ITEM:             VIII                  INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS

 

J.                   MONTHLY ALLOCATION REPORT

 

Meeting Date:   February 28, 2002                   Budgeted: N/A

Program/Line Item No.: N/A

Staff Contact:   Debbie Martin              Cost Estimate: N/A

 

General Counsel Approval: N/A

Committee Recommendation: N/A                                                                               

CEQA Compliance: N/A

 

SUMMARY: As of January 31, 2002, a total of 70.861 acre-feet (20%) of the Paralta Well allocation remained available for use.  This total includes 69.070 acre-feet of water remaining for use by the jurisdictions, and 1.791 acre-feet of water in the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District) Reserve.  It should be noted that the water in the District Reserve has been approved for use for specific projects, but the water permits for these projects have not been issued.        

Exhibit J-1 shows the amount of water allocated to each jurisdiction from the Paralta Well Allocation, the quantities permitted in January 2002 (“changes”), and the quantities remaining.  Exhibit J-1 also shows additional water credits available to each of the jurisdictions and the information regarding the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Quail Meadows, Pebble Beach Company, Macomber Estates, Griffin Trust, and Water West water allocations.  Any  additional water credits for expired or canceled permits that were issued before January 1991 are shown as “PRE-Paralta Credits.”  Water credits used from a jurisdiction’s “public credit” account are also listed.  Transfers of commercial water credits into a jurisdiction’s allocation are  included as “public credits.”

 

BACKGROUND: The District’s Water Allocation Program, associated resource system supply limits, and jurisdictional allocations have been modified by a number of key ordinances.  These key ordinances are listed in Exhibit J-2.

 

 

 

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Exhibit J-2

 

District’s Water Allocation Program Ordinances

 

 

Ordinance No. 1 was adopted in September 1980 to establish interim municipal water allocations based on existing water use by the jurisdictions.  Resolution 81-7 was adopted in April 1981 to modify the interim allocations and incorporate projected water demands through the year 2000.  Under the 1981 allocation, Cal-Am’s annual production limit was set at 20,000 acre-feet.

 

Ordinance No. 52 was adopted in December 1990 to implement the District’s water allocation program, modify the resource system supply limit, and to temporarily limit new uses of water.  As a result of Ordinance No. 52, a moratorium on the issuance of most water permits within the District was established.  Adoption of Ordinance No. 52 reduced Cal-Am’s annual production limit to 16,744 acre-feet.

 

Ordinance No. 70 was adopted in June 1993 to modify the resource system supply limit, establish a water allocation for each of the jurisdictions within the District, and end the moratorium on the issuance of water permits.  Adoption of Ordinance No. 70 was based on development of the Paralta Well in the Seaside Groundwater Basin and increased Cal-Am’s annual production limit to 17,619 acre-feet.  More specifically, Ordinance No. 70 allocated 308 acre-feet of water to the jurisdictions and 50 acre-feet to a District Reserve for regional projects with public benefit.

 

Ordinance No. 73 was adopted in February 1995 to eliminate the District Reserve and allocate the remaining water equally among the eight jurisdictions.  Of the original 50 acre-feet that was allocated to the District Reserve, 34.72 acre-feet remained and was distributed equally (4.34 acre-feet) among the jurisdictions.

 

Ordinance No. 74 was adopted in March 1995 to allow the reinvestment of toilet retrofit water savings on single-family residential properties.  The reinvested retrofit credits must be repaid by the jurisdiction from the next available water allocation and are limited to a maximum of 10 acre-feet.  This ordinance sunset in July 1998.

 

Ordinance No. 75 was adopted in April 1995 to allow the reinvestment of water saved through toilet retrofits and other permanent water savings methods at publicly owned and operated facilities.  Fifteen percent of the savings are set aside to meet the District’s long-term water conservation goal and the remainder of the savings are credited to the jurisdiction’s allocation.  This ordinance sunset in July 1998.

 

Ordinance No. 83 was adopted in April 1996 and set Cal-Am’s annual production limit at 17,621 acre-feet and the non-Cal-Am annual production limit at 3,046 acre-feet.  The modifications to the production limit were made based on the agreement by non-Cal-Am water users to permanently reduce annual water production from the Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer in exchange for water service from Cal-Am.  As part of the agreement, fifteen percent of the historical non-Cal-Am production was set aside to meet the District’s long-term water conservation goal.

 

Ordinance No. 87 was adopted in February 1997 as an urgency ordinance establishing a community benefit allocation for the planned expansion of the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP).  Specifically, a special reserve allocation of 19.60 acre-feet of production was created exclusively for the benefit of CHOMP.  With this new allocation, Cal-Am’s annual production limit was increased to 17,641 acre-feet and the non-Cal-Am annual production limit remained at 3,046 acre-feet.

 

Ordinance No. 90 was adopted in June 1998 to continue the program allowing the reinvestment of toilet retrofit water savings on single-family residential properties for 90-days following the expiration of Ordinance No. 74.  The reinvested retrofit credits must be repaid by the jurisdiction from the next available water allocation and are limited to a maximum of 10 acre-feet.  This ordinance sunset in September 1998.

 

Ordinance No. 91 was adopted in June 1998 to allow the reinvestment of water saved through toilet retrofits and other permanent water savings methods at publicly owned and operated facilities.  Fifteen percent of the savings are set aside to meet the District’s long-term water conservation goal and the remainder of the savings are credited to the jurisdiction’s allocation.  This ordinance was challenged for compliance with CEQA  and nullified by the Monterey Superior Court in December 1998.

 

 

 

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Exhibit J-1

                  

    MONTHLY ALLOCATION REPORT

Reported in Acre-Feet

January 31, 2002

 

 

Jurisdiction

 

Paralta

Allocation

(Conditional)

 

Changes

 

Remaining

 

PRE-

Paralta

Credits

 

Changes

 

Remaining

 

Public

Credits

 

 

Changes

 

Remaining

 

Total

Available

 

Airport District

 

8.100

 

 0.000

 

5.782

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

5.782

 

Carmel-by-the-Sea

 

19.410

 

0.000

 

1.950

 

1.081

 

0.000

 

1.081

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

3.031

 

Del Rey Oaks

 

8.100

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.440

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

Monterey

 

76.320

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

50.659

 

0.427 Cr

 

12.026

 

31.971

 

0.000

 

2.052

 

14.078

 

Monterey County

 

87.710

 

0.000

 

18.102

 

13.080

 

0.000

 

3.721

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

21.823

 

Pacific Grove

 

25.770

 

  0.000

 

1.620

 

1.410

 

0.000

 

1.091

 

11.473

 

0.264

 

7.863

 

10.574

 

Sand City

 

51.860

 

0.000

 

3.033

 

0.838

 

0.000

 

0.838

 

23.689

 

0.000

 

23.689

 

27.560

 

Seaside

 

65.450

 

0.000

 

38.583

 

34.438

 

0.000

 

34.438

 

2.693

 

0.000

 

2.693

 

75.714

 

District Reserve

 

15.280

 

0.000

 

1.791

 

NA

 

0.000

 

 

 

NA

 

0.000

 

 

 

1.791

 

TOTALS

 

358.000

 

0.000

 

70.861

 

101.946

 

0.427 Cr

 

53.195

 

69.826

 

0.264

 

36.297

 

160.353

 

CHOMP Reserve

 

18.280

 

0.000

 

14.866

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

14.866

 

Quail Meadows

 

33.000

 

0.000

 

12.268

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

12.268

 

Pebble Beach Co.

 

365.000

 

0.000

 

357.745

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

357.745

 

Macomber Estates

 

10.000

 

0.010

 

2.121

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

2.121

 

Griffin Trust

 

5.000

 

0.000

 

2.184

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

2.184

 

Water West

 

12.760

 

0.000

 

12.760

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

12.760

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