1Status Update

2014-15 Drought

05-May-2015

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Office of Emergency Services

(A Division of General Services Department)

Incident # - XSJ14-0101

Water-Snow Supply Conditions 2

• Central Snowpack= 2%

• Precipitation 5-Station= 16%

• Precipitation Stockton= 80%

• Reservoir Capacity:• Camanche= 25%• New Hogan= 20%• New Melones= 20%• Don Pedro= 41% • McClure/Exchequer=

10%

• SJ River salinity levels under acceptable measurements

• Delta water quality falls short

• Apr-June forecast: Above normal temps, equal chance precip.

3Local Issues

• Six (6) dry well reports, some may not be drought related• City of Manteca Proclaimed a Local Emergency-Drought: 15-April• Mosquito-Vector: Yellow Fever Mosquito found in Bay Area• Drought Food Box Program now at 41,506. FY15-16 Phase-4 adds

10,494• County costs at $514,923 for drought monitoring, assistance, &

outreach

 Well Permits

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

total 82 122 138 218 55Domestic 52 54 83 94 19

Agricultural

32 68 55 124 36

Difference previous

15 40 16 80 

4Water Conservation Rules

• Conservation Standards for Urban Water Suppliers

• Exceptions for % supply to commercial agriculture

• Urban suppliers with 4-yrs. surface supply

• Commercial, Industrial, Institutional savings determined by water suppliers

• Small water suppliers:• Meet 25% conservation

• Outdoor irrigation no more than 2-days a week

• Self-supplied commercial Industrial, Institutional:

• Meet 25% conservation

• Outdoor irrigation no more than 2-days a week

• New reporting requirements

05-May State Water Board (7) 17-March State Water Board (11)• Wash sidewalks & driveways

• Allow runoff when irrigating

• Hose without shutoff nozzle to wash cars

• None recirculating decorative water features

• Fine $500 property owners for not complying

• Fine $10,000 to agencies not imposing measures

• Water agencies to notify of leaks

• Urban water suppliers to limit days per week

• Irrigating during & 48-Hrs. after rainfall

• Food services only serve on request

• Hotels/motels provide option not launder daily

5Water Conservation Rules

Urban Water Supplier Requirements 4% to36% * July-Sept 2014 –vs- July-Sept

2013

Supplier Name Stage R-GPCD

* % Saved

Tier

Conserve Amount

Stockton-California Water Service Company 1 97.6 7% 5 20%

City of Lathrop - 100.3 14% 5 20%

City of Tracy 2 (move to 4 on 19-May)

135.3 8% 7 28%

City of Stockton 1 155.0 13% 7 28%

City of Manteca 2 172.0 16% 8 32%

City of Lodi 2 235.9 -1% 9 36%

City of Ripon - 316.1 15% 9 36%

City of Escalon 2-day 300 - - 25%

San Joaquin Conservation District 1 - - 25%

Mt. House Community District 3 38% - 25%

6Diverter Curtailments – Water Quality

Delta Watershed Diverters

SJ River @ Vernalis Quality

700 limit Apr-Aug

7Curtailment Status – Junior Water RightsSac River-Delta-SJ River

April 23, 2015: San Joaquin River Watershed 7,000 all counties, 7,784 SJC

April 30, 2015: “Term-91” Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed: 88 diverters

May 01, 2015: All Post 1914 in Sacramento Watershed & Delta

20-May-2015: State Water Board Public Workshop input session

Exceptions: - Hydroelectric generation- No exception for “health & safety”.- Enforcement: $1,000 per day, and,

$2,500 per acre foot.

** All must complete ”Compliance Certification Form”

8Delta Barriers: May to Nov. 2015

West False River4.8 mi. N/E of Oakley(between Jersey & Bradford Is.)

• 05-May land-side

• 07-May In-water work

• 15-June finished

• Nov. removed

BOATING DETOURS

South Delta: Discovery Bay to SJ River

• A= Large-mast vessels @40-45 minutes

• B= Smaller vessels @40-50 minutes

Central Delta: Bethel Island to SJ River

• C= Large Mast vessels @30-Minutes

• D= Smaller vessels @30-40 minutes

D

D

9Conclusion

Countywide jurisdictions will be increasing conservation stagesDeveloping a dry-well potable water distribution procedureState DWR preparing for 2015 & 2016 drought conditionsState Water Board:

Preparing new conservation orders, 05-May meetingDiversion curtailments & field inspections start 04-May-15

Recommended Board Actions:

Continued Proclamation of Local Emergency for another

30-days.