Rainfall and Reservoir Status Report

FOR THE PERIOD 09/08/2008 TO 10/06/2008

Effective Oct. 1, 2003, reservoir storage values have been updated to reflect recent survey results.

                                       Previous    Season              Seasonal Percent of Historical
                                         Week      to Date   Current   Average   Seasonal    Season
                       Station        09/08/2008 10/06/2008   Period   to Date    Average    Average
Location             Number-Name       (inches)   (inches)   (inches)  (inches)   to Date   (inches)

West           77-Valley Christian          0.00       0.59      0.59      0.82         72%     44.80
Central        131-San Jose                 0.00       0.16      0.16      0.43         37%     14.57
Northeast      99-Penitencia                0.00       0.24      0.24      0.44         55%     15.59
South          21-Coyote Reservoir ***      0.00       0.31      0.31      0.48         65%     20.49

Reservoir data

                                        Storage    Storage                      Percent of
                                         07:00      07:00    Storage   Percent   Seasonal
                      Capacity        09/08/2008 10/06/2008   Change   Capacity   Average
Reservoir            at Spillway        (ac-ft)    (ac-ft)   (ac-ft)              to Date

Almaden                         1,586       1,216        530     (686)     42.9%        85%
Anderson                       90,373      72,132     61,518  (10,614)     70.8%       134%
Calero                          9,934       6,212      4,667   (1,545)     52.2%        49%
Chesbro                         7,945       5,075      1,721   (3,354)     29.5%        49%
Coyote                         23,244      12,012     10,493   (1,519)     46.1%       135%
Guadalupe                       3,415       2,579      1,786     (793)     58.1%       145%
Lexington                      19,044       3,174        973   (2,201)      5.7%        18%
Stevens Creek                   3,138       2,374      1,375     (999)     51.5%        83%
Uvas                            9,835       6,742      2,541   (4,201)     34.5%        65%
Vasona                            495         427        371      (56)     73.9%       121%

  TOTAL                       169,009    111,943     85,975   (25,968)     50.9%       112%

  
**   Reservoir spilling.                                              E   Estimate
N/A    Data not available.                                            T   Trace
*SCVWD operates and maintains rain gage from 11/16/2007 and prior to 7/01/2003.  
NWS maintained operation of a rain gage during the period 7/1/2003 to 11/15/2007 at the same location.  
Station average is based on 131 years of record.
*** Peabody Gage discontinued on 12/26/2007 and replaced by Coyote Res. Gage on 1/07/2008.
†† RP correction
The rainfall season is from July 1 to June 30.