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INFORMATIONAL
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MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY AND |
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November 18, 2019
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David J. Stoldt, |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Jonathan Lear |
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General Counsel Review:
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Committee Recommendation: N/A
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CEQA Compliance: Exempt
from environmental review per SWRCB Order Nos. 95-10 and 2016-0016, and the Seaside
Basin Groundwater Basin adjudication decision, as amended and Section 15268
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, as a
ministerial project; Exempt from Section 15307, Actions by Regulatory
Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources. |
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Exhibit 22-A
shows the water supply status for the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System
(MPWRS) as of November 1, 2019. This system includes the surface water
resources in the
Water Supply Status: Rainfall through October 2019 totaled 0 inches and brings the cumulative rainfall total for WY 2020 to 0 inches, which is 0% of the long-term average through October. Estimated
unimpaired runoff through October
totaled 527 acre-feet (AF) and brings the cumulative runoff total for WY
2020 to 527 AF, which is 133%
of the long-term average through October. Usable storage for the MRWPRS was 27,850 acre-feet, which is 102% of average through October, and equates to 74% percent of system capacity
Production Compliance: Under State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cease and Desist Order No. 2016-0016 (CDO), California American Water (Cal-Am) is allowed to produce no more than 8,310 AF of water from the Carmel River in WY 2020. Through October, using the CDO accounting method, Cal-Am has produced 509 AF from the Carmel River (including ASR capped at 600 AF, Table 13, and Mal Paso.) In addition, under the Seaside Basin Decision, Cal-Am is allowed to produce 1,820 AF of water from the Coastal Subareas and 0 AF from the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin in WY 2019. Through October, Cal-Am has produced 369 AF from the Seaside Groundwater Basin. Through October, 0 AF of Carmel River Basin groundwater have been diverted for Seaside Basin injection; 0 AF have been recovered for customer use, and 0 AF have been diverted under Table 13 water rights. Cal-Am has produced 921 AF for customer use from all sources through October. Exhibit 22-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. The 12 month moving average of production for customer service is 9,771 AF, which is below the rationing trigger of 10,130 AF for WY 2020.
EXHIBITS
22-A Water
Supply Status: November 1, 2019
22-B Monthly Cal-Am Diversions from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basins: WY 2020
22-C Monthly Cal-Am
production by source: WY 2020
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