1. Draft groundwater plan heads toward Board consideration, with questions unresolved
Staff presented PID GSA’s draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan as a plan for the district while a unified Tule Subbasin plan remains in development. Staff said PID cannot currently submit its standalone plan to the state for approval. PID-specific components are expected to inform the unified plan. Members asked whether the water budget consistently accounts for banked water, how the city of Porterville’s pumping and recharge appear in PID’s accounting, and whether the plan adequately depicts district and privately operated recharge basins. Staff said it would investigate the questions with the consultant and invited comments identifying specific sections. Staff hopes to bring the draft and members’ concerns to the GSA Board, but the committee did not recommend adoption. One member said he needed the water-budget questions clarified before he could support a recommendation.
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