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Staff said the GSP update is on track for public release around August 20, 2026 and board adoption in December 2026, with updates to sustainable management criteria, monitoring, and interconnected surface water analysis. The Sacramento Regional Water Bank CEQA work is advancing and could help reduce stream flow depletion factor impacts on transfers. The board approved sending revised JPA language to the four signatory agencies for their approval.
Staff said golden mussel treatments cost about $540,000 to date, with 2026 totals projected at $620k–$640k; no mussels have been found. KNDLA demand management materials described three ramp-down options, and staff urged a coordinated cross-GSA framework. The Regional Board accepted the CV Salts management zone proposal in July 2026; implementation plan due Jan 4, 2027.
Board approved the Pine Grove tank parcel transfer and the consent agenda. Staff discussed wildfire resiliency grant efforts and county GIS gaps. The GM employment agreement and legal counsel report were pulled; staff noted the GM candidate withdrew acceptance and said next steps would be discussed in closed session.
Staff reviewed a State Water Board moratorium threat along the Friant-Kern Canal corridor (2–3 mile zone; ~60,000–90,000 acres) and announced an affected-grower meeting for August 28. Staff discussed a proposed shift from ET/consumption accounting to total applied (gross supply) accounting targeted for 2027. Growers receiving State invoices were advised to petition for reconsideration if banked/imported water was reported.
Both boards approved keeping existing groundwater minimum thresholds (Alternative 1) rather than raising them, adding an early-warning layer through Local Management Levels set 20 feet below measurable objectives, with staff directed to draft more prescriptive trigger language. The RMS monitoring well network expansion from 17 to 29 wells was approved as a formal GSP amendment. Both boards voted to retain non-dry-year language and provide an offsets explanation to DWR.
