August 2025 Advisory Committee Meeting

Top 3 Key Takeaways

SAC Recommends Against Water Market Policy Without Further Stakeholder Input - The Standing Advisory Committee voted to recommend the board not adopt the proposed Central Management Area allocation exchange policy without additional refinement and engagement of directly impacted stakeholders. Committee members expressed concerns about the policy's simplicity potentially creating inequities, with small farmers having difficulty finding willing sellers among large corporate landowners, and inadequate monitoring systems to prevent adverse effects on groundwater conditions.