ITEM:		INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORT
21.	MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY AND CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date:			November 17, 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 21-A shows the water supply status for the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of November 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 21-A is for Water Year (WY) 2015 and focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, storage, and steelhead. The rainfall and runoff values are based on measurements in the upper Carmel River Basin at San Clemente Dam.

Water Supply Status: As shown, rainfall during October 2014 totaled 0.07 inches and brings the cumulative rainfall total for WY 2015 to 0.07 inches, which is 9% of the long-term average through October. Estimated unimpaired runoff during October 2014 totaled 0 acre-feet (AF) and brings the cumulative runoff total for WY 2015 to 0 AF, which is 0% of the long-term average through October. Usable storage, which includes surface and groundwater, was 24,850 AF, or 90% of the long-term average through October. This storage equates to 66% of system capacity. In addition, 0 adult steelhead were counted in the fish ladder at San Clemente Dam through October.

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 9,945 AF of water from the Carmel River in WY 2015. In addition, under the Seaside Basin Decision, Cal-Am is allowed to produce 2,251AF of water from the Coastal Subareas and 48 AF from the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin in WY 2015. Altogether, Cal-Am is currently allowed to produce 12,196 AF from Carmel River and Seaside Coastal sources for customers in its main Monterey system and 48 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 2015 through October, Cal-Am has produced 943 AF from the Carmel River, Seaside Basin, Sand City Desalination, and ASR recovery, for customer use. This water production is 154 AF or 14.0 % less than the target specified for Cal-Am’s production from the MPWRS for WY 2015 through October. A breakdown of Cal-Am’s production for WY 2015 through October is included as Exhibit 21-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 2015 through October, 0 AF of Carmel River Basin groundwater have been diverted for Seaside Basin injection; 0 AF have been recovered for customer use. Exhibit 21-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

21-A Water Supply Status: November 1, 2014

21-B Monthly Cal-Am Diversions from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins: WY 2015

21-C Monthly Cal-Am production by source: WY 2015

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