EXHIBIT 23-B
Monthly California American Water Diversions from the Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins: Water Year 2009
(All Values in Acre-Feet)
Water   Reported Production By Source    Total Production by Systems   Target Production by Systems
Year Carmel River Seaside Groundwater Basin Main Laguna Seca Main Laguna Seca
2009   Basin   Coastal Laguna Seca   System Subsystems   System Subsystems
Oct-08 853 394 51 1,247 51 1,314 27
Nov-08 648 311 38 959 38 1,036 18
Dec-08 606 252 30 858 30 954 15
Jan-09 871 0 29 871 29 925 13
Feb-09 731 0 21 731 21 846 11
Mar-09 831 0 26 831 26 971 15
Apr-09 961 115 41 1,076 41 1,077 19
May-09 949 215 47 1,164 47 1,361 26
Jun-09 886 303 52 1,189 52 1,452 30
Jul-09 979 309 61 1,288 61 1,563 33
Aug-09 1,558 33
Sep-09 1,419 31
Total    8,315   1,899 396   10,214 396   14,476 271
Source: California American Water
Text Box: Notes: 1. Under SWRCB Order No. WR 95-10, Cal-Am is limited to 11,285 acre-feet of diversions from the Carmel River Basin in WY 2009. 2. Under the Seaside Basin Adjudication Decision, Cal-Am is limited to 3,191 acre-feet of diversions from the Coastal Subareas and 271 acre-feet of diversions from the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Groundwater Basin for a total diversion limit of 3,462 acre-feet in WY 2009, as modified by the Seaside Basin Watermaster in May 2009 3. Carmel River diversions are reduced for diversions that are injected into the Seaside Groundwater Basin as part of the Phase 1 ASR Project. Similarly, Seaside Basin diversions are reduced for diversions made to recover water from the Seaside Basin as part of the Phase 1 ASR Project 4. During WY 2009, 182 AF of water were diverted from the Carmel River Basin for injection into the Seaside Groundwater Basin and 20 acre-feet of stored water have been diverted from the Seaside Basin as part of the Phase 1 ASR Project. Note that the amount of water diverted for injection is based on the MPWMD meter reading at the Phase 1 ASR site.
    
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