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Water board flags confusion over MID settlement account and limited funds tied to Lake McClure agreement
Summary
Board members reviewed quarterly finance notes showing a MID settlement account balance and discussed a long‑standing water agreement with Merced Irrigation District that provides access to Lake McClure water but, according to board discussion, offers relatively modest funding compared with typical water‑project costs.
Members of the Mariposa County Water Agency Advisory Board reviewed quarterly finance notes and pressed county staff for clearer financial detail on a Merced Irrigation District (MID) settlement account and on the county’s water‑supply agreement tied to Lake McClure.
Sam Cerini, public works project lead, told the board he had not yet received documentation from the auditor for a deposit to the construction fund and that the MID settlement budget had not been loaded for the new fiscal year. Cerini said the account balance shown in the packet was $397,000. A staff comment noted the account showed $897,000 as of Jan. 29, 2025, and members observed the account had been transferred out and back in during bookkeeping.
Board members asked who controls the account; Sam Cerini said administration, not…
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