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A pending one-year grant extension could move priority project deadlines to December 2027; staff aim to finish the paperwork by year-end. Four projects totaling about $6.7 million remain in contracting after board and conditional state approval. Eligible existing grantees with a completed MLRP plan could seek up to an additional $9 million under anticipated Round 3 terms; Westlands is finalizing its plan. Growers and community members were urged to submit project concepts.
Seven of nine Safe, Clean Water audit recommendations are complete; IMC recruitment and a San Francisquito Creek performance indicator remain open. The committee closed the 2020 Real Estate Services audit after four outstanding recommendations were implemented. Acquisitions involving owners’ appraisals can cost 10% or more above Valley Water’s appraisals. A district-wide risk assessment will inform 2027 audit planning; contractor spending controls were raised for possible consideration.
The California Water Commission approved a conditional $103.7 million increase for the Chino Basin Program, bringing its conditional total to about $372.8 million. Colorado River flows this century are roughly 20% below last century’s. California negotiated a 440,000-acre-foot annual share of planned 2027–28 reductions, but its water users have not settled how to meet it. Operations after 2028 remain unresolved, and other storage projects may seek supplemental funding.
The board reviewed a roughly $424,000 preliminary 2027 budget and questioned a $5,000 audit line; member agencies will review the budget before possible adoption in December. Todd Groundwater is reviewing local groundwater calculations alongside a basinwide accounting approach. The Groundwater Authority’s domestic well mitigation program has two applicants. Members discussed a $30,000 assistance limit, but pump coverage remains unresolved.
The Education Fund board directed the Finance Committee to pursue an $80,000 year-end fundraising goal for a proposed Phase 2 economic impact study and approved a six-month Lauchland Group extension at $2,500 per month. CAP representatives said they had been told to expect a $500,000 Packard Foundation contribution and described plans for in-person meetings and a Delta work group.
