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The Board approved the consent calendar (May 19 minutes with a minor edit and the budget-to-actual report) and entered closed session for anticipated litigation. The transcript ends at the start of closed session, so no open-session report-out or later agenda items are captured.
The board is expected to select a preferred implementation path by late August in response to DWR's request for additional information on seawater intrusion in the 180/400-Ft subbasin. Staff said the brackish groundwater restoration project is the one standalone project identified that can meet the seawater intrusion minimum threshold. Draft GSP amendments for all six subbasins are targeted for late summer/early fall before a mandatory 90-day public comment period and January 2027 submission.
Riverside Ditch is running at ~35 CFS and may reach 40 CFS as row crop demand increases, with a copper sulfate treatment request pending a cost quote. The board withheld a ~$45,000 County of Kings TLBWSD/SWP contract payment pending a Friday, June 12 TLBWSD meeting to better understand value. The board approved a ~$9,000 file digitization contract; the new GM is updating internal policies.
Committee reached consensus to recommend a September 1, 2026 target for BasinSafe well registration and discussed possible penalties for non-compliance. Staff will take the Tule Subbasin GSP cost-share MOU to the Board; PID's share is about $47,000 or up to $53,282 if Delano-Earlimart opts out. The Board may start a 45-day notice/protest extraction-fee process as early as this month, with billing potentially beginning August 2026.
A $37.5M Kiewit CM/GC agreement was approved for DMC Subsidence Task 1 (liner raise MP 3.5–7.2), plus up to $4,538,061 for CDM Smith construction support. Reclamation reported Aging Infrastructure awards of $53M (O'Neill transformers), $11M (O'Neill unit rehab), and $112M (DMC subsidence). Jones Pumping Plant is running at 2,900 CFS on three units, with transfer programs and July operations looking favorable.
