ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORT

 

20.

MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY AND CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

January 25, 2017

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

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General Manager

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Prepared By:

Jonathan Lear

Cost Estimate:

N/A

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 20-A shows the water supply status for the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of December 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 20-A is for Water Year (WY) 2017 and focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, and storage.  The rainfall and Streamflow values are based on measurements in the upper Carmel River Basin at Sleepy Hollow Weir. 

 

Water Supply Status:  Rainfall for December 2016 totaled 3.31 inches and brings the cumulative rainfall total for WY 2017 to 7.35 inches, which is 108% of the long-term average through December.  Estimated unimpaired runoff during December 2016 totaled 3,841 acre-feet (AF) and brings the cumulative runoff total for WY 2016 to 15,350 AF, which is 221% of the long-term average through December.  Usable storage, which includes surface and groundwater, was 30,510 or 106% of the long-term average at the end of December.  This storage equates to 81% of system capacity. 

 

Production Compliance:  Under State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cease and Desist Order No. 2016-0016, California American Water (Cal-Am) is allowed to produce no more than 8,310 AF of water from the Carmel River in WY 2017.  Through December, Cal-Am has produced 1,230 AF from the Carmel River (including ASR, Table 13, and Mal Paso.)  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 2017.  Through December, Cal-Am has produced 749 AF from the Seaside Groundwater Basin.  Through December, 112 AF of Carmel River Basin groundwater have been diverted for Seaside Basin injection; 305 AF have been recovered for customer use, and 10 AF have been diverted under Table 13 water rights.  Cal-Am has produced 2,207 AF for customer use from all sources through December, which corresponds to 124 AF less than the budgeted to date for the MPWRS.  A breakdown of Cal-Am’s production for WY 2017 is included as Exhibit 20-B as well as a comparison of the 12 month rolling average production compared to the WY 2017 rationing trigger of 10,607 set by District Rule 160.  Exhibit 20-C

 shows production by source.  Some of the values in this report may be revised in the future as Cal-Am finalizes their production values and monitoring data.

 

EXHIBITS

20-A    Water Supply Status: January 1, 2016

20-B       Monthly Cal-Am Diversions from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins:  Water Year 2017

20-C       Monthly Cal-Am production by source: WY 2017

 

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