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1Status Update
2014-15 Drought
05-May-2015
Website: www.sjgov.org/oesTwitter: https://twitter.com/XSJ_OAFacebook: www.facebook.com/sjcoesYoutube: www.youtube.com/user/sanjoaquinoes
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
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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.