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The spray-cast pipelining program set a production record, lining ~15,500 feet of canal at $84/ft — under the $104/ft budget — with the K-lines from Santa Fe to Escalon targeted next season. The water treatment plant received a CO₂ force majeure notice and is testing sodium hydroxide as an alternative for pH control. Directors thanked crews for managing a difficult irrigation season and noted water clarity improvements from Magneside treatment.
Subsidence could cut deliveries 18%–87% by 2043 under no-action. DWR will start five interim projects with Check 17 gate removal in Sept. 2026 and liner raises; wet-year impacts improve to ~2%. Funding: $50M DOI + $45M Prop 4 proposed. Long-term fix benchmark up to $3.9B, aiming for 2033 readiness.
Staff said snowpack is ~3.5% of normal for the date (about two months early). Don Pedro is ~822 ft, with end-of-season projections near 774 ft (~11 ft below last year). April gas averaged $1.28/decatherm; staff cited ~$0.80 all-in and discussed forwards around mid-$3.
Both boards unanimously approved Phase 2 of a PR campaign to bolster credibility and readiness for state/federal funding. Consultants cited potential sources including Prop 4 (incl. $386M for SGMA/subsidence), cap-and-trade, the state general fund (incl. discussion of ~$2B for DWR subsidence-related efforts), and federal programs. Staff said a unified plan proposal (est. $1.4M) will come to a June meeting.
The board's proposed meter policy requiring flow meters on wells pumping over 2 acre-feet failed after Director Neves said he would vote no over document quality concerns; a revised version is expected in June. The board approved releasing an RFQ to hire a consultant for Prop 218 fee election administration. Staff reported that all five sub-basin GSA managers have agreed to coordinate on a single Groundwater Sustainability Plan targeting submission in Q1 2027.
