Catch up on the latest GSA board meeting recaps anytime—at home, on the road, or on your tractor.
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Riverside Ditch is running at ~35 CFS and may reach 40 CFS as row crop demand increases, with a copper sulfate treatment request pending a cost quote. The board withheld a ~$45,000 County of Kings TLBWSD/SWP contract payment pending a Friday, June 12 TLBWSD meeting to better understand value. The board approved a ~$9,000 file digitization contract; the new GM is updating internal policies.
Committee reached consensus to recommend a September 1, 2026 target for BasinSafe well registration and discussed possible penalties for non-compliance. Staff will take the Tule Subbasin GSP cost-share MOU to the Board; PID's share is about $47,000 or up to $53,282 if Delano-Earlimart opts out. The Board may start a 45-day notice/protest extraction-fee process as early as this month, with billing potentially beginning August 2026.
A $37.5M Kiewit CM/GC agreement was approved for DMC Subsidence Task 1 (liner raise MP 3.5–7.2), plus up to $4,538,061 for CDM Smith construction support. Reclamation reported Aging Infrastructure awards of $53M (O'Neill transformers), $11M (O'Neill unit rehab), and $112M (DMC subsidence). Jones Pumping Plant is running at 2,900 CFS on three units, with transfer programs and July operations looking favorable.
The Board approved mid-year budget revisions and voted to initiate a Proposition 218 protest hearing process to expand future water rate-setting authority. A budget workshop is planned for July. Mold remediation is underway at the main office, and staff are seeking competitive bids for a metal roof replacement; one quote came in at $202,415.
A special benefit assessment election passed with 80.46% approval to fund a ~$56 million flood capture expansion projects. Following the results, Chairman Don Cameron announced he will resign at the end of the meeting due to 1090 conflict-of-interest concerns tied to his role as operator of connected infrastructure. Additionally, a Bureau of Reclamation meter grant closes September 30, 2026, with staff urging landowners with incomplete files to act immediately to secure rebates.
