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Madera County GSA approves transfer of penalty funds and reviews 2025 penalty data; stakeholders push for pre-billing reconciliation
Summary
Committee approved a transfer of appropriations to process penalty refunds and payments and received staff data showing about $1.1 million assessed in the Madera subbasin and ~$650,000 in the Chachilla subbasin for 2025; growers and associations urged a financial reconciliation before the next tax roll.
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Committee on April 7 approved an administrative transfer of appropriations to support payments tied to penalties and reviewed 2025 penalty assessments for the subbasins.
Emily Garcia, senior administrative analyst, described the transfer as an internal reallocation to support two payments: $107,665 to the Chachilla Water District for penalties collected through the December 2025 tax roll, and $14,900 to refund a master account for surface-water credits that negated previously assessed penalties. Garcia described the transfer as administrative and not increasing the overall budget. The committee moved, seconded and approved the transfer by roll call.
On penalty totals, staff (Stephanie and Agnes) presented an…
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