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Tehama GSA weighs multiple fee options to fund SGMA compliance
Summary
Tehama Groundwater Commission reviewed a consultant fee study offering parcel‑based and volumetric fee methods and two PMA (project) funding levels; staff said finalized data and ordinances will come before the board next month and urged landowners to register wells to refine charges.
The Tehama Groundwater Commission on March 11 reviewed a preliminary fee analysis that lays out parcel‑based and volumetric methods to fund ongoing SGMA compliance and project management actions.
Consultant Jacques DeRay told the commission the fee need is “twofold” — to keep basic GSA operations funded and to finance targeted project management actions to address overdraft. Greg Klumpner, the consultant, presented options ranging from a district‑wide parcel fee (an illustrative $30.46 per parcel, annual) to volumetric approaches that divide budget needs by estimated acre‑feet. He also…
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