ITEM:		INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS
31.	MONTHLY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date:			December 14, 2009	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			Darby W. Fuerst	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Greg James	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY:

November 2009

Total System for Month: Total California American Water (CAW) system production for November was 999 acre-feet (AF), five percent less than the anticipated production of 1,054 AF, as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit 31-A).

Total System, Water Year to Date: Total system production for Water Year (WY) 2010, through November 30, 2009 has been 2,091 AF.

Groundwater Production: During November, no water was produced from CAW wells in the Upper Carmel Valley, equivalent to the zero AF of production was anticipated. Lower Carmel Valley (LCV) well production was 628 AF, 15 percent less than the anticipated production of 736 AF. In November, 335 AF were produced by CAW from the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, 12 percent more than the anticipated production of 300 AF. Well production from the Laguna Seca subarea of the Seaside Basin which includes Hidden Hills, Bishop and Ryan Ranch water systems, was 36 AF, 100 percent more than the 18 AF that was anticipated.

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 2010 has been zero AF. Average release to the Carmel River from San Clemente Dam during November was 24 cubic feet per second, as measured at the Sleepy Hollow Weir.

The anticipated river flow, storage and production values were developed jointly by the District, CAW, and the California Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service. CAW and District staff are monitoring reservoir storage, inflow and water quality, and will make additional changes as conditions warrant. Please refer to Exhibit 31-A for additional information regarding CAW production in November 2009.

EXHIBIT

31-A November 2009 Monthly California American Water Production Report

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