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 approach
o 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].