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The board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2026-02, conditionally accepting the Mainstem Management Entity role if the court enters a substantially similar physical solution. The proposal preserves the agency’s independent authority under SGMA. Comments on the draft GSP Periodic Evaluation close October 26; its projection of 20% less future pumping than the original plan was presented at a September workshop.
The board adopted a CVP Performance Framework; south-of-Delta agricultural allocations averaged about 36% over 15 years. Staff reported more golden mussels at Walter Wasteway, discussed roughly $1 million as a baseline operating budget for Authority facilities next fiscal year, and plans to submit a control plan by mid-November. Delta-Mendota Canal subsidence work looked nearly half complete in the field, and concrete liner placement began.
Without a quorum, the board took no votes; Chair Jay Boatwright appointed a committee to nominate 2027 officers. Staff reported no basin-wide undesirable results, though some West Placer wells fell below minimum groundwater thresholds. Staff plans to seek GSP adoption in December. Five-year basin-wide implementation costs are estimated at $1.8 million, up from $1.1 million. Members discussed but did not approve a proposed $40,000-a-year communications program.
The board approved a laddered bond-reserve investment strategy targeting a 4.45% net return, compared with about 3.2% in the current money market. Electrical testing at the Friant-Kern Canal pump station is complete, with starter commissioning scheduled for October 15. Golden mussel treatment at Pump Station B is planned through October; Reservoir B dosing is expected to continue two to three weeks longer. Staff relayed reports of no new settlement on another canal.
The Board chose Portfolio 3A as its preferred portfolio under the Integrated Implementation Strategy. Its modeled 10% agricultural demand reduction across four northern subbasins remains preliminary; no allocations were set. Submit comments on the draft Langley GSP amendment by November 18 to inform revisions. Comments remain open until the January public meeting. Staff calls Langley at risk of overdraft; a commenter cited a differing DWR letter.
