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Votes at a glance: Madera County GSA Committee (July 1, 2025)
Summary
Committee approved minutes and forwarded two resolutions to the board: recommendation to establish a domestic well mitigation fee and reinstatement of the well-review resolution; all motions passed 2-0.
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. — At its July 1 meeting the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Committee took three formal actions. All motions passed by recorded roll call votes of 2-0.
Votes and motions 1) Approval of minutes (action item): Motion: Approve the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Committee meeting minutes from June 3. Mover/Second: not specified in transcript. Vote: Director McCauley — Yes; Director Gonzales — Yes. Outcome: Passed 2-0.
2) Recommendation to Board: domestic well mitigation fees (action item): Motion: Recommend that the Board of Directors approve a resolution amending Resolution 2022-086 and repealing and replacing Resolution 2022-198 to establish revised fees for the domestic well mitigation program for the Madera Subbasin. Identifiers: proposed amendment to Resolution 2022-086; repeal/replace Resolution 2022-198. Mover/Second: not specified in transcript. Vote: Director McCauley — Yes; Director Gonzales — Yes. Outcome: Passed 2-0. Notes: Staff presented example fee levels and the assumptions used in the rate analysis (assumed $35,000 per well, 10% administration, county share 73%); staff will forward the resolution to the board for adoption and perform annual fee recalculations based on penalty revenue actually collected.
3) Reinstatement of well-review procedures (action item): Motion: Approve a resolution repealing Resolution 2025-004 and reinstating Resolution 2022-072 establishing procedures for review of new or altered groundwater wells and verification of consistency with adopted Groundwater Sustainability Plans. Identifiers: repeal Resolution 2025-004; reinstate Resolution 2022-072. Mover/Second: motion moved and seconded in the meeting; transcript records roll call. Vote: Director McCauley — Yes; Director Gonzales — Yes. Outcome: Passed 2-0. Notes: County staff explained a prior executive order and a later clarification that Madera County remained within the drought-designated counties; reinstatement restores the county's authority to review new/altered wells for GSP consistency.
Ending All three items were approved by unanimous recorded votes of those present at the committee (2-0). The domestic well mitigation recommendation and the well-review reinstatement will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for final action.
