The proposed strategy and budget is designed to maximize the long-term production potential and protect the environmental quality of the Seaside and Carmel Valley basins. Exhibit 1 shows the anticipated production by Cal-Am for each production source. Exhibit 1 also shows actual production values for the water year to date. Please note that the anticipated production values shown assume an annual Cal-Am production totaling 15,285 AF, including 4,000 AF from the Seaside Basin and 11,285 AF from the Carmel River Basin. The Board should receive public input, close the Public Hearing, and discuss the proposed water supply budget.
Staff recommends adoption of the proposed budget.
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 . A notice of Exemption has been filed with the Monterey County Clerk's office.