31. MONTHLY WATER SUPPLY STATUS REPORT
Meeting Date: March 15, 2004 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
Exhibit 31-A shows the water supply status for the
Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS) as of March 1, 2004. This system includes the surface water
resources in the Carmel River Basin, the ground water resources in the Carmel
Valley Alluvial Aquifer, and Seaside Coastal Ground Water Subareas. Exhibit 31-A
focuses on four factors: rainfall, runoff, storage, and steelhead.
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 17.3 inches, which is 111% of the long-term average. Runoff during WY 2004 has totaled 22,770
acre-feet, which is 61% of average.
Usable storage, which includes surface and ground water, was 31,850
acre-feet or 103% of average at the end of February. This storage equates to 85% of system
capacity.
In
addition, 211 adult steelhead have been counted in the fish ladder at
San Clemente Dam in WY 2004 to date, which is 101% of 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 coastal
subareas of the Seaside Ground Water Basin in WY 2004. Combined, Cal-Am is limited to 15,285
acre-feet of production in WY 2004.
For WY 2004
to date, Cal-Am has diverted 5,082 acre-feet from the Carmel River and Seaside
basins for customer use. This water
production is 246 acre-feet or approximately 4.6% less than the target system
production for WY 2004 to date. A
monthly breakdown of Cal-Am’s production from the Carmel River and the coastal
subareas of the Seaside Ground Water Basin for WY 2004 is included as Exhibit 31-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
injected 81 acre-feet of water into the Seaside Groundwater Basin.
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