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Owens Valley Groundwater Authority: county staff to submit Fish Slough subbasin plan; 27% of wells registered so far
Summary
Inyo County water staff briefed the board on the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority annual meeting agenda, including a plan to submit a previously omitted Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) portion for the Fish Slough subbasin and an update that about 27% of wells eligible under the county well-registration ordinance have registered.
Holly Alpert, Inyo County water director, briefed the Board of Supervisors on the Owens Valley Groundwater Authority (OVGA) agenda for its annual meeting and requested any board direction ahead of the Thursday session.
Alpert told the board the OVGA will consider updates to its conflict-of-interest code, a modest increase in staff-service rates to the OVGA (to reflect a county compensation study), and the FY 2025-26 draft annual budget. She said the OVGA currently holds about $260,000 and that the next year's draft budget is roughly $80,000; the authority will need to consider how to sustain operations beyond that balance.
Fish Slough GSP submission Alpert said the county will submit the Fish Slough…
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