2025 Allocation Information: Allocation year: 2023-2025 (3-year period ending December 31, 2025) Total allocation: 3.3 acre-feet per acre over three years (1.1 acre-foot per year on average) Natural Yield / Sustainable Yield: 1.1 af/ac annually (no pricing specified) Penalty Structure for overextraction: <1.1 AF/AC over total water availability: $200/AF, >1.1 AF/AC over total water availability: $500/AF Developed Water Supply Credits: Available from MID to supplement allocation (pricing subject to MID terms) Carryover Credits: Unused allocation can be carried forward to subsequent periods subject to annual losses and total accrual limitations set by the Board Intentional Recharge Credits: Available through approved recharge projects (no pricing specified) The allocation started April 1, 2023 and runs through December 31, 2025, with penalties not imposed until 2025 but applied retroactively to the entire allocation period. The GSA uses flow meters for measurement and provides flexibility through pooling allocations across multiple parcels, carryover provisions, and supplemental water credits from the Merced Irrigation District. Future allocations beyond 2025 will be determined by the Board on a regular basis, with the possibility of limited allocation years or geographic variations based on undesirable results indicators.
