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Section 2
Watermaster Activities
As of December 31, 2015, the total storage allowed stands at 280,000 ac-ft; storage limits by
participant are as follows:
City of Banning 80,000 ac-ft
City of Beaumont 30,000 ac-ft
Beaumont Cherry Valley WD 80,000 ac-ft
South Mesa Water Company 20,000 ac-ft
Yucaipa Valley Water District 50,000 ac-ft
Morongo Band of Mission Indians 20,000 ac-ft
A new application for Groundwater Storage Agreement was developed in early 2013; the application
was presented and discussed at several Watermaster Committee meetings where input was
received and questions were addressed. The new application was approved by the Watermaster
Committee in August 2013 and will be used for future applicants.
2.4 Rules and Regulations
The original Rules and Regulations of the Watermaster were adopted on June 8, 2004. The
Judgment provides for their periodic update as deemed necessary by the Watermaster. On
September 9, 2008, the Watermaster adopted Rule and Regulation 7.8, entitled “Availability of
Unused Overlying Production and Allocation to the Appropriator Parties”. The objective of this
rule is to define the process through which unused production by Overlying Parties is allocated
to the Appropriator Parties. The unused water will be allocated based on each Appropriator’s
percent share of the operating safe yield, as described in Exhibit C of the Judgment. This
allocation will have no impact on the legal water rights owned by the Overlying Parties in
subsequent years. The initial allocation to take place on or after February 4, 2009.
No changes to the Rules and Regulations were made during Calendar Year 2015.
2.5 Active Party List
Part VII, Paragraph 1 of the Judgment, indicates that Watermaster shall maintain an updated list
of parties to whom notices are to be sent for the purpose of service. Said list should include
names, addresses for the Parties or their successors. A copy of the list has been included with
this annual report as Appendix A.
2.6 Financial Management
The Watermaster must develop and administer a budget for all administrative, operational, and
capital costs it incurs. The following discussion summarizes the budget established for the
Fiscal Year 2015 operations.
2.6.1 Budget
The budget for Fiscal Year 2015 was initially approved at the June 4, 2014 Watermaster
Committee meeting. The approved budget provided funding for Administrative expenses in the
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