Catch up on the latest GSA board meeting recaps anytime—on the road, on your tractor, or at home.
Allocation updates: Merced Subbasin GSA rule took effect Jan 1, 2026 after a 2025 test year; MIUGSA adopted a new 3-year 3.3 AF/ac allocation with carryover. All three GSAs adopted a domestic well mitigation program (retroactive to Jan 28, 2020); admin details still being built. WY2025 storage fell ~100,000 AF (likely below-normal).
Golden mussels have spread into Metropolitan facilities; control measures are underway but some sites (e.g., Live Oak) may be 12–18 months from protection. Directors asked for Camp for Water portfolio clarity ahead of the April budget timeline. Staff outlined ICER to coordinate reliability efforts feeding into Camp for Water.
The committee discussed Item 8-1 and heard a motion and second to defer authorization of the pilot, requesting more detail on equity, scalability, and barriers to MET running direct-install programs. Staff gave a CAMP for Water quarterly update and directors emphasized reliability and affordability.
Board approved recording liens/notices for a landowner owing ~$745,000 in delinquent charges, without issuing a cease-extraction order; pumping may continue but at the $500 rate/level while credits remain frozen. The board adopted an updated subsidence map and approved a Southern Land Subsidence Study, expected to expand sub-basin-wide.
Federal funding announcements of ~$750M One Big Beautiful Bill Act plus ~$750M aging infrastructure were described as imminent; ~$650M IRA drought funds face a Sept. 30 obligation deadline. Golden mussels are colonizing facilities; response is mitigation-focused and vulnerability assessment final report is pending. Ops: federal San Luis just under 700,000 AF, exports ~4,200 cfs; Vernalis inflows declining; April–May restrictions remain a concern.
