The Committee approved the consent calendar and directed staff to price FY 2028 budget components, including its existing one-seventh JPA cost share and a proposed 20% operational reserve; no budget was adopted. The model ad hoc generally supported MODFLOW 6, pending two GSA confirmations. Combined model and annual-report data are due November 13; earlier well-registration, pumping and policy submissions remain due November 30. Late data could raise costs and delay review.
The committee approved repurposing EKI Task 4 funds to review GSP public comment letters and develop a recommendations matrix. It approved an operating reserve policy at 20% of the annual operating budget, with surplus typically credited forward and flexibility by vote. The committee discussed a case-by-case grant approach; project forms are due Sept. 30, 2026.
Committee gave consensus direction for the second cash call to exclude the $75,000 annual-report line item and use one combined invoice. Staff will draft reserve and surplus-handling policies for September. The committee asked its representative to support collecting the full DMJPA budget and to support basin-level grant readiness, with GSA-specific costs borne by project sponsors.
GSAs to submit well registration data by Nov 30, 2026; EKI will send a template in July. WY 2026 pumping totals also due Nov 30; PRP metering policy deadline was Jan 2026. EKI highlighted nitrate/TDS watchlist wells (in DM-II and Northwestern DM GSAs) to monitor closely for August sampling and recommended verification samples if results exceed thresholds.
Committee discussed the ~$600K model calibration cost share among seven groups and gave its representative flexibility: start with 1/7, but may consider 2023 Exhibit B while seeking a faster/non-phased approach and stating Northern's expectation that this issue not become recurring. February monitoring showed no groundwater-level exceedances for Northern; nitrate/TDS wells are watch items. DWR subsidence/GSP meetings may occur mid-to-late June.
