33. MONTHLY CAL-AM PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date: June 16, 2003 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Greg
James Cost
Estimate: N/A
General
Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee
Recommendation: N/A
CEQA
Compliance: N/A
Total System for Month: Total Cal-Am system production for May was
1,264 acre-feet (AF), 10 percent less than the anticipated goal of 1,405 AF, as
shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 33-A). The 1,264 AF of production in May represents
a 21 percent savings from Cal-Am's base year (i.e., Water Year 1988) production
of 1,603 AF. It should be noted that
beginning in July 2002, the Monthly Cal-Am Production Report uses water year-to-date
figures, in place of the Reporting Year ( July 1 through June 30). The water year reporting period (October 1
through September 30) is consistent with the State Water Resources Control
Board’s tracking of annual Cal-Am production, as well as District reporting of
rainfall and streamflow figures.
Total System, Water Year to Date: Total system production for the 2003 Water
Year (WY) through May 31, 2003 has been, 8,486 AF. The anticipated production of 9,399 AF for
this same period is based on an annual production goal of 15,285 AF from the
Cal-Am system. Monthly production goals are calculated by multiplying total
annual production (15,285 AF) times the average fraction of annual production
for each month (based on production data from 1988 to 1997).
Ground Water Production: During May, 104 AF were produced from Cal-Am
wells in the Upper Carmel Valley. This
production was 104 percent more than the anticipated production of 51 AF. Lower Carmel Valley well production was 970
AF, one percent less than the anticipated production of 982 AF. In May, 148 AF were produced by Cal-Am from
the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 58 percent less than the anticipated
production of 350 AF. It should be noted that in May, 49 AF
were injected into the Seaside Basin as part of the District’s ground water
injection testing program in the Seaside Basin.
Although this quantity is included in the 970 AF of LCV well production,
it was not produced to meet customer demand.
Surface Water Production: In May, 42 AF were diverted through the
Carmel Valley Filter Plant (CVFP) from San Clemente Reservoir, which was 91
percent more than the 22 AF of production that was anticipated. The total diversion through the CVFP for WY
2003 has been 242 AF, or three percent of total system production. Average release
to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during May was 101 cfs, as measured
at the Sleepy Hollow Weir.
The
anticipated river flow, storage values and production goals were developed
jointly by the District, Cal-Am, and the California Department of Fish and
Game. Cal-Am and District staff are
monitoring reservoir storage, inflow and water quality, and will make
additional changes as conditions warrant.
Please refer to Exhibit 33-A
for additional information regarding Cal-Am production in May 2003.
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