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Staff reported over 150,000 acre-feet brought into the district this season (including a Jan–Feb run), with demand dropping earlier than usual. MID celebrated a ~60-acre recharge facility near the Fermi community now recharging water, and the board approved applying to LAFCo to annex APN 027-172-010. Staff reported 23 capital projects completed since 2019, with two more pipelines planned this off-season.
Federal Colorado River management documents are expected soon, with litigation anticipated and concern that upper basin priorities may jeopardize lower basin water deliveries. Staff reported Met (Metropolitan Water District) has reinterpreted fallowing provisions affecting January 1 rotations, creating operational problems; trustees discussed meeting with Met. Staff also reported a surge in public records requests and work with counsel on a response policy.
The CVP water allocation increased to 28%, with staff working to secure an additional 2% increase supported by current storage levels. The board authorized execution of the $25 million non-reimbursable IRA FLOWS activity agreement for groundwater recharge and ASR infrastructure, requiring no local match. Staff reported Fall X2 will not be implemented this year; combined regulatory benefits were estimated at at least 265,000 acre-feet.
The board approved Resolution 2026-50 appointing the General Manager as real property negotiator for transactions involving Cemex, Salinas Valley Health, and the City of Marina, then entered closed session to discuss those negotiations. Item 11A — a resolution to find a sphere of influence amendment and annexation exempt from CEQA and to direct staff to file with LAFCO — pulled before a vote could be taken, staff citing correspondence requiring further review before the item is rescheduled.
The board approved a new groundwater quality monitoring network covering three aquifers and testing for constituents including nitrate, arsenic, and uranium, at a cost of roughly $17,000 every three years. Subsidence criteria were also approved, limiting ground elevation changes near critical infrastructure to six inches over 20 years (2022–2042), using satellite data rather than groundwater levels as a proxy. Staff reported that GSP updates will be released for public review in October 2026.
