ITEM:		INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS
28.	MONTHLY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date:			January 27, 2011	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:

December 2010

Total System for Month: Total California American Water (CAW) system production for December was 826 acre-feet (AF), six percent less than the anticipated production of 889 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 28-A).

Total System, Water Year to Date: Total system production for Water Year (WY) 2011 through December 31, 2010 has been 2,846 AF.

Groundwater Production: During December, no water was produced from CAW wells in the Upper Carmel Valley, consistent with the zero AF of production was anticipated. Lower Carmel Valley (LCV) well production was 493 AF, 11 percent more than the anticipated production of 446 AF. In December, 294 AF were produced by CAW from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 27 percent less than the 405 AF that was anticipated. Well production from the Laguna Seca subarea of the Seaside Basin which includes Hidden Hills, Bishop and Ryan Ranch water systems was 21 AF, 62 percent more than the 13 AF that was anticipated. It should be noted that all of the 294 AF of Seaside production represents ASR recovery water from the 1,111 AF that were injected in WY 2010. Total ASR water recovered for WY 2011 through December 31, 2010 has been 1,106 AF. In addition, during the month of December, 66 AF were injected into the Seaside Basin as part of the District’s Phase 1 Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Program in the Seaside Basin. Although this quantity is included in the 493 AF of LCV well production, it was not produced to meet customer demand.

Surface Water Production: In December, 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 2011 has been zero AF. Average release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during December was 110 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 28-A for additional information regarding CAW production in December 2010.

EXHIBIT

28-A December 2010 Monthly California American Water Production Report

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