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The Executive Committee approved its April 24 minutes and agreed to advance revised regulatory fee policy and subbasin committee program drafts to the board after further edits. Counsel said the fee proposal consolidates prior provisions without changing fee methodology; staff will revisit basin and subbasin definitions. The committee kept the program’s meeting guidelines. The fee policy could first reach the board in August; the program may follow in August or September.
At its June 5 meeting, the Budget & Finance Committee approved its April minutes and received April financial reports. Staff demonstrated a preliminary FY 2026 parcel fee map using a proposed cropped-acre method; the committee took no fee action. Through April 30, revenue was about $37,000 above budget and spending was 65% of appropriations, though some invoices remained unposted. Members also discussed fee appeals and heard about the rural water-efficiency survey.
Staff outlined a conceptual phased approach to demand management, targeted for GSA board consideration this fall. Members emphasized Langley’s predominantly domestic water use and data gaps when developing future triggers, and supported a separate meeting on agricultural measures. The committee approved its March minutes, deferred the Water Year 2024 Annual Report discussion, and urged rural residents to take the water-efficiency survey at svbgsa.org.
The board delayed a vote on five groundwater-monitoring fees for about a month. Members debated whether wells pumping two acre-feet or less yearly could be excluded without losing needed data or unlawfully shifting costs under Proposition 26. The roughly $800,000-a-year program proposed recurring fees of up to $278.28 per well, plus a possible $160.16 initial fee. The Salinas Valley Basin GSA said grants could cover initial registration for about ten months.
