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The board voted to return to one shared GSP across the sub-basin, which would avoid the need for a coordination agreement. It approved two engagement letters (Scalmanini and GeoSyntec) totaling ~$1.1M to update the GSP, targeting completion by June of next year. A Rudor groundwater model update using recent-year data is starting, with requests for historical surface-water data expected soon.
The board unanimously approved the Tule Subbasin coordination cost-share MOU ($316K with Delano in; $359K without) and an $11,333 share of an ERA Economics study. The board directed staff (no policy vote) to use a 50/50 unused-allocation credit conversion approach for the upcoming run and urged participation in the state SGMA fee-setting process starting Friday.
Water allocation remains at 0.80 acre-feet per acre, with a possible increase to 0.85 if the full URF water is allocated out by the river restoration program. Lower Tule releases (~400 cfs) begin Saturday; PID plans to run river water heavily and go off Bryant as much as possible for about a month. The 2026 water rate was approved at $205 per acre-foot following a public hearing; no written protests were received, and one verbal comment was recorded.
The Flood Control and Water Conservation District board approved a $93,870,379 FY 2026–27 budget, with major allocations toward active flood control construction and Measure A projects. Updated hydraulic modeling shows flood wall heights along the Imola-to-Hat reach may be slightly lower than in the 1998 GDM.
Friant CEO reported $195M in non-reimbursable federal funds for Friant-Kern Canal capacity work with no new assessments. TID projects ~107,000 AF for 2026 at $53/AF; run expected through ~July 6–7. Tule East GSA lacks funding, a GSP, and regulations; subsidence risk remains unresolved. Board voted to oppose AB 2026.
