EXHIBIT 16-A
                 
California American Water Distribution System
  Quarterly Water Supply Strategy and Budget: January - March 2005   
       
  Proposed Production Values by Source in Acre-Feet  
  Assuming Normal Inflow Conditions  
         
  SOURCE MONTH   YEAR TO DATE  
    Jan-05 Feb-05 Mar-05   Oct-04 - Nov-04 Percent  
                 
  San Clemente Reservoir 0 0 0   0 0.0%  
           
  Carmel Valley Aquifer        
     Upper  57 52 57   57 2.7%  
     Lower 1,024 953 1,106   1,395 66.9%  
           
  Seaside Ground Water Basin        
  Coastal Subareas 0 0 0   633 30.4%  
           
      Subtotals:        
         -- Production 958 894 1,047   2,085    
         -- Seaside Injection 123 111 116   0    
  Total 1,081 1,005 1,163   2,085 100.0%  
                 
Text Box: Notes: 1. The budget reflects "normal" inflow conditions and assumes that the monthly inflows at the San Clemente Dam site during the January-March 2005 period will equal the median or 50% exceedence frequency flow, based on the 1902-2004 simulated period of record. 2. The annual budget period corresponds to the Water Year, which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year. 3. Anticipated annual production is based on Cal-Am producing a maximum of 15,285 acre-feet (AF) from its sources in the Carmel Valley and Seaside areas. Specifically, this maximum includes no more than 11,285 AF from the Carmel River Basin and no more than 4,000 AF from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Ground Water Basin. Monthly production estimates were calculated by multiplying the maximum annual production by the average percentage of annual production that is expected to occur each month, based on monthly production data from Water Years 1988-1997. 4. Anticipated production for "Seaside Injection" is based on an average diversion rate of approximately 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm) or 4.4 AF per day from Cal-Am's sources in the Carmel River Basin. "Total" monthly Cal-Am includes water for customer needs and water for injection into the Seaside Ground Water Basin. 5. No surface water diversions from San Clemente Reservoir are assumed for this period based on concerns regarding water quality (elevated turbidity) and the physical in ability to withdraw water from the reservoir due to sedimentation. 6. Anticipated monthly production from the Upper Carmel Valley Aquifer is based on continuous pumping rate of 0.93 cfs from combined capacity of Russell Wells No. 2 and 4.
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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