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The water district's general manager resigned after five years of successful financial turnaround, while a community advocate raised serious concerns about elevated childhood cancer rates potentially linked to environmental contamination. Despite public concerns, the board tabled a modified agreement with PG&E that, if approved, would significantly reduce the agency’s benefit payments by approximately half (potentially exceeding $100,000 annually) and will revisit the item when legal ...
The groundwater subbasin is reviewing a new cost-sharing structure that would increase costs for some members based on developed acreage rather than equal sharing. The board significantly reduced participation in the Delta Conveyance Project from 20% to 1% due to high projected costs of $875 per acre-foot. Meanwhile, the produced water reuse project continues progressing with pipeline construction approximately halfway complete.
The District is maintaining 100% Class 1 water allocation with expected November storms potentially bringing 6 inches of precipitation to the San Joaquin watershed. The fiscal year 2024-25 audit was completed with clean results, showing a $7.75 million increase in net position and successful receipt of $1.6 million in federal grant funds. Operations staff is conducting extensive winter maintenance on infrastructure, including valve and pump servicing, while implementing cost-effective ...
The Board approved purchasing a new equipment trailer for $29,029 to replace an aging unit that cannot safely transport newer machinery. A major pipeline replacement project was authorized for the failing Number 13 line, which required six emergency repairs in 2024 and serves 220 acres. The district will also move forward with a recharge well drilling program on district-owned ponds, with wells spaced approximately 300 feet apart at $2,000-$3,000 per hole to improve groundwater recharge ...
Consultants recommended an allocation of 1.2 acre-feet per acre to meet subsidence targets, potentially forcing ~20,000–25,000 acres out of production GSA-wide. Significant discrepancies between satellite-based ET estimates and metered pumping raised accuracy concerns; staff suggested not implementing a new pumped-water accounting policy until 2027 while refining methods. The agency is still awaiting a State Water Board decision on its exclusion request.
