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Staff reported 409 of 1,500 wells registered. Wells unregistered by October 31 will not have 2027 dashboard allocations loaded; no allocation-volume change was announced. Workplan updates covered groundwater quality, interconnected surface-water monitoring and subsidence. The three Kaweah GSAs are reviewing a supplemental supply framework. The board accepted financials ($3.05 million in bank accounts; $489,969 year-to-date net income) and adopted Resolution No. 2026-04.
Valley Water and San José reviewed preparedness for a stronger-than-normal El Niño, including creek maintenance and joint emergency planning. The City Council approved a prioritized flood-risk hotspot analysis with Valley Water, ideally for presentation before the rainy season. Staff said the Anderson Dam Tunnel and Coyote Creek Phase 1 mitigation are complete; the tunnel is in testing. The Pure Water update was deferred.
The board approved submitting an IBank certification seeking $40 million; final loan terms and approval remain ahead. Staff will develop possible delivery-based water rebates for the November budget. Proposed budgets will also include a $50-per-acre-foot on-farm recharge program for board consideration, intended for periods when district recharge capacity is full and additional water is available.
The Porterville Irrigation District board directed staff to keep recharge water available for purchase through December 31; about 1,500 of 17,000 acre-feet credited to accounts had been claimed. The board voted to open water banks for remaining CVP supply, with irrigation first. Service Area 3’s first-phase pipeline could go to bid after easement sign-off, and the redesigned P1 and Porter Slough Ditch project is expected to bid in November.
Napa Green announced a $3 million grant, including more than $2 million for direct grower payments subject to federal requirements. The board unanimously approved a motion of intention to adopt a winery wastewater oversight ordinance and consent items increasing a Lake Berryessa wastewater contract by $299,132 and authorizing a $3 million Napa Sanitation District reimbursement agreement. A presentation on 2026 Water Availability Analysis guidance was scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
