18. MONTHLY
CAL-AM PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date: November 17, 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 October was 1,425 acre-feet (AF), three percent more than
the anticipated goal of 1,379 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit
18-A). The 1,425 AF of
production in October represents a four percent savings from Cal-Am's base year
(i.e., Water Year 1988) production of 1,479 AF
Total
System, Water Year to Date: Total
system production for the 2004 Water Year (WY), which began on October 1, 2003,
has been 1,425 AF. The anticipated
production of 1,379 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 October, 25
AF were produced from Cal-Am wells in the Upper Carmel Valley. This production was 19 percent less than the
anticipated production of 31 AF. Lower
Carmel Valley well production was 860 AF, eight percent more than the
anticipated production of 798 AF. In
October, 540 AF were produced by Cal-Am from the coastal subareas of the
Seaside Basin, two percent less than the anticipated production of 550 AF.
Surface
Water Production: In October, 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 2004 has been zero AF, or zero percent of total system
production. Average release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during
October was 7.8 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 18-A for additional information
regarding Cal-Am production in October 2003.
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