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Without a quorum, the board took no votes; Chair Jay Boatwright appointed a committee to nominate 2027 officers. Staff reported no basin-wide undesirable results, though some West Placer wells fell below minimum groundwater thresholds. Staff plans to seek GSP adoption in December. Five-year basin-wide implementation costs are estimated at $1.8 million, up from $1.1 million. Members discussed but did not approve a proposed $40,000-a-year communications program.
Staff outlined a 2027 ET-based allocation of about 1.42 acre-feet per acre without transitional allocation; no allocation change was approved. The board removed precipitation credits for parcels enrolled in full-year voluntary fallowing. A proposed subsidence order could shift accounting to applied water in October 2027. Staff said a state pumping moratorium near the Friant-Kern Canal could begin around April 2027 absent an acceptable local alternative.
River Pines Well 6R and Lamel Well No. 1 had PFAS notification-level detections below the MCL. Directors suggested outreach ahead of the Consumer Confidence Report. A possible $10 million headwaters fuel-reduction grant may be confirmed in December. A director said the Buena Vista data-center website reduced its stated size from 41 to 16 megawatts; no formal county application or data-center water arrangement was confirmed.
The board approved a laddered bond-reserve investment strategy targeting a 4.45% net return, compared with about 3.2% in the current money market. Electrical testing at the Friant-Kern Canal pump station is complete, with starter commissioning scheduled for October 15. Golden mussel treatment at Pump Station B is planned through October; Reservoir B dosing is expected to continue two to three weeks longer. Staff relayed reports of no new settlement on another canal.
The Board chose Portfolio 3A as its preferred portfolio under the Integrated Implementation Strategy. Its modeled 10% agricultural demand reduction across four northern subbasins remains preliminary; no allocations were set. Submit comments on the draft Langley GSP amendment by November 18 to inform revisions. Comments remain open until the January public meeting. Staff calls Langley at risk of overdraft; a commenter cited a differing DWR letter.
