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PUBLIC HEARING
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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2020
QUARTERLY WATER SUPPLY STRATEGY
AND BUDGET |
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Meeting Date: |
December 16,
2019 |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt |
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General Manager |
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Jonathan Lear |
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General Counsel
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Committee
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CEQA Compliance: Notice of Exemption, CEQA, Article
19, Section 15301 (Class 1) |
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ESA Compliance: Consistent with the September 2001 and February 2009 Conservation Agreements between the National Marine Fisheries Service and California American Water to minimize take of listed
steelhead in the Carmel
River and Consistent with SWRCB WR Order Nos.
95-10, 98-04, 2002-0002, and 2016-0016. |
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SUMMARY: The Board will accept public
comment and take action on the January through March 2020 Quarterly
Water Supply Strategy and Budget for California American Water’s (CalAm’s) Main and Satellite Water Distribution Systems (WDS), which are within the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS). The proposed budgets, which are included
as Exhibits 10-A and 10-B, show monthly
production by source of supply that is required
to meet projected
customer demand in CalAm’s Main and Laguna
Seca Subarea systems, i.e., Ryan Ranch, Bishop, and Hidden Hills, during the January through March 2020
period. The proposed strategy
and budget is designed
to maximize the long-term
production potential
and protect the environmental quality of the Seaside Groundwater and
Carmel River Basins.
Exhibit 10-A shows the anticipated production by CalAm’s Main system for each production source and the actual production values for the water year to date through the end of March
2020. Cal-Am’s annual Main system production for Water Year (WY) 2020 will not exceed 10,130 acre-feet
(AF). Sources available to meet
customer demand are 1,820 AF from the Coastal
Subareas of the Seaside
Groundwater Basin
as set by the Seaside Basin Adjudication Decision and 8,310 AF from the Carmel
River as set by WRO 2016-16. Aquifer Storage
and Recovery and Table 13 diversions will occur when instream flow thresholds
are met. The proposed schedule of
production from the Carmel
Valley Alluvial Aquifer is consistent with State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
Order Nos. 95-10, 98-04, 2002-0002, and 2016-0016. In compliance with WRO 2016-0016, any water diverted under these rights must be used to reduce
unlawful diversion from the Carmel River
Basin.
Exhibit 10-B shows the anticipated production by CalAm’s
Laguna Seca Subarea systems
for each production
source, and the actual production values for WY 2020 to date through the end of November
2019. According to the Seaside Basin
Adjudication Decision, CalAm’s production has been reduced to 0 AF. It is recognized that CalAm will need to
produce water to serve its customers and this table is produced as a
ministerial component of tracking the implementation of the Adjudication
Decision. CalAm has filed in the most
recent general rate case with the California Public Utility Commission to
intertie the main system and satellite systems to solve this issue.
RECOMMENDATION: The Board should receive public input, close the Public Hearing, and discuss the proposed
quarterly water supply budget. District
staff recommends adoption of the proposed budget. The budget is described
in greater detail
in Exhibit 10-C, Quarterly
Water Supply Strategy
Report: January – March 2020.
BACKGROUND: The Water Supply Strategy and Budget prescribes production within CalAm’s Main and Laguna Seca Subarea systems
and is developed on a quarterly schedule. Staff from the District, CalAm, the National
Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights
(SWRCB-DWR), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) cooperatively develop this strategy
to comply with regulatory requirements and maximize the environmental health of
the resource system while meeting customer demand. To the greatest extent pumping in the Carmel
Valley is minimized in the summer months and the Seaside wells are used to meet
demand by recovering native water and banked Carmel River water. Also, it was agreed that CalAm will operate its wells in the Lower Carmel Valley in a downstream to upstream order.
When flows
decline below 20 cfs at the District’s Don Juan Gage, CalAm will stop
production from its Upper Carmel Valley Wells.
The permitted diversion
season for ASR is between December 1 and May 31. ASR recovery will begin when flows decline to
shift production away from the river.
This schedule is estimated with wet year streamflow conditions and daily
demand for Carmel Valley. There is also a projected
goal of producing 25 AF of treated brackish
groundwater from the Sand City Desalination Plant
in each of these three months.
Rule 101, Section
B of the District
Rules and Regulations requires that a Public Hearing be held at the time of determination of the District water supply management strategy. Adoption of the quarterly water supply
strategy and budget is categorically exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements as per Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1). A Notice
of Exemption will be filed with
the Monterey County Clerk's office, pending Board
action on this item.
10-A Quarterly
Water Supply Strategy and Budget for Cal-Am Main System: January – March 2020
10-B Quarterly Water Supply Strategy
and Budget for Cal-Am Subsystems: January – March 2020
10-C Quarterly Water
Supply Strategy
and Budget Report: January – March 2020
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