TOP 3 MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
1. Measurement System Selection Process Moving Forward - The GSA received 7 proposals for new measurement methods and accounting platforms (2 for measurement, 5 for accounting) and is progressing toward a September committee recommendation with staff recommendation planned. The Madera Ag Water Association emphasized key principles including cost efficiency (current system costs around $1 million annually), continued use of widely-adopted platforms like Land IQ, and maintaining flow meter integration and appeals processes.
2. Domestic Well Mitigation MOU Approved - The committee recommended approval of a memorandum of understanding with Valley Water Collaborative for domestic well testing and replacement water supplies in the Delta-Mendota subbasin, with Madera County GSA being the last of 23 GSAs to sign on. Currently no domestic wells exist in Madera County GSA Delta-Mendota lands and no funding sources are available for well mitigation through the county GSA.
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