23. MONTHLY CAL-AM
PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date: September
15, 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
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Total System for Month:
Total Cal-Am system production for August was 1,648 acre-feet (AF),
nearly equivalent to the anticipated goal of 1,649 AF, as shown on the
accompanying table (Exhibit 23-A). The 1,648 AF of production in August represents an 11 percent
savings from Cal-Am's base year (i.e., Water Year 1988) production of 1,854
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 August 31, 2003 has been, 13,292 AF. The anticipated production of 14,203 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 August, 26 AF were produced from Cal-Am wells in the Upper Carmel
Valley. This production was 16 percent
less than the anticipated production of 31 AF.
Lower Carmel Valley well production was 1,048 AF, one percent less than
the anticipated production of 1,058 AF.
In August, 574 AF were produced by Cal-Am from the coastal subareas of
the Seaside Basin, three percent more than the anticipated production of 560
AF.
Surface Water Production: In
August, no water was diverted through the Carmel Valley Filter Plant (CVFP)
from San Clemente Reservoir, equivalent to the zero AF of production that was
anticipated. The total diversion
through the CVFP for WY 2003 has been 242 AF, or two percent of total system
production. Average release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during
August was 12 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
23-A for additional information regarding Cal-Am production in August
2003.
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