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Four priority groundwater recharge and community resilience projects are being finalized for state submission in April, with approval anticipated around May 2026. The MLRP Plan adoption has been delayed to later this year after DOC requested revisions to define land repurposing areas and refine scoring/plan elements. Upcoming outreach (including May 6 and potentially May 19) will provide program updates.
The Commission approved $52.1M in supplemental inflation-adjusted funding for the Harvest Water recycled water program, on track for full o peration by mid-2027. Economists said they used the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost Trends index here and would recommend the same approach for other WSIP projects for future Commission consideration. Sites draft water right comments are due May 22; a Sites supplemental funding request may be considered as early as June.
Groundwater storage declined in 2025, with some monitoring wells and subsidence points moving closer to thresholds — and with surface water allocations projected low, groundwater will again carry the primary burden. Well registration outreach continues as the subbasin moves toward a mandatory process. An overdraft management framework is being developed and is expected for board discussion at the May 12 meeting.
Consultants presented a proposed subsidence approach using land-sinking rates rather than groundwater level thresholds; they plan to discuss a final Sustainable Management Criteria and revised undesirable results definition in May. Well impact and GDE analyses were presented to address DWR corrective actions. The TACs approved minutes, ratified letters of support, approved Optional Task Order 8 ($50,400), and voted to recommend the FY26–27 budget for Board review.
A copper-based treatment achieved near-complete golden mussel eradication at an initial cost of ~$2.75M, with a maintenance program costing about $1.79M annually (product estimate) under review. Staff reported no water pro-rate is needed this year even under two consecutive dry-year scenarios, with the direct recharge reserve bank at ~325,000 AF (projected ~260,000 after this year). Friant Class 1 allocation may drop from 100% to ~90–95% following early runoff and below-average snowpack.
