Madera-area GSAs adopt groundwater demand-management measures and refine dry-well mitigation program

Apr 15, 2026

The board (as GSA directors) adopted a groundwater demand-management and subsidence mitigation program designed to meet state requirements, and approved refinements to the dry-well/domestic well mitigation program (including allowing plumbing and electrical costs under a $35,000 cap and outreach measures); the GSA also moved $122,565 for reimbursements.

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County staff and consulting engineer John Davids briefed the board on a groundwater demand-management program and subsidence mitigation measures developed for the Chowchilla Subbasin. The program was prepared to provide a backstop if projects and management actions do not halt overdraft or subsidence, staff said.

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