1. State Changes Well Mitigation Expectations, Raising Risk of Added Costs and Delays The State Water Board staff are now pushing for GSAs to comply with a newly finalized Land Subsidence Best Management Practices (BMP) document, which was not part of the original deficiencies identified when the GSA was placed on probation. This push involves extensive modeling work that is expected to add time and cost, potentially several months of work and significant additional expense. The GSA had been working to address only the specific deficiencies from the 2024 staff report to get out of probation, but state staff indicated the State Water Board is looking for BMP compliance to be addressed in the updated plan. Board members expressed frustration that the state keeps "changing the rules" without providing adequate time or communication.
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