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Lester Snow, Director California Department of Water Resources

California Water Supply Update & the Long Term Fix Cal Chamber Board of Directors Meeting March 6, 2009. Lester Snow, Director California Department of Water Resources. California Water - 2009. Third dry year Changes in regulatory requirements Hardening of demand.

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Lester Snow, Director California Department of Water Resources

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  1. California Water Supply Update& the Long Term FixCal Chamber Board of Directors MeetingMarch 6, 2009 Lester Snow, Director California Department of Water Resources

  2. California Water - 2009 • Third dry year • Changes in regulatory requirements • Hardening of demand

  3. Current as of 3/4/09N. Sierra 8 Station Precip Current Water Conditions • 35.7 inches to date, 100% of average for season, 71% for year • 6 inches this month, 87% of average for March • January only 34% of average, 11th driest Jan ever • February ended 148% of average • Last year this time 31.5 inches to date, 88% of average for season • As of Feb 1, WY projected runoff will be at 57% of normal

  4. Snowpack Conditions

  5. Current Reservoir Conditions • Shasta 49% • Folsom 51% • San Luis 42% • Oroville 43% Lake Oroville Percent of capacity as of 3-4-09

  6. Estimated 2009 Water Supply Year Type CVP Allocation SWP Allocation 2006Wet 100% ag / 100% m&i 100% 2007 Dry 50% ag / 75% m&i 60% Crit. Dry 40% ag / 75% m&i 35% Crit. Dry 0% ag/ 50% m&I 15%

  7. How Bad Is It?

  8. 1991 vs. 2009 • 8 to 10 million new residents • Shift from row crops to permanent crops • Fish species at risk • Restrictions reduce flexibility of water operations (smelt, salmon, longfin) • Understanding of climate change

  9. Projected Economic Impacts of Drought in 2009 The 2009 severity of the economic impact of CVP & SWP cuts depends on a grower’s ability to offset by: Increased groundwater pumping Water transfers Fallowing of row crops UC Davis projections are based upon 0% allocation for CVP and 10% for SWP and a range of increases in groundwater pumping 2009 job loss 60,000-95,000 2009 income loss $1.6-2.8 billion Farm revenue loss $1.2-1.6 billion

  10. Long Term Actions California Aqueduct • Sustain and increase conservation • Diversify regional supplies • Increase storage • Fix the Delta • Conveyance • Habitat • Sustain investment

  11. Conservation Increased storage Water recycling Conjunctive management Groundwater clean-up Floodplain preservation Watershed management Integrated Regional Water Management

  12. Legislative Priorities • Conservation – 20% by 2020 • Funding • Bond • Fees • Governance • Delta Conservancy • Conveyance Operations

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