Catch up on the latest GSA board meeting recaps anytime—on the road, on your tractor, or at home.
Over 2,500 wells have been registered since the May 1st requirement took effect, with officials defending the domestic well registration requirement as necessary for complete data collection and access to mitigation programs. The organization received a clean audit opinion and maintains strong financial health. Allocation framework discussions continue, with hopes to finalize the framework at the November 21 coordination meeting and bring it to GSAs for consideration in December/January...
The GSA is working on an expedited timeline to submit a revised GSP and apply for “good actor” status to seek exclusion from State Water Board fees. Landowner pumping reports are due May 1, 2026, and the board discussed targeting a GSP submission as soon as January–February to improve their position on fees. A significant dispute emerging over methodologies to determine sustainable yield. Directors questioned having the same consultant work for both agencies creates an appearance of conflict.
Board members reported that the SWRCB probationary hearing went favorably and staff indicated the basin is expected to return to DWR oversight, with a formal letter anticipated by late November or early December. The KRGSA approved approximately $98,445 for its share of basin-wide coordination activities (e.g., subsidence monitoring, data gap analysis, and annual reporting) and a $50,000 cash call per KRGSA entity to fund near-term work.
The board approved a $93 million cost allocation plan for Phase 1 of the Delta-Mendota Canal subsidence correction project, with $30 million in state funding reducing member costs, though controversy arose over excluding some contractors from certain task payments. Staff is pursuing federal funding as the primary option while approving backup cost allocations in case federal money doesn't materialize by February 2026. A transformer failure during scheduled maintenance left the O'Neill ...
The board extended emergency flow regulations for Scott and Shasta River watersheds until 2031 while developing permanent requirements. Agricultural operators successfully met minimum flow requirements throughout the 2025 irrigation season for the first time, with improved groundwater conditions contributing to better compliance. The Farm Bureau proposed streamlining multiple overlapping regulatory programs into a single coordinated approach to reduce duplicative monitoring and reporting ...
