1. Staff Propose a VLRP Pilot for Early 2027, Subject to Board Approval Staff discussed a proposed two-year pilot that would pay landowners for forgone groundwater use, not for their land, without necessarily taking land out of production. They described the pilot as a subprogram under the broader Voluntary Land Repurposing Program (VLRP). Staff discussed using money Tri-County has collected from landowners if the board chooses to fund the pilot, while pursuing other funding for the broader VLRP. No outside funding has been secured for the broader VLRP; a related RCPP application was not awarded. Staff hope to bring a draft covering eligibility, payment criteria and measures of success to the November 18 advisory committee meeting. No pilot terms or payments have been approved.
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