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The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Policy and Monitoring Committee approved its July 21 minutes. Members discussed a Water Commission meeting that lacked a quorum but made no formal recommendation to change advisory-committee rules. They reviewed the Board Ethics and Code of Conduct, with possible edits due for discussion in October, and examined the work plan, including a small business policy discussion planned for October.
After a public hearing, the Pleasant Valley GSA board adopted the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and approved domestic-well mitigation and subbasin exceedance policies. Landowners disputed the existing 90/10 allocation approach. No allocation or recharge policy was adopted at this meeting; both are slated for further discussion and possible adoption in October.
The Stanislaus County Water Advisory Committee approved its May 27 minutes. A Non-District East groundwater-use action plan, including an accounting platform, targets the 2027 growing season. A reviewer said demand reduction is needed, but later reduction requirements could be revised downward; no change was approved. Consultant Chris Heppner outlined state grants, while county staff invited project ideas and updated Eastern San Joaquin groundwater accounting.
The board approved its first GSP periodic evaluation, including added context for declining water use. Staff reported that DWR has set aside $3.5 million in Prop 4 funding for small GSAs; grant guidelines remain in development. Fiscal 2025–26 extractions totaled 3,133 acre-feet versus 3,125 budgeted, with revenue within $1,500 of projections. The board also approved the 2027 meeting schedule and INTERA’s annual-report work order.
Basin storage was near its 2024 low, and seasonal outlooks favored above-average winter precipitation. The board authorized written verification for a proposed 35-acre-foot-per-year Hermitage Road shallow well after a technical review. It appointed Miranda Patton as general manager and adopted the FY 2026–27 budget without groundwater fee increases, projecting a $42,500 deficit to be covered by savings.
