ITEM:                        INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS

 

30.       MONTHLY CAL-AM PRODUCTION REPORT

 

Meeting Date:           December 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


November 2003

 

Total System for Month:  Total Cal-Am system production for November was 1,008 acre-feet (AF), nine percent less than the anticipated goal of 1,113 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 30-A).  The 1,008 AF of production in November represents a six percent savings from Cal-Am's base year (i.e., Water Year 1988) production of 1,067 AF.

 

Total System, Water Year to Date:  Total system production for the 2004 Water Year (WY) through November 30, 2003 has been 2,433 AF.  The anticipated production of 2,492 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 November, 14 AF were produced from Cal-Am wells in the Upper Carmel Valley.  This production was 53 percent less than the anticipated production of 30 AF.  Lower Carmel Valley well production was 600 AF, five percent less than the anticipated production of 633 AF.  In November, 394 AF were produced by Cal-Am from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 12 percent less than the anticipated production of 450 AF.

 

Surface Water Production:  In November, 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 November was 8.0 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 30-A for additional information regarding Cal-Am production in November 2003.

 

 

 

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