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The committee discussed Item 8-1 and heard a motion and second to defer authorization of the pilot, requesting more detail on equity, scalability, and barriers to MET running direct-install programs. Staff gave a CAMP for Water quarterly update and directors emphasized reliability and affordability.
Golden mussels have spread into Metropolitan facilities; control measures are underway but some sites (e.g., Live Oak) may be 12–18 months from protection. Directors asked for Camp for Water portfolio clarity ahead of the April budget timeline. Staff outlined ICER to coordinate reliability efforts feeding into Camp for Water.
Modeling presented to the 180/400-Ft and East Side committees showed that ending all agricultural pumping valley-wide would not meet the 2040 seawater intrusion threshold. Staff discussed injection and extraction; no project was selected. DWR sought information on projects, schedules, demand management, groundwater storage and water quality by April 30. Staff warned that deeper pumping could worsen groundwater-level problems.
Board approved recording liens/notices for a landowner owing ~$745,000 in delinquent charges, without issuing a cease-extraction order; pumping may continue but at the $500 rate/level while credits remain frozen. The board adopted an updated subsidence map and approved a Southern Land Subsidence Study, expected to expand sub-basin-wide.
Federal funding announcements of ~$750M One Big Beautiful Bill Act plus ~$750M aging infrastructure were described as imminent; ~$650M IRA drought funds face a Sept. 30 obligation deadline. Golden mussels are colonizing facilities; response is mitigation-focused and vulnerability assessment final report is pending. Ops: federal San Luis just under 700,000 AF, exports ~4,200 cfs; Vernalis inflows declining; April–May restrictions remain a concern.
