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The board adopted an updated SGMA groundwater management fee of $0.60/acre for FY 2026/27–2030/31, down from $6.39/acre, citing a ~$1.5M program balance from prior years of over-collection. The GM reported a 5% CVP allocation increase (2,000+ acre-feet) and additional water available on request. FY 2026/27 budget revenue totals $36.4M.
The board approved a $22.90/AF FY 2026-27 groundwater sustainability fee (Resolution 2026-001) for collection on the county tax roll; the vote was 4-0 (unanimous). Appeals of LandIQ consumptive-use data are due June 8; staff plans to return in June with appeal recommendations. A Fallowed Land Registry demo was presented; a virtual training is set for June 3.
Water supplies significantly exceed demand and staff said supplies are tied to CCWD water rights; a projected 2050 population decline could pressure rates. Water loss exceeds the state standard (about 89 g/conn/day; ~429M gal/yr cited); staff outlined steps to improve data and seek an adjusted standard. FY 2026-27 prelim budget: ~$42.2M revenue/$40.9M expense and a ~$20M 5-year water CIP shortfall; no Board action taken.
The committee voted unanimously to recommend replacing groundwater-level proxies with InSAR satellite data and paired monitoring wells to directly measure land subsidence, with a 0.5-foot cumulative threshold. On interconnected surface water, it recommended a combined show-progress/proceed-carefully approach while deferring new SMCs (6–1, with 1 abstention/non-vote). Next: groundwater-level SMCs and GDE topics (incl. Valley Oaks/urban forest).
Board approved the FY 2026-27 budget and $16.31/AF extraction fee (Resolution 2026-01). A Prop 68 demonstration update compared flow meters, power-use, and ET methods for tracking pumping; formal measurement/reporting rules are still to be developed. Stetson Engineers reported the GSP 5-year evaluation is underway with improved basin conditions; staff indicated plan-amendment decisions may be needed by Sept. 1, 2026.
