DWP 2008-2009 Annual Operations Plan - May 2008

Summary extract

For the period of April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 the forecast Owens Valley runoff is 356,100 acre-feet, or 86% of normal. According to the well ON/OFF provisions of the Water Agreement, approximately 144,000 acre-feet of water is available for groundwater pumping from Owens Valley wellfields. Currently, LADWP pumping is governed by the ON/OFF provisions of the Water Agreement and the Interim Management Plan (IMP) agreed upon by Inyo County and
LADWP. Accordingly, LADWP’s planned pumping is limited to 66,800 acre-feet for 2008-09 runoff year.

• Cover
• Table of Contents - Summary
• Section 1 - Introduction
• Section 2 - Operations Plan
• Section 3 - Owens Valley Conditions
• Section 4 - Enhancement/Mitigation Project Status
• Section 5 - Mitigation Project Status
• Section 6 - Status of Other Studies, Projects, and Activities
• Appendix - Bishop Cone Audit - 2006-07

Draft - April 2008

ICWD received the DRAFT DWP Operations Plan on April 18, 2008. No digital copy was provided. The proposed plan presents total pumping of 66,800 acre-feet in the Owens Valley for the 2008-2009 runoff-year. ICWD reviewed the draft plan and commented on April 28th with the following letter to DWP.

• ICWD Comments on DWP's draft Operation s Plan (April 28, 2008)