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At its October 29 meeting, the Desert Water Agency Executive Committee reviewed a regional water-management MOU restatement removing Valley Sanitary District and a proposed Palm Springs East No. 2 reservoir maintenance contract award for the November 3 board agenda. The committee did not advance a request for board compensation and approval of a travel date for the November 19 Southern California Water Coalition dinner, citing comparable benefits from existing associations.
On Oct. 29, the State Water Resources Control Board considered Bay-Delta Plan amendments and a final staff report. The proposed plan pairs a default 55% unimpaired-flow regulatory pathway, subject to adjustments, with a Healthy Rivers and Landscapes alternative. Water agencies raised supply concerns; tribal, fishing and environmental speakers opposed the alternative. Members sought language on tribal engagement, local solutions, science governance and Trinity River protections.
Diablo Water District directors discussed advancing manganese treatment for its wells, estimated at $3–$3.5 million per well, and sought financing and payback analysis for January 2027. Glen Park is producing about 500,000 gallons daily; dissolved solids also limit well use. The board authorized the general manager to execute Brownstone’s 50-lot facilities agreement, with an oversized main and $183,992 remaining reimbursable after a $31,149 fee offset.
Carpinteria Valley Water District voted 5-0 to bill previously approved CAP capital charges monthly from January 2027 ($47.92 for a typical agricultural meter; $8.98 for a typical residential meter). It reviewed a $7 million Smiley well estimate and deferred a $67,252.50 design amendment requiring $25,000 in added authorization. It also adopted turf-watering restrictions, retaining prior water-waste rules; single-family homes are exempt.
A late 3% agricultural allocation increase adds roughly 1,000 acre-feet of blue-valve water, with no corresponding M&I increase. West Hills ADRoP work is substantially complete; the pipeline and well phase targets substantial completion at the end of June 2027, with district injection and extraction testing afterward. A pending Bay-Delta water-quality decision could reduce future CVP supplies.
