1. Arvin-Edison reported home-board infrastructure approvals. Its board approved a contract to complete the Frick Unit pipeline system, expected to cost approximately $12 million in total and serve roughly 3,000 acres. The system would deliver available surface water under temporary water contracts to help reduce groundwater pumping. The Arvin-Edison board also approved a $40 million I-Bank loan for SGMA projects through 2030. Separately, staff proposed a 2030–2040 capital improvement outlook of approximately $50 million, or $5 million per year; that outlook is not an approved expenditure.
2. Well mitigation revisions would add assistance for state small water systems. Version 3.0 of the Kern Subbasin Well Mitigation Program provides for up to $100,000 in one-time assistance per eligible system with a dry well, potentially for technical assistance, capital improvements, or other well-related needs. Interim water-supply assistance would be limited to emergency drinking water supplies; hauled water and other interim supplies would not be covered. Claims for impacts before January 1, 2026, would be due by January 1, 2028; claims for impacts on or after January 1, 2026, would be due within one year of the impact. The revisions address commitments made to the State Water Resources Control Board, and implementation was anticipated in December 2026.
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