ITEM:		INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORT
26.	MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY AND CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date:			April 21, 2014	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Jonathan Lear	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

Exhibit 26-A shows the water supply status for the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of April 1, 2014. This system includes the surface water resources in the Carmel River Basin, the groundwater resources in the Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer and the Seaside Groundwater Basin. Exhibit 26-A is for Water Year (WY) 2014 and focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, storage, and steelhead. The rainfall and Streamflow values are based on measurements in the upper Carmel River Basin at San Clemente Dam.

Water Supply Status: As shown, rainfall during March 2014 totaled 2.52 inches and brings the cumulative rainfall total for WY 2014 to 8.43 inches, which is 45% of the long-term average through March. Estimated unimpaired runoff during March 2014 totaled 3,422 acre-feet (AF) and brings the cumulative runoff total for WY 2014 to 5,072 AF, which is 10% of the long-term average through March. Usable storage, which includes surface and groundwater, was 27,580 AF, or 86% of the long-term average through March. This storage equates to 73% of system capacity. In addition, 0 adult steelhead were counted in the fish ladder at San Clemente Dam through March.

Production Compliance: Under State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cease and Desist Order No. 2009-0060, California American Water (Cal-Am) is allowed to produce no more than 10,066 AF of water from the Carmel River in WY 2014. In addition, under the Seaside Basin Decision, Cal-Am is allowed to produce 2,669 AF of water from the Coastal Subareas and 147 AF from the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin in WY 2014. Altogether, Cal-Am is currently allowed to produce 12,735 AF from Carmel River and Seaside Coastal sources for customers in its main Monterey system and 147 AF from the Laguna Seca Subarea for customers in Ryan Ranch, Hidden Hills, and Bishop Systems (not adjusted for ASR recovery or Sand City Desalination). For WY 2014 through March, Cal-Am has produced 5,180 AF from the Carmel River, Seaside Basin, Sand City Desalination, and ASR recovery, for customer use. This water production is 270 AF or 5.0 % less than the target specified for Cal-Am’s production from the MPWRS for WY 2014 through March. A breakdown of Cal-Am’s production for WY 2014 through March is included as Exhibit 26-B. Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River Basin is reduced for diversions that are made for injection into the Seaside Basin; Cal-Am’s “native” Seaside Basin production is reduced for injected water recovery. For WY 2014 through March, 0 AF of Carmel River Basin groundwater have been diverted for Seaside Basin injection; 0 AF have been recovered for customer use. Exhibit 26-C shows production breakdown from all sources for all uses. Some of the values in this report may be revised in the future as Cal-Am finalizes their production values and monitoring data.

EXHIBITS

26-A Water Supply Status: April 1, 2014

26-B Monthly Cal-Am Diversions from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins: Water Year 2014

26-C Monthly Cal-Am production by source: WY 2014

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