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Watermaster reports gaps in extraction reporting; PAC recommends exempting some United Water service area users from project assessments

Groundwater Management Agency board of directors · April 22, 2026
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Staff reported incomplete extraction reporting, which limited full accounting; PAC recommended exempting water‑right holders in United Water Conservation District service area from certain Watermaster project assessments and the board directed staff to work with PAC and fiscal committees to model budget impacts.

Watermaster staff told the board that annual allocations accounting and overuse assessments are limited by incomplete reporting from some water‑right holders.

Dr. Farrugia said about 77% of reporting was fully usable for accounting, 11.4% of users were in a state of overuse after curing, and roughly 23.6% of stakeholders had reporting or data quality issues that precluded complete…

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