ITEM:		INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORT
27.	MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY AND CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date:			February 17, 2016	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 27-A shows the water supply status for the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of February 1, 2016. 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 27-A is for Water Year (WY) 2015 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 through January 2016 totaled 6.15 inches and brings the cumulative rainfall total for WY 2016 to 14.31 inches, which is 129% of the long-term average through January. Estimated unimpaired runoff during January 2016 totaled 9,898 acre-feet (AF) and brings the cumulative runoff total for WY 2016 to 11,347 AF, which is 58% of the long-term average through January. Usable storage, which includes surface and groundwater, was 30,940 or 99% of the long-term average through January. This storage equates to 82% of system capacity.

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 9,703 AF of water from the Carmel River in WY 2016. 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 2016. Altogether, Cal-Am is currently allowed to produce 11,954 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 2016 through January, Cal-Am has produced 3,001 AF from the Carmel River, Seaside Basin, Sand City Desalination, and ASR recovery, for customer use. This water production is 572 AF or 16.0 % less than the target specified for Cal-Am’s production from the MPWRS for WY 2016 through January. A breakdown of Cal-Am’s production for WY 2016 through January is included as Exhibit 27-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 2016 through January, 210.6 AF of Carmel River Basin groundwater have been diverted for Seaside Basin injection; 0 AF have been recovered for customer use. Exhibit 27-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

27-A Water Supply Status: February 1, 2016

27-B Monthly Cal-Am Diversions from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins: Water Year 2015

27-C Monthly Cal-Am production by source: WY 2016

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