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Salinas Valley GSA staff review annual report progress, projects and demand‑management outreach; minutes approved
Summary
Staff reviewed the GSA's annual implementation progress and proposed work plan priorities (data expansion, outreach, multi‑benefit stream channel work, Arundo removal, demand‑management assessment, and reservoir modeling). The committee approved minutes from the Nov. 13, 2024 meeting and requested continued outreach to small water users.
Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency staff on Thursday presented a status update on Water‑Year 2024 implementation work, several ongoing project streams and a proposed work plan for fiscal 2026. Committee members and members of the public discussed outreach to small users, demand‑management planning and technical studies the GSA is funding or expects to publish this year.
Emily, a GSA staff member who led the presentation, summarized progress across four categories: general administration, data expansion and SGMA compliance, outreach and interested‑party engagement, and projects and management actions. "We are continuing to work on data management, the web map and the hydrologic conceptual models," Emily said, noting the U.S. Geological Survey groundwater model and updated HCMs are expected soon.
Why it matters: the updates outline near‑term technical and outreach steps that will feed the GSA’s March board discussion on the work plan and budget. Several projects…
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