENCE    
    ACTUAL GOAL           (ACTUAL-GOAL) ACTUAL GOAL           (ACTUAL-GOAL)  
    (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
       
      1,441 1,450 -9 -1% 15,172 15,543 -371 -2%  
   
   
  Notes:  
  1.  Water Year (WY) 2004 began on October 1, 2003 and ended on September 30, 2004.  
  2.  Values in shaded areas represent current month.  
  3.  The total WY 2004 annual production of 15,172 AF includes 160 AF that were produced in the LCV, and injected into the Seaside Basin.
  4.  The total WY 2004 annual production goal of 15,543 AF includes 398 AF of production anticipated for injection into the Seaside Basin.
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