EXHIBIT 23-A
                       
  MONTHLY CAL-AM  PRODUCTION REPORT:      APRIL 2004  
   
  WELL     PRODUCTION  
  WY 2004  
  LOCATION            DIFFERENCE TO-DATE            DIFFERENCE  
  PROD GOAL          (PROD - GOAL) PROD GOAL          (PROD - GOAL)
      (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  C.V.  
    UPPER 181 89 92 103% 408 272 136 50%  
    LOWER 1,072 1,252 -180 -14% 5,972 6,209 -237 -4%  
  SEASIDE 70 0 70 --- 1,259 1,500 -241 -16%  
   
  TOTAL WELL 1,323 1,341 -18 -1% 7,639 7,981 -342 -4%  
   
   
  SAN CLEMENTE RESERVOIR WY 2004  
  ACTIVITY            DIFFERENCE TO-DATE            DIFFERENCE  
  DIV GOAL              (DIV - GOAL) DIV GOAL              (DIV - GOAL)
      (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  DIVERSION 0 0 0  --- 0 0 0 ---  
   
   
  ACT ANT                 (ACT-ANT)  
        (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  MONTHLY INFLOW 2,433 6,194 -3,761 -61%  
  CUMULATIVE INFLOW 32,317 20,860 11,457 55%      FILTER PLANT DIVERSION AS  
  EVAPORATION/USAGE 73 86 -13 -15%      PERCENT OF TOTAL SYSTEM  
  OUTFLOW 2,360 6,107 -3,747 -61%      PRODUCTION TO DATE: 0%  
  USABLE STORAGE 66 66 0 0%  
  STORAGE CHANGE 0 0 0 ---  
   
   
  LOS PADRES RESERVOIR  
  ACTIVITY             DIFFERENCE  
  ACT ANT                 (ACT-ANT)  
        (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
  MONTHLY INFLOW 2,467 4,966 -2,499 -50%  
  CUMULATIVE INFLOW 33,314 21,330 11,984 56%  
  EVAPORATION 34 15 19 127%  
  USABLE STORAGE 1,478 1,478 0 0%  
  STORAGE CHANGE 0 0 0 ---  
   
   
  SUMMARY: MONTHLY PRODUCTION         DIFFERENCE    WY 2004-TO-DATE             DIFFERENCE    
    ACTUAL GOAL           (ACTUAL-GOAL) ACTUAL GOAL           (ACTUAL-GOAL)  
    (AF) (AF) (AF) (%) (AF) (AF) (AF) (%)  
       
      1,323 1,341 -18 -1% 7,639 7,981 -342 -4%  
   
   
  Notes:  
  1.  Water Year (WY) 2004 began on October 1, 2003 and will end on September 30, 2004.  
  2.  Values in shaded areas represent current month.  
   
                       
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