ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS

 

29.

MONTHLY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

September 21, 2009

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

Darby  Fuerst,

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

 

 

 

Prepared By:

Greg James

Cost Estimate:

N/A

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY: 

 

August 2009

 

Total System for Month:  Total California American Water (CAW) system production for August was 1,307 acre-feet (AF), 13 percent less than the anticipated production of 1,479 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 29-A).

 

Total System, Water Year to Date:  Total system production for Water Year (WY) 2009, through August 31, 2009, has been 11,703 AF. 

 

Groundwater Production:  During August, no water was produced from CAW wells in the Upper Carmel Valley, even though 31 AF of production was anticipated.  Lower Carmel Valley (LCV) well production was 1,077 AF, 11 percent more than the anticipated production of 966 AF.  In August, 230 AF were produced by CAW from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 54 percent less than the anticipated production of 500 AF.

 

Surface Water Production:  In August, no water was diverted through the Carmel Valley Filter Plant (CVFP) from San Clemente Reservoir, equivalent to the zero AF of production that was anticipated.  The total diversion through the CVFP for WY 2009 has been zero AF, or zero percent of total system production. Average release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during August was eight cubic feet per second, as measured at the Sleepy Hollow Weir.

 

The anticipated river flow, storage and production values were developed jointly by the District, CAW, and the California Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service.  CAW and District staff are monitoring reservoir storage, inflow and water quality, and will make additional changes as conditions warrant.  Please refer to Exhibit 29-A for additional information regarding CAW production in August 2009.

 

EXHIBIT

29-A    August 2009 Monthly California American Water Production Report

 

 

 

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