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Board approves new Tulare East Groundwater Sustainability Agency joint-powers agreement
Summary
The county approved a joint-powers agreement to form the Tulare East Groundwater Sustainability Agency (TEGSA) covering white-area growers in the Tule Subbasin; Supervisor Dennis Townsend was appointed director and an alternate was designated.
VISALIA — The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on July 22 approved a joint-powers agreement to form a new groundwater sustainability agency covering the eastern portion of the Tule Subbasin. The board also named Supervisor Dennis Townsend as the JPA director and approved an alternate appointment.
Resource Management Agency staff told the board the proposed Tulare East Groundwater Sustainability Agency (TEGSA) would include the Hope Water District and DuCor Water District alongside the county. Staff described the action as an agreement step: after the JPA is approved the new governing board must be seated and additional actions taken to…
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