Board members discussed frustrations with the GSA interim plan process and expected more clarity at a joint meeting next week. Financials through June 30 were presented and a motion and second to approve were made. An assessment rate of 1.41 was discussed; several budget/revenue figures were garbled. They noted timing limits and a new assessment could take about a year to implement. Board members raised concerns about consultant spending and facilitated meetings yielding little value.
The board approved joining a unified Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the entire Tule Subbasin, seen as the clearest path out of the State Water Board's probationary process, with cost estimates returning in May. A $15,000 contribution to a subbasin-wide domestic well mitigation reserve fund was also approved. Water supply remains strong, with a 100% Class One allocation currently in place and over 1,600 acre-feet of carryover providing a buffer against any potential reduction.
