Status Update Drought 05-May-2015 Website: Twitter: Facebook: Youtube: Office of Emergency Services (A Division of General Services Department) 1 Incident # - XSJ
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.
Local 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 3 Well Permits total Domestic Agricultural Difference previous
Water 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 4 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
Water Conservation Rules Urban Water Supplier Requirements 4% to36% * July-Sept 2014 –vs- July-Sept 2013 Supplier NameStageR-GPCD* % SavedTierConserve Amount Stockton-California Water Service Company197.67%520% City of Lathrop %520% City of Tracy2 (move to 4 on 19-May) %728% City of Stockton %728% City of Manteca %832% City of Lodi %936% City of Ripon %936% City of Escalon2-day % San Joaquin Conservation District1--25% Mt. House Community District338%-25% 5
Diverter Curtailments – Water Quality Delta Watershed Diverters 6 SJ Vernalis Quality 700 limit Apr-Aug
Curtailment Status – Junior Water Rights Sac 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” 7
Delta Barriers: May to Nov West False River 4.8 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 45 minutes B= Smaller minutes Central Delta: Bethel Island to SJ River C= Large Mast Minutes D= Smaller minutes D D
Conclusion 9 Countywide jurisdictions will be increasing conservation stages Developing a dry-well potable water distribution procedure State DWR preparing for 2015 & 2016 drought conditions State Water Board: Preparing new conservation orders, 05-May meeting Diversion curtailments & field inspections start 04-May-15 Recommended Board Actions: Continued Proclamation of Local Emergency for another 30-days.