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GSA committee approves minutes, adopts Delta Mendota mitigation policy, transfers $100,700 to Chowchilla Water District and adopts farm-unit allocation policy
Summary
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) committee approved the Sept. 2 minutes and recommended three measures to the full board: adopting a revised Delta Mendota domestic‑well mitigation policy, transferring $100,700 to the Chowchilla Water District to cover allocation exceedance penalties, and adopting a farm‑unit reorganization policy for allocation of carryover credits and penalties.
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) committee approved the Sept. 2, 2025 meeting minutes and recommended three measures to the board of directors: adoption of a revised Delta Mendota Subbasin domestic well mitigation policy, a transfer of $100,700 to the Chowchilla Water District for allocation exceedance penalties collected in the Chowchilla Subbasin, and a resolution adopting a policy for allocation of carryover credits and penalties when farm units reorganize.
Why it matters: The committee’s recommendations formalize how the GSA and partner agencies will respond to domestic‑well impacts, move collected penalty funds to the local manager of domestic‑well mitigation, and clarify how carryover credits and penalties are apportioned when farm units change — all actions that affect growers’ compliance costs and how domestic well impacts get addressed.
Key outcomes and votes
- Approval of meeting minutes…
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