ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS

 

19.

MONTHLY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT

 

Meeting Date:
October 19, 2009

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

Darby W. Fuerst

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

 

 

 

Prepared By:

Greg James

Cost Estimate:

N/A

 

General Counsel Approval:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY: 

 

September 2009

 

Total System for Month:  Total California American Water (CAW) system production for September was 1,213 acre-feet (AF), 11 percent less than the anticipated production of 1,359 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 19-A).

 

Total System, Water Year to Date:  Total system production for Water Year (WY) 2009, which ended on September 30, 2009, was 12,916 AF. 

 

Groundwater Production:  During September, no water was produced from CAW wells in the Upper Carmel Valley, even though 30 AF of production was anticipated.  Lower Carmel Valley (LCV) well production was 893 AF, eight percent more than the anticipated production of 829 AF.  In September, 320 AF were produced by CAW from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 36 percent less than the anticipated production of 500 AF.

 

Surface Water Production:  In September, 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 September 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 19-A for additional information regarding CAW production in September 2009.

 

EXHIBIT

19-A    September 2009 Monthly California American Water Production Report

 

 

 

 

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