conservation action committee april 17, 2014
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Drought Watch 2014. Lake Oroville, 2014. Conservation Action Committee April 17, 2014. What’s Happened Since We Last Met?. Not Much Good News for California. Jan. 17 – Governor Brown declares state of emergency Jan. 30 – State snowpack level dwindles to 12% of normal - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Conservation Action CommitteeApril 17, 2014
Drought Watch 2014
Lake Oroville, 2014
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What’s Happened Since We Last Met?
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Not Much Good News for California
Jan. 17 – Governor Brown declares state of emergency
Jan. 30 – State snowpack level dwindles to 12% of normal
Jan. 31 – 2014 State Water Project delivery estimate reduced to zero
No “March Miracle”
January 18, 2013
January 18, 2014
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Water Agency Drought Response
Feb. 11 - MWD of S. California declares “water supply alert”Calls for voluntary
conservation, doubles conservation budget
Feb. 14 – Water Authority activates drought response planDeclares “Drought Watch”
condition, increased voluntary conservation
Most local agencies have activated drought response ordinances
Levels of Water Authority Model Drought Response Ordinance
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Current Water Supply Conditions
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Northern Sierra 8-Station Precipitation Index, April 14, 2014
We’re a little better, but not much
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Statewide Snowpack ConditionsDWR snow survey on April 1
Typical date of season’s maximum snow accumulation
Statewide snowpack was 32% of average
Snowpack Conditions on April 14, 2014Region Inches % NormalNorth 4” 16%
Central 10” 33%South 6” 25%
Statewide 7” 26%
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
Colorado River Basin - Inflow to Lake Powell
*US Bureau of Reclamation WY 2014 forecast made on April 2, 2014
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10Source: April 8, 2014 MWD Water Planning and Stewardship Committee
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Fiscal Year Potable Water Use Water Authority Service Area
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
Water Use FY13 (AF) Water Use FY14 (AF)
Acre-Feet July – March of FY 2014 is 4% more than in FY 2013
% Average Rainfall at Lindbergh FieldFY 2013 FY 2014Dec – Feb: 71% Dec – Feb: 26%
Ave. Daily Max.Temp.January 2013: 64.6º FJanuary 2014: 70.5º F Normal: 65º F
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What’s Happening Next?
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Fed/State Drought Operations Plan April - November 2014
USBR, DWR coordinating major water systemsAddresses health and safety needs, salinity control in the
Delta, and fish and wildlife protectionConservative assumption that drought persists
into 2015No new water expected in 2014 from State Water
ProjectAgencies will update plan as conditions changeReport on http://ca.gov/drought/
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National Weather Service OutlookApril – June 2014
A = Above Average B = Below Average EC = Equal ChancesMade March 20, 2014
• Over 50% chance of El Niño developing in summer
Temperature OutlookPrecipitation Outlook
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Campaigns for Increased Conservation Ramping Up
Statewide:“Save Our Water” outreach (ACWA/DWR) increasing in
JuneSouthern California
MWD effort in development, expected June launchCoordinating messages in San Diego region
Water AuthorityLaunching late AprilCoordinating with member agencies (city of San Diego,
etc.)Securing additional grant funding for incentives
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Thank you!
Jason FosterDirector, Public Outreach and ConservationSan Diego County Water [email protected](858) 522-6701