DWP 2009-2010 Annual Operations Plan - May 2009

Owens Valley Annual Operations Plan Summary

For the period of April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 the forecast Owens Valley runoff is 294,100 acre-feet, or 71% of normal. According to the well ON/OFF provisions of the Water Agreement, approximately 135,000 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 1991 Agreement between the County of Inyo and the City of Los Angeles (City) and its Department of Water and Power on a Long-Term Groundwater Management Plan for Owens Valley and Inyo County (Water Agreement) and the Agreement Between the County of Inyo and the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Regarding and Interim Management Plan for Groundwater Pumping in the Owens Valley (IMP) agreed upon by Inyo County and LADWP. Accordingly, LADWP’s planned pumping is limited to 63,450 acre-feet (acft) for 2009-10 runoff year.

Complete Report: 2009 Annual Report Complete (4 MB)

Annual Report broken down by section:

• Cover
• Contents
• Summary
• Section 1 - Introduction
• Section 2 - Operations Plan
• Section 3 - Conditions
• Section 4 - E/M Projects
• Section 5 - Mitigation Measures
• Section 6 - Status of Other Projects
• Appendix A - Bishop Cone Audit