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The 180/400 Foot Subbasin committee reviewed draft groundwater plan amendments, including proposed work to develop Deep Aquifers allocations and pumping limits. No allocations or limits were adopted. Staff sought written comments by mid-November but set no deadline. The draft combines two projects into the Brackish Groundwater Restoration Project and adds rural residential and well-mitigation actions. New projects may be proposed for this amendment round or considered in future annual reports.
Staff plans to bring PID GSA’s draft groundwater plan to its Board, but the committee did not recommend adoption; a member sought water-budget clarification. State officials may propose Friant-Kern Canal-area pumping restrictions for possible implementation in April 2027; no moratorium was adopted. Mandatory well metering remains under discussion. Staff reported replacing a 34-year rolling-average precipitation allocation with actual monthly credits going forward.
Ron Stefani became chair and Bridget Rotticci vice chair; the committee approved an option for fully remote meetings. August receivables were about $4.7 million, including delayed grant reimbursements. The $3.6 million line of credit included about $3.2 million tied to grants and additional operating borrowing. Preliminary June savings were about $374,000 for reserves. Staff discussed possible revenue studies, but no fee change was approved.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Policy and Monitoring Committee approved its July 21 minutes. Members discussed a Water Commission meeting that lacked a quorum but made no formal recommendation to change advisory-committee rules. They reviewed the Board Ethics and Code of Conduct, with possible edits due for discussion in October, and examined the work plan, including a small business policy discussion planned for October.
After a public hearing, the Pleasant Valley GSA board adopted the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and approved domestic-well mitigation and subbasin exceedance policies. Landowners disputed the existing 90/10 allocation approach. No allocation or recharge policy was adopted at this meeting; both are slated for further discussion and possible adoption in October.
