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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Water Management Plan
Karen Bondy, Manager
Strategic Resource Planning & Development
January 26, 2012
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Water Management Plan
Karen Bondy, Manager
Strategic Resource Planning & Development
January 26, 2012
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Proposed WMP Changes Planning Horizon
10-year planning horizon (same as current)
Two-phased approacho Interim demands o 2020 demands
Quantify actual demands and demand projections on a yearly basis
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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Proposed WMP Changes DCP Changes
No requested firm voluntary or mandatory drought measures until agriculture is curtailed
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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
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We Want Your Input
• The plan is posted at www.LCRA.org.
• Comments can be submitted by email to [email protected].