1. The Board Adopted a New Delinquency Policy and Fee Schedule for Unpaid Groundwater Fees After a public hearing, the board approved Resolution 2026-05 establishing a 10% penalty on delinquent fees, 1% monthly interest, and recovery of actual collection costs. The policy outlines a range of enforcement remedies — including demand letters, payment plans, placement on county tax rolls, cease-extraction orders, liens, and ultimately foreclosure through the county — though staff and legal counsel emphasized these are options, not automatic steps, and that the GSA will work with landowners before escalating. A local grower read a letter into the record opposing the policy as overly punitive, arguing it could lead to property loss for struggling farmers; the board acknowledged the concern but noted the policy is necessary to ensure all landowners share the cost burden fairly and to keep the state from intervening.
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