1. Groundwater Pumping Remains Well Below Available Allocation — District Holds ~1.8 Million Acre-Feet in Credits Updated pumping through the 2025–2026 water year is approximately 45,000 acre-feet, while the district's total groundwater allocation bank — comprising sustainable yield transition allocation, upper aquifer recharge credits, and lower aquifer recharge credits — stands at roughly 1.8 million acre-feet. However, the transitional allocation cannot be pumped all at once; it is limited to 0.127 acre-feet per acre currently and steps up to 0.4 by 2030, so growers should plan accordingly.
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