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Board delays decision on Salinas Valley groundwater monitoring fees after debate over de‑minimis wells; GSA offers initial registration grants
Summary
Monterey County supervisors voted to delay a decision by 30 days on a new groundwater monitoring regulatory fee schedule proposed by the Water Resources Agency and the Salinas Valley Basin GSA, after concerns about costs falling on small domestic (de‑minimis) well owners.
Monterey County supervisors voted June 3 to delay for one month a decision on the proposed groundwater monitoring program regulatory fees that would fund a county‑run monitoring program for the Salinas Valley Basin.
Amy Woodrow, senior hydrologist at the county Water Resources Agency, outlined the draft fee schedule presented to the board by the agency and by representatives of the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). The proposal included five per‑well fees aimed at funding registration, annual renewal, groundwater extraction reporting, groundwater level monitoring and seawater‑intrusion quality monitoring. Example fees included an initial well registration…
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