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The Board adopted a balanced 2027 budget of about $599.8M in expenditures against $602.6M in projected revenues, with no planned rate increase and expenses down 5%. Staff reviewed the large-load study process (including data centers), emphasizing customer-funded upgrades and potential collateral/commitments. Don Pedro is about 93% full; October pulse flows are planned.
Staff said the State Water Board's interim plan could impose pumping moratoriums near the Friant-Kern Canal, with a draft expected in January and possible action in April; staff discussed aiming for late October or early November to present a local alternative to Friant. Staff reviewed a potential 2027 shift to pump-based accounting; no action was taken and specifics are expected in October. The fallowing precipitation-credit policy item was tabled for refinement.
The board approved a ~$22.8M Expansion Project construction award to W.M. Lyles Co. (Option C) and adopted Resolution 26-06 authorizing execution of financing documents for a 2026 Master Installment Purchase Agreement issued by MAGSA to Holman Capital. Staff said WaterSMART meter/telemetry rebate paperwork is due in ~3 weeks; after that, enforcement may begin.
The board directed staff to add an opt-in seller list and revise the exchange policy to allow prior-year trades through mid-February, and to agendize a penalty fee tier review. The board voted to defer a carryover policy until adjudication is implemented. Staff reported four wells below minimum thresholds and one in a warning zone, and the board gave consensus direction to begin adaptive management follow-up.
The board received the WMA GSP Five-Year Evaluation public draft, found conditions sustainable, and approved proceeding without a concurrent GSP amendment. A ~$207,366 contract was awarded to Greg Drilling for a 600-foot monitoring well, with $118,500 descoped from EKI and remaining costs addressed through grant and budget options. The ag voting-seat JPA amendment was discussed after the Water Conservation District declined it over cost-share language.
