Water Management Plan

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

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

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

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”

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

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

Proposed WMP Changes DCP Changes

No requested firm voluntary or mandatory drought measures until agriculture is curtailed

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

We Want Your Input

• The plan is posted at www.LCRA.org.

• Comments can be submitted by email to [email protected].