With a 100% Class 1 allocation and a possible exchange, staff said available water could last through an average February; the reported 11,797 acre-feet was a PID-water balance, not total supply. Keller said northern canal reaches could shut in late October, while district staff expected water into November. Recharge earthwork neared completion, and Superior Head Construction submitted a $1,357,702 low bid for the pipeline, targeted for January completion.
5,000 AF borrowed from DEID to delay a prorate through summer; September/October could get shaky. Bureau is expected to keep Friant Class 1 at 100%, but the 650,000 AF Edison April–July threshold could raise late-season risk. Spring monitoring found nitrate exceedances and TCP at Delano Well 30; Tulare Groundwater's nitrate review was non-conclusive, suggesting no clear SGMA link and no district mitigation expected based on current findings.
