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The Board approved placing 606 delinquent utility accounts totaling ~$966,080 on the County tax rolls (+22% in dollars vs. last year), with the vote carrying 4-0-1. Directors discussed possible future tools (including water shutoffs), but no policy change was adopted. The GM said the six-month FERC relicensing filing window opens Aug. 1, 2026, and a PG&E/WAPA settlement with 3% annual increases has been submitted and is expected to be approved.
Board adopted the FY 2026-27 FCGMA budget and the FY 2026-27 LPV Watermaster budget, using reserves to offset a planned operating shortfall. LPV basin assessment set at $57.50/AF; project assessments vary by service area. WY 2023 overuse assessments were issued; WY 2024 cure transfers due Oct. 1, 2026.
The advisory committee voted 5-2 to recommend revising groundwater Minimum Thresholds using Alternative 2's dual-criterion approach, creating earlier regulatory triggers in 16 of 25 RMS wells (though some MTs would be lower than 2022 levels in certain polygons). They also voted to recommend removing the non-dry year qualifier from undesirable result definitions, after first voting down a motion to keep the language. Both recommendations now go to the GSA Boards for final decision.
Warning letters were mailed to Tier 3 landowners with 30- and 60-day deadlines for registration and meter compliance forms. The five-year GSP periodic evaluation is underway, with draft sections reviewed monthly and board approval targeted for November. FY 2025–26 ended after spending ~55.6% of the operating budget, with net income of ~$291.36.
The board received updates on the GSP amendment, targeting a public draft by September and public hearings around Nov/Dec with a 10% conservation reduction goal. About 2,500 fallowed vineyard acres are being tracked as temporary water savings with no permanent model changes yet. Modeling indicates minor subsidence in the eastern Cosumnes sub-basin, prompting enhanced monitoring and threshold review.
