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The Executive Committee meeting was canceled at 10:10 AM due to lack of quorum. A special meeting will be scheduled to address postponed agenda items, including updates to the Joint Powers Agreement and Bylaws, as well as a mid-term appointment for a SBC vacancy.
The district reported significant export gains from Action 5 under President Trump’s executive order, adding about 40,000 acre-feet of CVP exports during the late‑December/early‑January first flush period by operating to less restrictive OMR flows. A Community Benefits Agreement plan for the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan will involve extensive workshops. Groundwater monitoring shows marked recovery in core areas since 2022.
The Board directed staff to proceed with a 2026 four‑year short‑term note strategy to fund six critical infrastructure projects and to include refunding the 2016 bonds in the financing package. The structure maintains flexibility to coordinate with ongoing EPA WIFIA loan negotiations, which could later provide a long‑term takeout for the notes.
Preliminary data show the board met its 2025 demand reduction target with about 143,000 acre-feet of consumptive groundwater use, driven by fallowing, cover cropping, and surface water. A new credit split policy was approved, with growers receiving 40–100% of credits depending on funding sources. The board also approved up to about $2.5 million for a three‑year incentivized fallowing program, expected to cover roughly 2,768 acres
The Board was scheduled to consider a major construction contract with Garney Pacific, Inc. for Phase 1 of the Reservation Road Desalination Plant Renovation Project. Additionally, the Board had on its agenda amendments for the Inter-Garrison Road Pipeline Upsizing Project and continued engineering services for the A1/A2 B/C Booster Station Project, representing significant planned water infrastructure investments.
