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The board accepted a clean 2025 audit with no findings or control issues. Staff reported the Friant-Kern Canal pump station is nearing completion and should come in under budget. Staff also discussed Poso Creek flood preparations, including staged excavators and new slide gates that can be pulled to open a full 10-foot passage to help manage debris flows.
Staff proposed shifting metered pumping data collection to Jan. 1, 2027, allowing more time for AMI endpoint installation and meter configuration. The board discussed narrowing future meter options toward Badger/encoded-output compatibility and staff said it would return with proposed policy revisions. Staff also proposed monthly self-reported reads submitted quarterly during the transition. The board approved a CAP well drilling contract to Pacific Coast Well Drilling for $7,158,745.
Staff said draft GSP amendments and a periodic evaluation are expected Sept. 14, with public comment through Oct. 26 and LML-specific comments requested by Oct. 14. The board discussed revisiting Alternative 3 alongside Alternatives 1 and 2 and the non-dry year language at the Oct. 14 meeting. Public commenters said current minimum thresholds could allow about a third of wells to go dry before corrective action.
Consultants presented modeling estimating sustainable yield at 235,000 AFY, about 32,000 AFY lower than the GWMP figure of 267,000. Seven projects were described as providing about 64,000 AFY combined average yield at full buildout, with questions raised about AAA Ranch assumptions. Commenters flagged $237–$268M in estimated mitigation costs and urged agencies to brief their boards on potential financial impacts.
Staff reported a net cash position of about $26.01 million for August activity, and discussed Bureau of Reclamation billing changes and credits that could reduce water expenses versus budget. Subsidence and canal-related cost exposure were discussed, including a hotspot near Dairyland. The Army Corps is shifting dam projects to a Section 203 district-led approach; staff plan to attend a workshop.
