1. Proposed FY 2026-27 groundwater monitoring fees would apply to non-de minimis wells The committee recommended proposed Groundwater Monitoring Program (GMP) fees for Board of Directors review, ahead of possible Board of Supervisors consideration. Assembly Bill 2728 allows the agency to exempt de minimis extractors—well owners pumping no more than 2 acre-feet annually for domestic use—from regulatory fees. Staff said approximately 1,000 de minimis wells were removed from the fee calculation out of roughly 3,600 wells overall. The estimated program cost remains $802,000, with fewer wells subject to fees.
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