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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES • ' Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: November 25, 2019 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT ITEM NO: 22 SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT — September 2019 In September, RPU's total water production was 8,395 acre-feet (AF) as shown in Figures 1 and 2. RPU's annual rolling production totals by month are shown in Figure 3. In September, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 83.7 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on September 12, 2019 as shown on Figure 4. RPU's potable water supply, including deliveries to Western Municipal Water District (WMWD), totaled 7,147 AF, which increased from last September by 50 AF. Under the Cooperative Agreement for Water Production and Conveyance with WMWD, 194 AF of potable water was wheeled and 447 AF was wholesaled to WMWD during September as shown in Figures 1 and 2. During this 2019/20 fiscal year, a total of 1,904 AF of potable water has been delivered to WMWD. In September, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 242, and its Residential Gallons Per -Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 143. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 174, which is below the compliance target specified in SB X7-7 (i.e. 20% reduction by 2020) of 213. RPU's annual rolling R-GPCD was 102 as shown on Figure 5. Weather conditions within the City of Riverside showed that September of 2019 was cooler by 2.6 degrees from September last year and experienced 0.01 inches of rainfall increase compared to last year. There were no significant events for the water system in September 2019. Basin Groundwater Levels Groundwater levels in the Bunker Hill, Rialto -Colton, and Riverside North basins are continuing to show a long-term declining trend, while groundwater levels in the Riverside South Basin remain relatively stable as shown in Figure 6. Water levels decreased by 1 foot in the Bunker Hill Basin and increased by 12 feet in the Rialto -Colton Basin as compared to September of last year. Water levels increased by 9 feet in the Riverside North Basin and 4 feet in the Riverside South Basin as compared to September of last year.