20. MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY STATUS REPORT
Meeting Date: November 17, 2003 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line
Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Darby Fuerst Cost Estimate: N/A
General
Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee
Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
The
report is limited to the water year that began October 1, 2003 and will end
September 30, 2004 (WY 2004).
The rainfall and streamflow values are based on measurements recorded in
the upper Carmel River Basin at San Clemente Dam. This site was selected because of its location above storage
facilities and the availability of long-term rainfall and runoff records.
Water
Supply Status: As shown, rainfall during WY 2004 has
totaled 0.3 inches, which is 38% of the long-term average. Runoff during WY 2004 has totaled 323
acre-feet, which is 81% of average.
Usable storage, which includes surface and ground water, was 28,460
acre-feet or 102% of average at the end of September. This storage equates to 76% of system
capacity. Please note that storage
estimates were not available for the end of October and will be provided in the
December Water Supply Status Report.
In
addition, zero adult steelhead have been counted in the fish ladder at
San Clemente Dam in WY 2004 to date, which is consistent with the long-term
average. In addition, 228 juvenile
steelhead have been rescued from drying reaches of the Carmel River
mainstem by District staff in WY 2004.
Production
Compliance: Under State Water Resources Control Board
(SWRCB) Order No. WR 95-10, Cal-Am is allowed to produce no more than 11,285
acre-feet of water from the Carmel River in WY 2004. In addition, under current District water supply budgets, Cal-Am
is allowed to produce a maximum of 4,000 acre-feet of water from the Seaside
Basin coastal subareas in WY 2004.
Combined, Cal-Am is limited to 15,285 acre-feet of production in WY
2004.
For WY
2004, Cal-Am diverted 1,425 acre-feet from the Carmel River and Seaside basins
for customer use. This water production
is 46 acre-feet or approximately 3.3% greater than the target system production
for WY 2004 to date. A monthly
breakdown of Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River and Seaside Basin
Coastal subareas for WY 2004 is included as Exhibit 20-B. Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River
Basin is reduced for diversions that are made for injection into the Seaside Basin. During WY 2004 to date, the District has not
injected any water into the Seaside Groundwater Basin.
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