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The board approved a domestic well mitigation program and presented preliminary fee estimates of $19 per acre and $15 per acre-foot, with a Proposition 218 election planned for 2026. The GSA faces significant financial challenges with negative cash flow and needs sustainable funding to avoid state intervention.
The board decreased the 2026 tiered groundwater allocation to 0.75 acre-feet per acre from 1.00 acre-feet last year and approved several infrastructure projects while implementing new well registration requirements. New state subsidence management guidelines may impact future operations but the agency believes it's already in compliance with most requirements.
The board approved a simplified land fallowing program at $400 per acre while addressing significant payment collection challenges, with only half of water users paying their doubled rates. Final 2025 water allocations were confirmed with slight reductions due to lower precipitation across the region.
The committee approved June minutes and received preliminary FY 2025 financial reports; the audit is scheduled to begin in August after the books close. Staff discussed targeted unpaid-fee collection, possible small write-offs and tax-roll use, without adopting a policy. FY 2026 basin-wide fees billed totaled $3.26 million, with a $154,667 delinquency allowance. Three grants must finish this fiscal year; the MLRP grant continues.
The board received positive updates on major infrastructure projects and grant programs while addressing emerging statewide concerns about subsidence monitoring. The water bank environmental review is nearly complete and expansion project engineering remains on schedule and budget.
