EXHIBIT 23-A
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Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District Water Supply StatusFebruary 1, 2012 |
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Factor
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Water Year 2012 Oct 11-Jan 12 |
Average To Date |
Percent of Average
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Water Year 2011 Oct 10-Jan 11 |
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Rainfall (Inches) |
6.58 |
11.22 |
59% |
10.41 |
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Runoff
(Acre-Feet) |
5,757 |
19,926 |
29% |
19,870 |
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Storage (Acre-Feet) |
29,250 |
30,150 |
97% |
30,860 |
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Steelhead (Adults) (Juveniles) |
0 0 |
0 --- |
0% --- |
52 -- |
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Notes:
1.
Rainfall and runoff estimates are based on measurements at San Clemente
Dam. Annual rainfall and runoff at San
Clemente Dam average 21.4 inches and 69,200 acre-feet, respectively. Annual values are based on the water year
that runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following calendar year. The rainfall and runoff averages at the San
Clemente Dam site are based on records for the 1922-2011 and 1902-2011 periods,
respectively.
2.
The rainfall and runoff totals are based on measurements through January
2012.
3.
Storage estimates refer to usable storage in the Monterey Peninsula
Water Resources System (MPWRS) that includes surface water in Los Padres and
San Clemente Reservoirs and ground water in the Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer
and in the Coastal Subareas of the
4.
The maximum usable storage capacity for the MPWRS at this time, with
the flashboards lowered at San Clemente Dam, is 37,662 acre-feet. The flashboards were last lowered on August
27, 1996, and have not been raised since that time.
5.
The adult steelhead count refers to the number of sea-run and
freshwater adults (> 15 inches) that have migrated up the fish ladder at San
Clemente Dam in Water Year 2012. The
juvenile count refers to the number of juveniles that were rescued by District
staff from drying reaches of the
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