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Water deliveries are winding down, with Apex shutting off Saturday morning (this weekend) and Riverside expected to run through about late July. The Board directed staff to pursue project funding opportunities (including Prop 4 and a federal appropriations request), subject to cost approval. The FY2025 audit was presented showing ~$8M cash and net position ~$37.3M, with no significant issues identified.
No allocation update is expected in July despite above-average storage; Jones pumping may be limited to one unit by high tides, and directors asked for a formal advocacy update next month. DMC subsidence correction construction is underway and on schedule, while golden mussels spread north with new detections and growing operational costs expected to become recurring budget items.
Produced water reuse deliveries began June 22, with flows currently at 0.3 cfs and long-term expectations of 0.6–0.8 cfs. Golden mussel treatment is ongoing with no mussels detected within district boundaries, and county-wide response costs have surpassed $7.3 million. A TNDLA draft groundwater allocation options analysis was reviewed (no policies set); program rollout discussed as 2028 or later.
Land subsidence was found to be minimal based on InSAR data; Todd Groundwater reported DWR said no changes to subsidence criteria are needed until a 2032 reevaluation. Analysis concluded that temporarily lowering groundwater levels to interim milestones is unlikely to significantly affect groundwater dependent ecosystems near the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers. The county reported it is finalizing a third-party contract for the Non-District East action plan, targeting July 14 board approval.
Zanjero presented a groundwater consumption methodology using OpenET minus effective precipitation and surface water deliveries, with methodology lock-in aimed for August. Effective precipitation proposes a single basin-wide average from four CIMIS stations. The Board unanimously approved Woodard & Curran's scope to respond to DWR comments; funding options are expected to return at a future meeting.
