UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
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Section 3<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Sources and Supply Reliability<br />
Table 3-2: Metropolitan California Aqueduct Program Capabilities<br />
Source: Metropolitan 2010 R<strong>UWM</strong>P, Table 3-2<br />
3.2.4. Central Valley/SWP Storage and Transfer Programs<br />
Storage is a major component <strong>of</strong> Metropolitan’s dry year resource management strategy.<br />
Metropolitan’s likelihood <strong>of</strong> having adequate supply capability to meet projected<br />
demands, without implementing its <strong>Water</strong> Supply Allocation <strong>Plan</strong> (WSAP), is dependent<br />
on its storage resources. Metropolitan endeavors to increase the reliability <strong>of</strong> supplies<br />
received from the California Aqueduct by developing flexible Central Valley storage and<br />
transfer programs. Over the years, Metropolitan has developed numerous voluntary<br />
Central Valley storage and transfer programs, aiming to develop additional dry-year<br />
water supplies.<br />
Background on SWP Transfers<br />
Metropolitan’s storage and transfer programs were established to augment SWP<br />
reliability in dry years. Metropolitan’s Board determined that the criteria for operating<br />
the SWP did not provide sufficient reliability to meet Metropolitan’s overall supply<br />
reliability objectives. Most recently, DWR’s estimates <strong>of</strong> SWP reliability capability<br />
show that SWP reliability under conditions similar to 1977, the driest year on record,<br />
could be significantly worse than earlier modeling indicated. Metropolitan estimates that<br />
currently in a single dry year similar to 1977, SWP deliveries in its service area would be<br />
about 134 TAF rather than the 418 TAF <strong>of</strong> “Table A” water previously estimated.<br />
<strong>Municipal</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
2010 Regional Urban <strong>Water</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong><br />
Final<br />
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