September 2025 Board Meeting

Top 3 Key Takeaways

State Intervention Risks Remain Real (Wallace’s Presentation): At the board’s request, DWR’s Keith Wallace was invited to present and clarify the state’s role under SGMA. His appearance followed questions raised at prior meetings about whether state intervention was truly mandatory. Wallace emphasized that if GSAs fail to implement and fund their Groundwater Sustainability Plans, DWR can deem them inadequate and refer the basin to the State Water Resources Control Board. This would trigger probation status, extraction fees, and potentially interim state management — the same path that befell the Tulare Subbasin, and a real risk Paso faces without stable funding and implementation.