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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2008 QUARTERLY WATER SUPPLY STRATEGY AND BUDGET |
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September 22, 2008 |
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CEQA Compliance: Notice
of Exemption, CEQA, Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1) |
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ESA Compliance:
Consistent with the September 2001 and June 2006 Conservation
Agreements between the National Marine Fisheries Service and California
American Water to minimize take of listed steelhead in the Carmel River and
Consistent with SWRCB WR Order Nos. 95-10, 98-04, and 2002-02. |
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SUMMARY: The Board will accept public comment and
take action on the October through December 2008 Quarterly Water Supply
Strategy and Budget for the California American Water (CAW) main Water
Distribution System (WDS). The proposed
budget, which is included as Exhibit 10-A,
shows the monthly production, by source of supply, that is required to meet
projected customer demand in CAW’s main system during the October through
December 2008 period. The proposed
strategy and budget is designed to maximize the long-term production potential and
protect the environmental quality of the Seaside Groundwater and
Exhibit 10-A shows the anticipated production by CAW
for each production source and the actual production values for the Water Year
(WY) 2008 to date through the end of August 2008. Please note that the anticipated production
values assume that CAW annual main system production will not exceed 14,789
acre-feet (AF), including 3,504 AF from the Coastal Subareas of the
It
should also be noted that under a separate agreement among the District, CAW,
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the California Department of
Fish and Game (CDFG), CAW’s maximum allowed production from Carmel River
sources in WY 2008, i.e., 11,285 AF, was reduced by 60 AF to account for the
water that was recovered as part of the Seaside Basin Phase 1 Aquifer Storage
and Recovery (ASR) Project and provided to CAW’s customers. With this
reduction, CAW’s allowed production from
For
the purpose of this quarterly budget, it is conservatively assumed that critically-dry
year inflow conditions will occur and no water from the Carmel River Basin will
be injected into the Seaside Groundwater Basin during the October through
December 2008 period. Similarly, no ASR water
would be recovered from the
RECOMMENDATION: The Board should receive public input,
close the Public Hearing, and discuss the proposed quarterly water supply
budget. District staff recommends
adoption of the proposed budget. The
budget is described in greater detail in Exhibit
10-B, Quarterly Water Supply Strategy Report: October – December
2008.
BACKGROUND:
The Quarterly Water Supply Strategy and Budget pertains to production
within CAW’s main WDS for the three-month period of October, November, and
December 2008. Staff from the District,
CAW, CDFG, and NMFS cooperatively developed this strategy on September 3,
2008. Based on the assumption that critically-dry
year inflows will occur during the October through December 2008 period and
that the “low-flow” restrictions on CAW’s operations in the Upper Carmel Valley
(UCV) will remain in effect, it was agreed that CAW would produce no more than
31, 30, and 31 AF in October, November, and December 2008 from its wells in the
UCV, respectively. In addition, it was
agreed that CAW would produce approximately 450, 400, and 350 AF in October,
November, and December 2008 from its wells in the Coastal Subareas of the
It
was also agreed that CAW would not divert any water from San Clemente Reservoir
through the Carmel Valley Filter Plant during this quarter. The remainder of the water needed to meet
projected customer demand would be provided by CAW’s wells in the LCV. Specifically, it was agreed that CAW would
produce 862, 629, and 594 AF from its LCV wells in October, November, and
December 2008, respectively. CAW will
operate its wells in the LCV in a downstream-to-upstream order to meet customer
demand. If actual inflows are significantly
more or less than projected for the budget period, the group will reconvene and
adjust the diversion and release rates accordingly.
Rule
101, Section B of the District Rules and Regulations requires that a Public
Hearing be held at the time of determination of the District water supply
management strategy. Notice of this
Public Hearing has been published in The Herald. Adoption of the quarterly water supply
strategy and budget is categorically exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) requirements as per Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1). A Notice of Exemption will be filed with the
Monterey County Clerk's office, pending Board action on this item.
EXHIBITS
10-A Quarterly
Water Supply Strategy and Budget: October - December 2008
10-B Quarterly
Water Supply Strategy and Budget Report: October - December 2008
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