The Board received an informational update on the CV Salts Salt Control Program and its work toward a Central Valley-wide salinity management plan. Modeling identified 25 groundwater sustainability agency (GSA) areas covering roughly 2.2 million total acres where salinity is projected to affect agricultural water uses within 100 years. Three pilot areas—Western Kings, Cahuilla (encompassing three GSAs), and the North Kern Water Storage District GSA—cover about 800,000 acres in total. Planning-level studies are examining desalting, brine management, energy needs and costs. The Central Valley Salinity Coalition urged timely action and described its efforts to build state and federal funding support. Phase 2, involving project development, is estimated to begin around 2032.
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