EXHIBIT 16-A
District Drills New
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well
The
Aquifer
Storage and Recovery is complementary to other water augmentation projects that
have been proposed to address the
In
2006, the District obtained necessary federal and local permits, and in
December 2006 began construction of this second ASR Well at its Santa Margarita
Test Injection Site. In a cooperative
effort with CAW, the District performed environmental review and helped CAW
obtain permits for the temporary pipeline that will bring treated river water
to the ASR well site and enable greater operational flexibility for the CAW
system in the Seaside area. The
reliability of our community supply is improved by using water from different
sources when it is most plentiful and causes the least environmental harm. Since 1998, the District, in cooperation with
CAW, has injected approximately 1,863 AF of excess winter flow from the
[Insert ASR Construction Photos]
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** An acre-foot of water is
enough to cover a football field with one foot of water, or supply four
Financial Update
Total
revenues received in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-06 were $4,281,870 while
expenditures totaled $5,104,181. The
difference of $822,311 was funded from general operating reserves set aside in
previous years. The deficit was mostly
attributable to one-time legal costs associated with an adjudication lawsuit
involving the
The
adopted budget for FY 2006-07 anticipates revenues of $8,288,900 and
expenditures of $8,143,600, with the difference of $145,300 being used to
replenish general operating reserves.
The budget includes approximately $2,500,000 of one-time expenditures to
fund work towards completion of the District’s Phase I Aquifer Storage and
Recovery (ASR) Project. The budget
anticipates that these ASR costs will be funded by a debt issuance, so the
revenue portion of the budget contains an offsetting amount of anticipated bond
proceeds.
The
FY 2006-07 budget was prepared using a series of strategies developed by the
staff and adopted by the Board in 2004 for balancing the budget and
discontinuing the use of general operating reserves.
Existing
and Future Water Supply Needs
At the request of the MPWMD
Board, and working with the District’s Policy and Technical Advisory
Committees, staff developed updated estimates of existing and future water
needs in the District. These estimates
will be used to size various water supply project alternatives that have been
proposed. Existing water demand was
calculated based on reported production over the last ten years. Future water demand was estimated based on
General Plan “build-out” projections provided by each of the land use
jurisdictions within the District.
Specifically, staff determined that existing water demand in the
District has averaged 19,200 acre-feet per year for the last ten years and
estimated that future water demand in the District would total 4,500 acre-feet
per year.
Based on existing demand,
staff estimated that approximately 12,500 acre-feet of new supplies must be
developed to replace existing supplies that are being produced in excess of
currently and potentially recognized, and adjudicated, water rights. As a result, at its November 2006 regular
meeting the Board tentatively determined that approximately 17,000 acre-feet
per year of new supplies must be developed to reliably meet existing and future
water demand within the District. The
Board referred this target number to the jurisdictions for requested comment in
early 2007.
Accomplishments and Milestones
Water Supply
Ø Updated comprehensive matrix on water supply concepts
that could meet community needs. Seven
concepts include land-based and offshore (ship-based) desalination, aquifer
storage and recovery in the
Ø Certified Environmental Impact Report/Assessment for
proposed Phase 1 ASR Project and CAW temporary pipeline.
Ø Obtained temporary water right and diverted 411 AF of
Carmel River water for injection into the
Ø Finalized cooperative Management and Operations
Agreement with CAW for existing and future ASR facilities.
Environmental Protection
Ø Led interagency technical advisory committee to
develop interim actions and study plan for long-term management of the Carmel
River Lagoon and
Ø Conducted emergency bank stabilization work along a
portion of the
Ø Monitored use of
Ø
Maintained
streamflow gaging stations at four sites on the
Ø
Rescued over 16,000 juvenile steelhead from a five-mile long section of
the lower
Ø
Collected surface
water quality data from three
Ø Conducted steelhead juvenile population surveys
throughout the length of the
Ø Collected groundwater level data at 70 wells and
groundwater quality data at 25 wells as part of the District’s monitoring
program the
Conservation/Permitting
Ø Approved 544 rebate applications for a total of
$69,550 resulting in annual water savings of 10.54 acre-feet.
Ø Issued 1,410 water permits and performed 1,694
inspections resulting in annual water savings of 33 acre-feet.
Ø
Joined the
California Urban Water Conservation Council as a signatory to the Memorandum of
Understanding Regarding Water Conservation in
Ø Initiated and led the regional collaboration on the
Water-wise Landscaping for Monterey County water conservation software effort
and co-sponsored the highly successful Water-wise Landscape Symposium and
Vendor Expo held in Carmel Valley.
Ø
Judged the garden
displays in the horticultural center for promotion of the Water Awareness
Committee’s Retire Your Turf campaign at the Monterey County Fair.
Revisions to Water Permit
and Water Credit Rules
A
comprehensive revision to the District’s Rules and Regulations was completed in
September 2006 when the Board adopted Ordinance No. 125. Extensive
revisions included updates to water permit and water credit rules. The
permit and credit rules were simplified and reorganized, definitions were
updated and outdated and unnecessary text was deleted. The rules were
also amended to include adopted policies and administrative practices.
The goal was to make the rules understandable to the public. The amended
rules, effective January 1, 2007, can be found on the District’s website.
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
District
staff led the effort to obtain $497,000 of Proposition 50 grant funds to
prepare an Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) for the Monterey
Bay Area. Final written approval of
State Department of Water Resources funding was made in early January 2006. Since then, the District staff has worked
closely with its local public and non-profit partners to complete the IRWMP,
including retaining specialized consultants for this type of work. A Draft Plan was completed in October 2006,
and a Final Plan is anticipated in March 2007.
Completion of the IRWMP will position the Monterey Bay Area to receive
implementation funds for specific projects, such as the MPWMD Phase 1 ASR
Project.
2006 Board of Directors Staff Contact Information
|
General Information |
658-5600 |
|
|
Water Permit Office |
658-5601 |
|
|
David A. Berger |
General Manager/Board Secretary |
658-5650 |
|
Andrew Bell |
Planning & Engineering
Manager/District Engineer |
658-5620 |
|
Rick L. Dickhaut |
Administrative Services
Manager/CFO/Treasurer |
658-5614 |
|
David Laredo |
General Counsel |
658-5650 |
|
Joseph Oliver |
Water Resources Manager |
658-5640 |
|
Stephanie Pintar |
Water Demand Manager |
658-5630 |
|
Henrietta Stern |
Project Manager |
658-5621 |
|
Michelle Knight, Chair |
Division 4 |
|
Judi Lehman, Vice-Chair |
Division 2 |
|
Alvin Edwards |
Division 1 |
|
Kristi Markey |
Division 3 |
|
Larry Foy |
Division 5 |
|
David Pendergrass |
Mayoral Representative |
|
David Potter |
Board of Supervisors Representative |
We Want To Hear From You
If you found the information
in this report useful or have questions about water supply, conservation or
other topics in this report, please contact Henrietta Stern at henri@mpwmd.dst.ca.us or at 658-5621
Water Management District
5 Harris Court P.O. Box 85 , Monterey ,
CA 93942-0085
(831) 658-5600, Fax (831) 644-9560, http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us
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