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Water Management Plan

Water Management Plan. Karen Bondy, Manager Strategic Resource Planning & Development January 26, 2012. Water Management Plan. Karen Bondy, Manager Strategic Resource Planning & Development January 26, 2012. Proposed WMP Changes. Planning Horizon

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Water Management Plan

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  1. Water Management Plan Karen Bondy, Manager Strategic Resource Planning & Development January 26, 2012

  2. Water Management Plan Karen Bondy, Manager Strategic Resource Planning & Development January 26, 2012

  3. Proposed WMP Changes Planning Horizon • 10-year planning horizon (same as current) • Two-phased approach • Interim demands • 2020 demands • Quantify actual demands and demand projections on a yearly basis

  4. Proposed WMP Changes Minimum Combined Storage • Equal to approximately one year of firm demands (375,000 to 400,000 acre-feet) • An increase of roughly 200,000 acre-feet

  5. Proposed WMP Changes Agricultural Curtailment • Separate triggers for first crop and second crop • Second crop based on June 1 rather than Jan. 1 • Cut-off anytime below 600,000 acre-feet • Annual limit on water: eliminate “open supply”

  6. Proposed WMP Changes Other Interruptible Water • Reduce available water from 30,000 acre-feet per year to 4,000 acre-feet per year • Simplify procedure for determining if water is available

  7. Proposed WMP Changes Environmental Flows • New triggers and criteria recommended in 2008 studies DWDR • Minor changes to drought intensity criteria and to address a drought longer than 10 years

  8. Proposed WMP Changes DCP Changes • No requested firm voluntary or mandatory drought measures until agriculture is curtailed

  9. Proposed WMP Changes Wet/Dry Exceptions • Amount of water for agriculture may be varied by Board in extreme circumstances • Allows for Board review and possible action • Consider public input

  10. We Want Your Input • The plan is posted at www.LCRA.org. • Comments can be submitted by email to wmp@lcra.org.

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