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Napa Valley GSA presents hybrid fee proposal for groundwater sustainability; public and ag stakeholders press for data and protections
Summary
Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency staff presented a revised hybrid approach to fund groundwater sustainability—combining parcel, irrigated‑acre and extraction-based charges—with preliminary rate scenarios; agricultural groups urged more data, conservation incentives and phased implementation.
The Napa Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) on April 22 received staff recommendations to pursue a hybrid fee structure to fund implementation of the basin’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP). Staff presented three draft rate scenarios and asked the GSA for direction on next steps, outreach and whether to seek placement of fees on the 2025 tax roll.
Natural Resources Conservation Manager Jamieson Crosby and consultant Ryan Aston (SCI) described a revised approach that would charge different user classes by different measures: domestic and commercial parcels could be charged per parcel (with a surcharge for parcels larger than one acre), municipal and small public water systems would be charged on reported extraction (acre-feet), and agricultural irrigators could be charged per planted acre and a higher rate for groundwater-irrigated acres. The hybrid…
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