[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 9TH MEETING OF THE MERCED SUBBASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBER GALLO. BOARD MEMBER. PEDRETTI. HERE. BOARD MEMBER GIAMPAOLI. HERE. BOARD MEMBER KELLY. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN MARCHINI. HERE. CHAIRMAN PAREIRA. PRESENT. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. GARIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? YEAH, YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO. HERE'S THE THING NOW. ALL RIGHT. HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN STUDYING. A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. YOU BET. REMEMBER, HE MADE ME DO IT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 3, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. [3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD] THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT IS WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA. TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON. THANK YOU. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ZACHARY WELLS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE EAST MERCED RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO OPERATE HERE IN THE COUNTY. AND THANKFUL WE ARE FOR YOU ALL HERE ADVOCATING FOR EVERYONE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT WE ARE HERE. I'M ALSO HERE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE'RE RECRUITING NEW BOARD MEMBERS. TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST OWN LAND WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, WHICH GENERALLY INCLUDE THE COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF PLANADA, LE GRAND AND EL NIDO, AND SURROUNDING EASTERN PORTIONS NEAR THE REFUGE. YOU ALSO MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER AT THE ADDRESS WITHIN MERCED COUNTY. AND WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, IN CASE YOU YOURSELVES OR ANYONE YOU KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. IF NOT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. A QUICK QUESTION. DO THEY HAVE TO LIVE ANYWHERE IN MERCED COUNTY OR IN YOUR DISTRICT? WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. OKAY. AND WHERE DO THEY GO TO GET THAT MAP? WE HAVE THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AT THE EASTMERCEDRCD.ORG YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT MAP ON THE LAFCO WEBSITE AS WELL. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 44. CONSENT CALENDAR. [4. CONSENT CALENDAR] THERE WAS A REQUESTED EDIT TO THE MEETING MINUTES. SO LACEY. DID WE GET THAT FIGURED OUT? OKAY. DANIEL'S GOING TO READ IT. THANK YOU. SO THERE WAS AN UPDATE TO THE SPELLING ON LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT AND THEN FOR ITEM NUMBER. WELL, THIS WAS FOR THE 1ST BOARD APPEAL. IT WAS UPDATED TO THE BOARD APPROVES TO UPHOLD STAFF DECISION AND DENY THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION APPEAL AND DETERMINE PARCELS 052-150011 AND 052-070010 DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE. SECTION 1.11.2.1 FOR A LAND USE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE, AND THEN FOR THE 2ND APPEAL, THE LANGUAGE WAS UPDATED TO. THE BOARD APPROVES TO UPHOLD STAFF'S DECISION AND DENY THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION APPEAL AND DETERMINE PARCELS 052-020046 052-050041, AND 052-060022 DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULES. SECTION 1.11.2.1 FOR LAND USE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE. OKAY. JUST REAL QUICK, I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL. OR DID YOU SEE THAT? AND IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NOPE. THEN I'D TAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY. SECOND. SO WE HAVE GO OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE, BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR MARCHINI. A SECOND BY DIRECTOR GALLO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [00:05:02] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 5. MULTI-BENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM. [5. MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM] RENS ALREADY BEEN WARMED UP WITH THE MICROPHONE, SO COME ON BACK. ON OUR TEAM. SHE'S ONLINE. I'M ACTUALLY LACEY. IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. COOL. AND THEN I'LL FIELD ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM IF NECESSARY. OKAY. GO AHEAD. KARINA. GREAT. THANKS, EVERYONE. SO, KARINA MUDD WITH VALLEY ECHO. I KNOW WE DO HAVE REN, AND I BELIEVE ALSO STEPHANIE DIETZ IN THE ROOM WHO WILL HELP FIELD QUESTIONS. SO THANKS IN ADVANCE. I'M JUST GOING TO WALK US THROUGH OUR SLIDES. WE ARE FOCUSED TODAY. FOR THE MLRP PROGRAM. WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD, A BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT WITH THE GSA. IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY, SO JUST AS A REMINDER, WE'VE HAD 3 PROJECTS COME THROUGH AND APPROVED BY BOTH. DOC THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND THE BOARD. THE GSA BOARD. TODAY WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY PROJECT IN LA GRAND. SO YOU DO IN YOUR BOARD PACKETS, HAVE A BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT. IT IS PENDING FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. DOC IS GENERALLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. THERE IS, HOWEVER, JUST A TECHNICAL ELEMENT THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH WITH THEM, WHICH IS REGARDING THE LAND ACQUISITION THAT'S PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A BIT. BUT THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OF THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT AS WELL OF THESE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS SO FAR. OUT OF 5 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS UNDER THE MLRP, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THE MLP PROGRAM DOES HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY BENEFITS. AND THIS PROGRAM RELEASED AN RFP IN APRIL OF $1.2 MILLION FOR TO SOLICIT FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE THOSE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. AND THE RESULT WAS THIS PROJECT APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FOR A RECREATIONAL SPACE IN LE GRAND AND SO JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE PROCESS HERE THE PROJECT WAS REVIEWED AND SCORED BY BOTH A TECHNICAL SCORING COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THIS GSA COMMITTEE. THE PROJECT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND MADE SOME REQUESTED PROJECT MODIFICATIONS, WHICH WE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT ON. THEN THE PROJECT WAS SUBMITTED TO DOC FOR APPROVAL. AND TODAY AGAIN, WE HAVE A BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT. SO WHAT'S IN YOUR BOARD PACKET IS THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MERCED COUNTY, WHICH IS THE PROJECT APPLICANT AND THE GSA, AND ATTACHED TO THAT CONTRACT HAS THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT. SO IT IS PENDING THAT FINAL DOC APPROVAL ONCE WE WORK OUT THE MECHANISM FOR THE LAND ACQUISITION. BUT WE DO HAVE THEIR BLESSING TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY. TO THE BOARD. SO IF WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BOARD PACKET. AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS. SO HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF THE PROJECT LOCATION. THE YELLOW INDICATES THE PROJECT AREA, WHICH IS 20 ACRES IN TOTAL. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO LA GRAND HIGH SCHOOL. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT. SO AGAIN IT'S THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MERCED COUNTY. IS THE APPLICANT PARTNERING WITH LIVE OAK FARMS, CULTIVA CENTRAL VALLEY AND LEGACY CONSTRUCTION. THE REQUEST COMES IN JUST UNDER $1 MILLION, AND THERE IS SOME MATCH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE LANDOWNER SPECIFICALLY TO COVER MAINTENANCE FOR THIS PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE GRANT TERM, IN ADDITION TO A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. IN TERMS OF PROJECT DURATION, I'M GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO THAT. SO THIS 1ST KIND OF PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS FOR A 10 YEAR BENEFIT PERIOD FOR THAT MLRP PROJECT PERIOD MINIMUM. HOWEVER THE GROUNDWATER USE ON THE SITE WILL BE RETIRED IN PERPETUITY. AND I DO WANT TO FLAG THAT THE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION WILL BE FORFEITED IN THIS CASE, AND THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE CESSATION OF SURFACE [00:10:02] WATER USE FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE ON THE 10 ACRES OF THE PARCEL THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE. THE OTHER 10 ACRES ISH ARE HAVE BEEN USED FOR MORE OF A STORAGE SITE. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT DIFFERENCE IN THE ACREAGE THERE. SO OVERALL THIS IS TRANSITIONING, TRANSITIONING THAT IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL LAND, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE MLRP PROGRAM TO A PASSIVE RECREATION SPACE, INCLUDING NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION AND WALKING TRAILS THAT WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. THERE'S A LONGER TERM VISION FOR THIS SITE TO CONTINUE EXPANDING AND BUILDING ON PARK AMENITIES THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH FUTURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE INFORMED BY ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE'LL SHOW A SITE PLAN. THIS MAY BE A BIT HARD TO DECIPHER THE WORDS, BUT IN GENERAL YOU CAN SEE HERE THE GRAY LINES GOING AROUND AND THROUGH OUR WALKING TRAILS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ADA COMPLIANT. AND THEN THE GREEN SPACES HAVE PERMANENT NATIVE HABITAT AREAS. THE LIGHTER GRAY HAS AN ANNUAL COVER CROP FOR SORT OF JUST GOOD LONG TERM MAINTENANCE THROUGH THIS 10 YEAR PERIOD. THOSE WILL BE UN-IRRIGATED APART FROM JUST INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT. SO IT GIVES YOU AND THEN THERE'S A PARKING AREA OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SO IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THIS 1ST PHASE FUNDED BY MLRP DOLLARS. AND ONE MORE SLIDE I THINK. SO THIS I'M NOT GOING TO TALK THROUGH ALL OF THESE BULLETS. WE'VE ACTUALLY SHARED THIS HERE BEFORE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CONTINGENCIES AND REQUESTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE REVIEWING COMMITTEES AND THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1 THING I DO WANT TO FLAG HERE IS THAT THE INTENT IS TO TRANSFER THIS PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC AGENCY, LIKE THE COUNTY AT THE END OF THE MLRP GRANT PERIOD, AND IN THE SCOPE OF WORK WHICH YOU HAVE IN THE BOARD PACKET, THERE'S A DELIVERABLE THAT EXPLICITLY DESCRIBES SORT OF A IDENTIFYING A PATHWAY TO ENSURE THAT TRANSFER CAN HAPPEN. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO FLAG AS WELL AS A NOTE ABOUT JUST FUTURE ITERATIONS OF THIS RECREATIONAL SPACE AND POTENTIAL PARK AND JUST ENSURING THAT WATER USE IS MINIMIZED IN THAT DESIGN. AND THAT THE APPLICANT HAS COMMITTED TO AND OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU SEE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WELL AS FEEDBACK FROM THE GSA INCLUDING THAT THIS SPACE REMAINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. INCLUDING THAT THERE'S AN ASSESSMENT DONE TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO HAZARDOUS CONTAMINANTS ON THE PORTION OF THE PARCEL THAT WAS USED FOR STORAGE. A PROVISION OF A MAINTENANCE PLAN AND BUDGET, AS WELL AS SOME ONGOING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO ENSURE THE INCORPORATION OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY FEEDBACK INTO THE CONTINUED DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SITE. AND FINALLY, THAT THAT COVER CROPPING AREAS WILL BE NON-IRRIGATED TO ENSURE THE PROJECT REDUCES USE OF WATER ON THE PROPERTY FROM ITS CURRENT USE RATE. SO JUST FLAGGING A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS HERE, BUT THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BOARD PACKET. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND I'M GOING TO STOP HERE SOON. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT. SO THIS I'M ALSO GOING TO JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON. WE'VE SHOWED THIS BEFORE, BUT THIS PROJECT IS THE RESULT OF SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE SEEDS TEAM, THROUGH THE MLRP, BOTH THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND SURVEYS THAT HAVE DONE WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN LE GRAND, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND SORRY. LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND RECEIVED SOME OTHER DONE SOME OTHER OUTREACH AS WELL. SO JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THIS PROJECT BASED ON MLRP REQUIREMENTS. AND FINALLY, THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT SITE PLAN UP AGAIN AS I OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, REN, IF AND OR STEPHANIE IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO HELP FEED THOSE IN THE ROOM, THAT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL. AND I'M ALSO HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANYTHING. I'LL JUST GO ON MUTE HERE AND OPEN UP THE SPACE FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THERE GOING TO BE A PERIMETER FENCE AND THEN GATE OPENINGS FOR THE DRIVE ACCESS FOR FOR PEOPLE, OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE ALL OPEN AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT IS BACKED UP ON A HIGH SCHOOL. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST BEING ABLE TO ENTER WHEREVER THEY WANT TO. YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE BEATEN DOWN IN AREAS YOU DON'T REALLY WANT IT TO BE BEATEN DOWN.GO AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. PART OF WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING WHEN WE DO OUR OUTREACH AROUND DESIGN IS ALSO TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY VALUES AROUND THE SPACE. [00:15:06] THE IDEA OF THIS PARK WAS TO NOT PUT A FENCE, BECAUSE ALL OF THE OTHER RECREATIONAL, ACTIVE RECREATIONAL SPACE IN THE GRANT IS FENCED AT THE AT THE CURRENT MOMENT, ABSENT ONE SMALL GREEN SPACE OUT IN FRONT OF THE CISD OFFICE. AND SO THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE IS TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S ACCESSIBLE AND NOT LOCKED OFF. SO AT THIS TIME, THE BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE A FENCE. SO OUR IDEA, IF YOU WILL, IN KIND OF MANAGING THAT IS TO GET BUY IN FROM THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ASSET AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ALSO VIEW THAT AS SOMETHING THEY THEY CHERISH. WE COULD PUT A GATE ON THE PARKING THAT STILL WOULDN'T PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GOING TO THE PARK ITSELF, BUT THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN THE REMAINDER OF WHAT WAS IN THE RFP TO PUT A FENCE AROUND THE WHOLE THING. WELL, I'M JUST THINKING THAT. NOT HAVING NOT HAVING A GATE GATED, BUT BUT HAVING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL HOW THE ACCESS IS, IS GOING TO SAVE HOW THE VEGETATION COMES UP. I JUST KIND OF MY, MY OPINION. IT MIGHT SERVE ITSELF FROM SOME KIND OF A FENCING THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD STEP OVER IT. BUT, YOU KNOW KIDS BEING WHAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO TAKE THEIR SKATEBOARDS AND DO, DO A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE. AND THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, A PERMANENT NATIVE RESTORATION. SO I'M JUST. I'M JUST BRINGING THAT COMMENT UP. THERE WON'T BE SIDEWALKS. IT'LL ALL BE DECOMPOSED GRANITE. SO THERE'LL BE DIFFERENT. LIKE SO. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CONDUCIVE TO SKATEBOARDING PER SE. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A PATHWAY. BUT I DO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, IF WE CAN FIND WIGGLE ROOM IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, WE MAY BE ABLE TO ADD THOSE GATES. BUT THE WAY THAT IT'S COSTED TODAY, WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF BEEN VALUE ENGINEERING TO DO THE COVER CROP. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET CAN HANDLE FENCING AT THIS POINT. I MEAN, WHAT IS WHAT IS THE THE SHRUBBERY FOR THE EXTERIOR? IT HASN'T BEEN IT HASN'T BEEN PICKED OUT YET. OKAY. SO WE COULD USE THAT AS A NATURAL BARRIER TO, YOU KNOW, NEGATE TRAFFIC AROUND SOME OF THOSE NATIVE SPACES. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE VALUE ENGINEERED BASED ON THE COST. SO SOME OF THOSE SHRUBS WILL BE SMALLER AND THEY'LL TAKE TIME TO MATURE. BUT WE THE HOPE AND THE DESIGN WAS THAT THE EXTERIOR WOULD HAVE SOMETHING OF SOME TYPE OF GREENERY THAT WOULD KIND OF CREATE A NATURAL BARRIER. BOB, ARE YOU THINKING OF A PERMANENT FENCE OR JUST A TEMPORARY ONE UNTIL THE SHRUBBERY TAKES AND STARTS GROWING? I'M JUST I'M BRINGING THIS, THIS CONCEPT UP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF KNOW WHAT WHAT KIDS WILL DO FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND IT YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT TEAR IT DOWN BEFORE IT REALLY GETS ESTABLISHED. LET ME ASK 1 QUESTION THAT MAY HELP. BOB OR NICK, DO EITHER OF YOU KNOW IF THE PERIMETER ALONG THE HIGH SCHOOL IS FENCED? IT IS SO. SO THAT AT LEAST THE WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE IS FENCED, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PARKING LOT AND THEN THE WEST AND THE SOUTH SIDES. THERE'S NOBODY THERE. IT'S JUST FIELDS. SO NOBODY'S GOING TO COME FROM THAT SIDE. OKAY. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE FRONT NOW. AND THAT'S WHY I'M THINKING MAYBE IF THERE'S ROOM IN THE BUDGET, WE COULD PUT GATES IN THE PARKING LOT TO PREVENT LIKE DRIVING THROUGH POTENTIALLY. BUT THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT IN THE BUDGET. ANYBODY ELSE? WHAT'S THE FOR THE COVER CROP AREA? IS THERE ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR THAT AREA OR IS IT JUST COVER CROP PERPETUALLY. SO PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT, THIS HAS TO STAY IN COVER CROP FOR TEN YEARS. BUT THE LAYOUT IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE SOCCER AND SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT WILL BE DESIGNED BY THE COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE THROUGH ENVISIONING THAT. AND THEN WE'LL BE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING. SO IT HAS TO STAY THIS WAY FOR 10 YEARS, BUT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ASSESS WHAT THEY'D LIKE AND BEGIN WORKING ON GRANT FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT AND BUILD THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF [INAUDIBLE]. OKAY. AND I DO WANT TO SPECIFY THE LANDOWNER ISN'T PUTTING NEW FUNDS INTO THIS PROJECT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON ON RETAINER WITH THE FOUNDATION, A DONOR ADVISED FUND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THIS APPLICATION WITH THE LANDOWNER. AND SO IT WILL BE THOSE HISTORICAL FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED AS A MATCHING CONTRIBUTION, NOT AS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THIS PROJECT. SO THERE IS NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THAT REGARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. OH, WE DO A RECUSAL. YEAH. WELL, REALLY [00:20:01] IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE? NONE ONLINE? NONE IN THE HOUSE. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE. YES. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? SORRY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRANT. FUNDING FOR THE GRANT PROJECT THROUGH THE MLRP I'LL SECOND.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WOULD YOU? YEAH. WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF I COULD JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WRAP UP WITH ONE LAST SLIDE HERE. WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT UPCOMING A LITTLE BIT LATER IN OCTOBER. OK 20TH OCTOBER 24TH. WE'RE GOING TO BE RELEASING ANOTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE MLRP. THIS WILL BE FOR PLANNING MONEY. SO MONEY TO FUND PROJECT DESIGNS, PLANS AND PERMITS FOR ELIGIBLE MLRP PROJECTS. SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING SOON ON THIS. OUR WEBSITE WILL STAY UPDATED. YOU CAN SEE MERCEDMLRP.ORG IS A GREAT PLACE TO CHECK FOR THAT. THERE WILL BE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE ALSO THROUGH THIS FUNDING ROUND. AND SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE INFORMATION THERE. BUT IT WILL BE UP TO $150,000 PER PROJECT AVAILABLE FOR THAT PLANNING MONEY. AND SO I WILL STOP THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE A HEADS UP ABOUT THIS UPCOMING FUNDING. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 6, RULE 1. [6. RULE 1: WELL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATIONS MODIFICATION AND GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE REORGANIZATION] WELL, CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION MODIFICATIONS AND GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE REORGANIZATION LACEY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS REALLY QUICK BEFORE I HAND IT OFF TO GREG YOUNG WITH ZANJERO TO WALK THROUGH THIS. THIS IS AN UPDATE OF YOUR WELL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION. YOUR RULE 1. IF YOU RECALL, YOU ADOPTED RULE 1 BACK IN 2022, IN RESPONSE TO THE MERCED COUNTY GROUNDWATER ORDINANCE UPDATE, WHICH REQUIRED GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS ON NEW, WELL, CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS, WHETHER THEY WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLANS OR NOT. AND SO NOW THAT YOU HAVE A GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND WILL BE ENACTED IN PLACE IN JANUARY OF 2026, THAT RULE 1 NO LONGER MAKES SENSE WITH THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE IN RULE 1. ALL OF THAT CONSUMPTION OF GROUNDWATER WILL BE GOVERNED UNDER YOUR ALLOCATION RULE. AND SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AS TO WHERE THE MODIFICATIONS TO RULE 1 ARE COMING FROM. AND THEN I THINK GREG'S ALSO GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME REORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE DOING TO THE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE. AND ALSO A NOTE THERE. THIS IS NOT CHANGING ANY OF THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU ADOPTED, EXCEPT FOR ANY OF THE NEW ADDITIONS THAT'S RELATED TO THE RULE 1. WELL, CONSISTENCY, DETERMINATION, MODIFICATIONS. SO THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION FOR YOU TODAY. IT'S FOR POSSIBLE ACTION IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON IT TODAY. OR WE CAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. WE CAN BRING THIS BACK IN NOVEMBER AND I'LL HAND IT OFF TO GREG. THANK YOU. LACEY. GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD. AS LACEY JUST GAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEFING AND BACKGROUND ON THE MAIN DRIVER WAS UPDATING RULE ONE THAT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN APRIL 2022 BECAUSE AS OF JANUARY 1ST, IT WILL NO LONGER BE RELEVANT. BUT AS AN EXAMPLE, I THINK 2DOCUMENTS WERE FORWARDED TODAY TO US UNDER THE EXISTING RULE 1, CONSISTENCY, DETERMINATION. SO PEOPLE ARE STILL USING THAT. AND WE'VE PROBABLY DONE 40 OR SOMETHING. 45 WELL, APPLICATIONS GOING THROUGH THE COUNTY PROCESS THAT NEEDS THIS CONSISTENCY UNDER RULE 1. NOW AS WE TRANSITION INTO HAVING AN ALLOCATION, WE HAD TO MODIFY RULE 1 AS WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND, RULE 1 HAD THINGS ABOUT ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING AND AUTHORITY. WELL, SO DID THE NEW GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE HAD A LOT OF THOSE SAME THINGS. SO WE SAID, ALL RIGHT, LET'S REORGANIZE THINGS A LITTLE BIT HERE SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO START ADDING MORE AND MORE. SO IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE THIS IS A REORGANIZED DRAFT, RULES AND REGULATIONS. TABLE OF CONTENTS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IN PARTICULAR SCTION T3 YOU CAN SEE HERE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY CONSISTENCY [00:25:02] CRITERIA FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS. THAT IS WHERE THE OLD RULE 1 IS BEING REPURPOSED, MODIFIED AND DROPPED IN. BUT AS PART OF THAT, IT ALSO WE REALIZED THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO REORGANIZE SEVERAL OF THESE PIECES. SO WHAT GENERALLY WAS ALL OF WHAT WE ADOPTED IN JUNE WAS ALL SECTION ONE, 1.2, 1.3 AND WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, I THINK 1.12, I BELIEVE THAT WAS LIKE 11 WAS APPEALS OR SOMETHING. SO IF YOU NOW LOOK AT THIS, WE HAVE SECTION 5S APPEAL. SECTION 4 IS ENFORCEMENT. SECTION 6 IS VARIANCE. THAT'S THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT WAS IN THE OTHER ONE. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A LITTLE MORE SEPARATION SO THAT IT'S EASIER TO ADD MORE THINGS AS YOU CONTINUE FORWARD AS A ORGANIZATION, AS A BOARD, START ADDING MORE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT COULD EVEN ASSOCIATE WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SHOULD YOU BRING ONE ON BOARD AT SOME POINT? SO THERE'S JUST THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE SPACE. SO WE REORGANIZED AND MOST OF WHAT WAS IN THE PRIOR RULE, THE ONE IN JUNE, ALL THE SAME WORDING EXCEPT FOR A FEW VERY MINOR SPOTS, I'LL POINT OUT. AND THEY RELATED TO THE THE WELL, CONSISTENCY LANGUAGE AND NEEDING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ADDITIONS. BUT ALL OF WHAT WAS IN THAT PRIOR DOCUMENT FROM JUNE IS INCORPORATED INTO SECTION TWO. SECTION 4, 5, 6 AND 7 ACTUALLY SECTION ONE ALSO. SO ALL THAT, IT WAS JUST BROKEN OUT A LITTLE BIT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ANY QUESTIONS ON JUST THAT REORGANIZATION CONCEPT. OKAY. SEEING NONE WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH A FEW THINGS. I HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF ME OF THE MODIFIED DRAFT RULES AND REGULATIONS. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS THAT FROM THE PACKET. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THE RED LINE SECTION TO JUST POINT OUT WHAT WAS CHANGED. WE'LL SPEND MORE TIME IN SECTION 3. SECTION 3 WAS NOT REDLINED BECAUSE THERE WAS ENOUGH CHANGE FROM THE OLD RULE ONE. FROM 2022, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE A MESS. SO IT'S JUST A CLEAN SECTION 3, BUT WE'LL WALK THROUGH THAT A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY. SO ON UNDER 1.1, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONS THERE ABOUT THE PURPOSE TO INCLUDE THE REFERENCE TO ADDRESSING AGRICULTURAL LANDS OR OTHER LANDS THAT MAY BE NEEDING A GROUNDWATER WELL OR CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION. ANYBODY ASKING FOR A WELL WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND THAT IS ALSO IN OUR JURISDICTION. WE'LL ASK FOR CONSISTENCY. NOT ALL OF THOSE PARTIES ARE ALSO GETTING ALLOCATIONS LIKE FEDERAL LAND AS AN. SO THERE WAS JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONS THERE UNDER 1.1. AND THEN WE CAN GO TO AN ADDITIONAL TERM THAT WAS ADDED TO THE DEFINITIONS UNDER 1.3. 62 ON PAGE 11 INCLUDED THE TERM WATER AGENCY. THAT WAS LANGUAGE, A DEFINITIONAL TERM THAT WAS IN THE RULE 1 WE HAD TO FOLD INTO THESE DEFINITIONS. SO THAT'S THE SAME LANGUAGE, SAME DEFINITION, NO CHANGE. SIMILARLY, ON 1385 ON PAGE 13, WELL, CONSTRUCTION WAS A DEFINITION WE DIDN'T HAVE. SO WE BROUGHT THAT IN. BUT OTHERWISE THE DEFINITIONS ARE UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR DOCUMENT YOU HAVE ADOPTED. MOVING FORWARD INTO THAT, WE I'M NOT GOING TO POINT OUT ALL THE LITTLE MODIFICATIONS ON SECTION REFERENCES THAT WERE MADE. BUT WHAT WE DID DO IS ON TOP OF PAGE 17, THERE IS A REPRESENTATION THAT YOU MAY GO THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS OR POTENTIALLY THE VARIANCE PROCESS AS WHICHEVER MAY BE APPLICABLE. SO WE ADDED SECTION 6, NOT JUST SECTION 5. NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP ALL THE WAY TO. AND ONE ADD IN THE RULES ABOUT MONITORING UNDER DATA SOURCES IN THE WHAT YOU ADOPTED IN JUNE. SO ON PAGE 45 UNDER WHAT IS NOW 2.5.13.2.1, AND WE SAY INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF FLOW METERS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. THAT WAS WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE WE ADDED AND COMPLY WITH CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 7. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT ONE LITTLE ADDITION IN SECTION 7. BECAUSE WE REALIZED NOT ALL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS SAID MUCH ABOUT MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS. THEN WE ARE GOING TO JUMP FORWARD TO PAGE 51 IN THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS THE START OF SECTION 3. SO THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WELL CONSISTENCY LANGUAGE WE HAD BEFORE. IF YOU RECALL, THE PRIOR LANGUAGE SAID WE'RE GOING TO GRANDFATHER IN YOUR HISTORIC YOU. SO TELL US HOW MUCH GROUNDWATER YOU'RE USING WHERE YOU'RE USING IT. AND WE'LL PUT A CAP ON YOU AND SAY YOU CAN USE UP TO THAT. WE WEREN'T TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WERE OVERUSING OR UNDERUSING, AND WE HAD THEM AGREE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO A FUTURE ALLOCATION. [00:30:03] WELL, NOW WE DON'T NEED TO PUT A CAP ON BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION HANDLES THAT CAP NEED. SO THE THE RULE WAS CONDENSED SIGNIFICANTLY TO NOW HAVE THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO SIMILAR TO BEFORE. YEAH. ON 3.1. SO APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS. ARE WE THERE? YEAH. SO WHAT THESE APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE, SAYS YOU NEED TO GIVE US THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION. YOU'RE FILLING OUT THE FORM YOU'RE FILLING OUT FOR THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE COUNTY'S ORDINANCES ON REQUESTING A NEW WELL, A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A WELL. AND YOU'LL GIVE US A MAP SHOWING WHERE THE WELL IS AND THE PARCELS, AND YOU'LL IF IT'S APPLICABLE, YOU'LL PROVIDE US YOUR ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. SO WE KNOW WHICH WELL THIS ASSOCIATES WITH. SO WE JUST HAVE THAT TRACKING. AGAIN A CHECK THAT SAYS IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD WILL HAVE TO WORK ON AT SOME POINT AND DETERMINING FEES FOR A LOT OF THESE EFFORTS. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST YOU'LL PROVIDE A CHECK FOR SOME FEE. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. AND THEN YOU. IT MAKES THIS STATEMENT. IT'S UNDER 316. AN APPLICANT SEEKING TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE COUNTY THAT IS INELIGIBLE FOR AN ALLOCATION WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR CONSISTENCY USING THE VARIANCE PROCESS DETAILED IN SECTION 6. I WANT TO CALL THAT 1 TO ATTENTION BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME LANDS AGAIN, ESPECIALLY THE FEDERAL REFUGE LANDS, THE FEE TITLE FEDERAL LANDS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO OUR ALLOCATION APPROACH, SO THEY HAVE NO ALLOCATION, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO COME TO US BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR GETTING A WELL PERMIT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO US FOR CONSISTENCY. AND WE'RE SIMPLY SAYING, GREAT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SAY NO, BUT YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH A VARIANCE PROCESS SO WE CAN DISCUSS ANY LIMITS, ANY CONSIDERATIONS WE MAY WANT TO BRING IN AT THAT POINT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. CAN YOU GIVE US INFORMATION. IS IT ABOVE OR BELOW CORCORAN ETC.. SO THAT WAS ADDED BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT CONDITION POTENTIALLY OCCURRING. THEN THE CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION UNDER 3.2 TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. ON PAGE 52, WE HAVE THE THE REVIEW STEPS WHERE WE ARE JUST GOING TO LOOK AT YOUR YOUR INFORMATION AND ESSENTIALLY SAY, HEY, EVERYTHING. AS LONG AS YOU PROVIDED EVERYTHING, WE'RE GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE NOW GOVERNED BY SECTION 2S ALLOCATION AND MONITORING SPOTS. AND SO YOU WILL AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALSO UP TO DATE AND YOU DON'T HAVE OUTSTANDING FEES AND CHARGES OR PENALTIES IN SUCCESSIVE YEARS, THE BAD ACTOR CLAUSE WE HAD IN THE THE OTHER OTHER RULE, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT BAD, BAD ACTOR CLAUSE THAT WE MAY DENY ISSUANCE OF CONSISTENCY IF YOU'RE KIND OF OUT OF STEP WITH US, BUT OTHERWISE THERE'S NO REASON TO DENY YOU'RE NOW SUBJECT TO ALL THE ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS AND MONITORING. SO FOR THE MOST PART, IT SHOULD BE A PRETTY SIMPLE STEP OF CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION GOING FORWARD. AS OPPOSED TO CREATING A CAP AND GETTING THEM TO RECOGNIZE A QUANTITY AND ETC. WHEN WE DO PROVIDE THEM THAT CONSISTENCY, THEY WILL AGREE TO REGISTER THE WELL, INCLUDING PROVIDING US DETAILS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WELL AND ITS TESTING ABOUT WHAT A STATIC WATER LEVEL IS, WHAT MIGHT BE SOME DRAWDOWN INFORMATION, AND RETURN STATIC WATER LEVEL. SO WE JUST GAIN MORE DATA AS THE GSA OF SOME LOCATION. THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR A METER. THAT IS THEIR CHOICE BECAUSE WE HAVE IN THE MONITORING MECHANISMS, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE REMOTE SENSING OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO PUT USE A METER. YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO WE ARE NOT OBLIGATING A METER IN THE WAY THIS RULE WAS MODIFIED RIGHT. NOW. MOVING ON TO MONITORING UNDER TOP PART OF PAGE 54, WE HAVE MONITORING THE EXTRACTION FROM A CONSISTENT WELL WILL BE MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE STUFF WE JUST ADOPTED ABOUT MONITORING FOR YOUR ALLOCATION. SO AGAIN, IT JUST IT CREATES THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THIS NEW CONSISTENCY, DETERMINATION AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO USE THAT WITHIN MANAGEMENT OF YOUR ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. THERE'S A STATEMENT ABOUT EXISTING WELLS. THEY'LL BE DESTROYED OR THEY'LL BE WITH AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WELL OWNER AND THE GSA TURNED INTO A MONITORING WELL. OR IF THEY WANT IT TO BE A BACKUP, WELL, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO AGREE TO A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL THINGS INCLUDING ALL OF THE COMPLIANCE OF BEING CONSISTENT WITH WELL, FOR FIRST PROVIDING US INFORMATION ON THE WELL ITSELF AND THEN BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE ALLOCATION SO YOU DON'T GET A, AN EXISTING. WELL, YOU'RE USING AS A BACKUP AND IT SOMEHOW IS NO LONGER PART OF YOUR ALLOCATION. NO, IT'S YOU'RE AGREEING THAT IT IS STILL PART OF YOUR EXTRACTION OF WATER OUT OF YOUR BUCKET. [00:35:07] WHATEVER IS IN THAT BUCKET, WHETHER IT'S NATIVE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATIONS, WHETHER IT'S RECHARGE CREDITS, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING ELSE, I GUESS THOSE WOULD BE THE MAIN THINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU MIGHT PUMP. SO THEN THERE'S THE CORCORAN CLAY LIMIT. THIS IS THE SAME LANGUAGE WE HAD IN THE PRIOR RULE. IF YOU ARE DRILLING A NEW WELL ABOVE CORCORAN, YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO DRILL IT ABOVE CORCORAN OR BELOW CORCORAN. AND AND IF YOU WANT, IF THE HISTORIC WELL, YOU'RE REPLACING WAS SCREENED ACROSS BOTH, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO DRILL 2 WELLS, ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW, AND WILL APPROVE THOSE BOTH. IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU ARE GOING TO KEEP YOUR EXISTING WELL, AS A BACKUP, WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE YOU TO MODIFY IT SUCH THAT IT ONLY PUMPS FROM ABOVE OR BELOW. SO YOU MAY HAVE TO GUNITE A SECTION OF IT OR DO SOMETHING IN ORDER TO LIMIT ITS EXTRACTION. GREG. 3.2.10.2.2. CORRECT. WOULD YOU READ THAT AND THEN FILL ME IN, DRILL LIKE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING. YEAH. DRILL AND SCREEN THE WELL ONLY BELOW THE CORK AND CLAY LAYER. AND A SANITARY SEAL INSTALLED, WHICH EFFECTIVELY ISOLATES GROUNDWATER ABOVE THE CORK AND CLAY LAYER. SO LET ME READ FROM THE TOP THREE TWO 10.2 FOR CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE EXISTING WELL IS SCREENED ABOVE, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE CORCORAN CLAY LAYER, OR SCREENED ONLY BELOW THE CORCORAN CLAY LAYER, YOU ARE EITHER GOING TO DRILL AND SCREEN A WELL ONLY ABOVE THE CORCORAN CLAY DRILL, AND SCREEN A WELL ONLY BELOW THE CORCORAN CLAY, AND A SANITARY SEAL WHICH ISOLATES ABOVE THE CORCORAN CLAY. OR YOU CAN DRILL 2 WELLS, 1 ABOVE AND 1 BELOW. SO WHAT THAT SAYS RIGHT NOW IS THAT IF YOU DRILL BELOW, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU SEAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THAT CORCORAN CLAY LAYER SO YOU DON'T HAVE LEAKAGE OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABOVE CORCORAN WATER TO MOVE BELOW. BUT IF THEY WERE JUST TO APPLY FOR A BRAND NEW WELL PERMIT, WOULD IT BE GOVERNED BY THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A REPLACEMENT? WELL. RIGHT. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. ANY ANY NEW. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO. SEEK A COUNTY PERMIT FOR YOU WILL GET A CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION. AND YOU'LL REGISTER THAT. WELL, IF YOU HAVE IF YOU'RE REPLACING A WELL AND YOU'RE EITHER YOU NEED TO EITHER DESTROY THAT EXISTING WELL OR YOU WANT TO USE IT STILL IN SOME MANNER. THERE'S ADDITIONAL THINGS. BUT IF IT'S JUST I GOT TO PUT IT IN A BRAND NEW WELL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER WELL SERVING THAT PROPERTY, IT'S IT'S ALL THE STEPS UP TO 3.2.9. I'LL JUST HAVE THE THE COUNTY PERMITTING IS NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO DRILL A WELL THAT IS SCREENED IN BOTH AQUIFERS. AND SO EVEN IF IT'S A NEW WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SCREEN IT IN A SINGLE AQUIFER. AND THIS RULE WOULD ALLOW YOU TO PUT IN 2 WELLS, 1 IN THE ABOVE AND 1 IN THE BELOW. RIGHT. OH, MAYBE I MISSED YOUR QUESTION. WELL, I PARSE THROUGH THAT AND PART OF IT TO DEAL WITH DEALING WITH THE OLD WELL. RIGHT. WHAT? YOU MENTIONED GUNFIGHTING OR SWEARING OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET CREATIVE. I MEAN, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY IN YOUR OLD. WELL, YOU'RE GETTING RID OF. RIGHT? IF YOU JUST IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT FOR BACKUP. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE THESE RULES SO CUMBERSOME THAT NO ONE CAN COMPLY WITH THEM. RIGHT. AND I HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE METER WHEN WE GO BACK THERE, BUT WE'LL FINISH THIS THING FIRST. YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MAKING THESE RULES SO HARD THAT IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF IT, RIGHT? WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY, AND IF YOU WANT TO APPEAL, THEN YOU CAN COME FORWARD THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS AND SAY, HEY, CAN I CAN I MAYBE NOT HAVE MY BACKUP? WELL, NOT PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY INTO IT TO LIMIT IT, BUT I WILL LIMIT HOW MUCH WATER I EVER EXTRACT OUT OF THAT TO SOMETHING. SO WE DON'T END UP WITH A SITUATION WHERE IF YOU GET TO A POINT OF LIMITING BELOW CORCORAN EXTRACTION, WHICH MAY HAPPEN AT SOME POINT, YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY AS WELL SCREENED ACROSS AND AND THEY AND THEREFORE YOU CANNOT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT THEM IN THAT SAME MANNER. BUT THEY MAY BE WILLING TO BE SELF IMPOSED TO PUT A CAP ON HOW MUCH CAN COME OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR BACKUP. WELL. WELL, AS OPPOSED TO SPENDING MONEY ON. RIGHT. GREG, ON THAT FOR BACKUP WELLS ESPECIALLY COULD WE IF THEY'RE SCREENED ABOVE AND BELOW, JUST HAVE THE WORDING WHERE THE WATER COUNTS FOR BELOW THE CORCORAN CLAY. I THINK THAT'S HOW THE MONITORING SETS UP RIGHT NOW. BUT THEN WITHOUT HAVING TO DO YOU FILLING IN THE TOP PART, JUST BECAUSE THAT WOULD KIND OF EFFECTIVELY TAKE CARE OF THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THE. WELL. YEAH. SO YOU, YOU COULD DRILL AND SCREEN THE WELL ONLY BELOW THE CORCORAN. SO IF IT'S AN EXISTING WELL, YOU WANT TO USE IT AS A BACKUP THAT YOU'RE, IT'S RECOGNIZED. [00:40:04] ALL WATER COMING OUT OF THAT WELL IS CONSIDERED BELOW CORCORAN, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH, I THINK, THE MONITORING SECTION AND I KNOW ADRIEL IS LISTENING, SO MAYBE ADRIEL IS MAKING A MARK OF THAT AND WE CAN LOOK TO ADDRESS THAT LANGUAGE, REFINE IT A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY FARMER LIKE ON NICK'S LINE WOULD WANT TO DRILL TWO NEW WELLS AND THEN ALSO HAVE TO DO SPEND MONEY FOR YOUR BACKUP. WELL, TO GET IT JUST TO ONE ABOVE OR BELOW THE CORCORAN CLAY. WELL, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS A WORKAROUND IS DO YOU JUST APPLY FOR A NEW WELL AND SAY THE OTHER ONE'S STILL GOING TO WORK, RIGHT? DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT GETTING RID OF IT OR REPLACING IT. YOU'RE JUST ADDING A FOURTH. WELL, TO RANCH A NEW WELL, RIGHT? YEAH, I MEAN THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? I MEAN, IF I'M READING THIS RULE, I'M NOT DOING ANY OF THIS, TO BE HONEST. RIGHT. BUT IT'S JUST ME. WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR A NEW. WELL, WE'LL KNOW WHETHER THERE'S OTHER WELLS ON YOUR PROPERTY. YEAH, THEY SHOULD BE LISTED. AND WE MIGHT SAY, ALL RIGHT, WELL, MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, YOU RECOGNIZE ALL THOSE OTHER WELLS ARE UNDER THIS GUIDANCE LIMITATION. YEAH. WE'RE NOT FORCING YOU TO DO ANYTHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLAIM IT AS A BACKUP. BUT ON THE COUNTY'S FORMS IT SAYS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR OLD WELL, IF IT'S A REPLACEMENT, ARE YOU KEEPING IT AS A BACKUP? IT'S SO WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL THE THINGS THAT RELATE TO THE COUNTY FORM. YEAH, YEAH. TRYING TO MAKE IT A LOT SIMPLER. BUT I UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF NOT WANTING TO. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO FORCE EXPENDITURES. EXACTLY. YEAH. THAT ARE UNNECESSARY. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SORRY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT PART? LET ME JUMP. DO YOU WANT TO COME TO METERING WHILE WE'RE IN SECTION THREE? BECAUSE THAT'S WHENEVER YOU'RE READY FOR IT. YEAH. AND THEN THERE'S I CAN JUST GO TO THE LAST PART ON SECTION SEVEN, WHICH WILL TIE TO METERING, BUT. OKAY. READY FOR MY QUESTION. SO ABOUT THE METERING. SO I UNDERSTAND THE PREVIOUS THINGS WE HAD, BUT NOW WE'RE ADDING MAINTENANCE AND AS PER THE MANUFACTURER, THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND I HAVE HEARD THROUGH MY IRRIGATION GUYS THAT METER COMPANIES ARE BECOMING, THEY REALIZE THEY'RE GOING TO GET WRAPPED INTO THIS WHOLE THING, AND THEY'RE MAKING IT VERY THEIR MAINTENANCE AND THEIR CALIBRATION. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY STRICT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYONE NOW THAT WILL PULL A METER AND SEND IT IN FOR CALIBRATION EVERY WINTER. I PROBABLY HAVE 50M. I'VE NEVER DONE IT. I'VE ONLY FIXED THEM WHEN THEY GO BROKE, RIGHT, WHEN THEY BREAK. SO IF WE ADD THAT TO THIS RULE, NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH IT. GREG, I PROMISE YOU. I MEAN, THERE MAY BE A FEW GROWERS HERE OR THERE, BUT IT HASN'T REQUIRED AT THIS POINT REQUIRING IT THOUGH. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD, BUT THEY ARE ON DISTRICT DELIVERIES. WELL, THAT'S FINE, BUT I'VE NEVER, EVER IN DISTRICT DELIVERIES. I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO SHOW MY CALIBRATION RECORDS OR MAINTENANCE RECORDS OR ANYTHING, RIGHT? YOU JUST FIX IT WHEN IT BREAKS OR OR WHATNOT. SO THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT TO THIS, AND I KNOW IT'S NO GOOD SOLUTION, BUT I JUST KNOW BY PUTTING THAT LANGUAGE IN IMMEDIATELY WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE OUR ET DATA AND THEY SAY, HERE'S MY METER DATA, WE ARE GOING TO ASK FOR THAT DOCUMENTATION. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT, THERE'S A THING, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS. I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE A RULE THAT NO ONE CAN COMPLY WITH. RIGHT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S MY COMMENT ON THAT.YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE. YEAH. GO AHEAD GREG. SOMEWHERE IN THIS WHERE WE ARE. FIRST LET'S GO TO. PAGE 45 AT THE TOP. THIS IS PART OF THE DATA SOURCES, AND WE'RE SAYING CARRY OVER ONTO THE BOTTOM OF 44 FLOW METER REQUIREMENTS. PARTIES ELECTING OR REQUIRING TO PROVIDE THE GSA WITH FLOW METER DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING CONSUMPTIVE USE PURSUANT TO THOSE SECTIONS ABOUT MONITORING SHALL INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE FLOW METERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. WE SAY INSTALL AND OPERATE OPERATION OF ALL FLOW METERS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE ADD ON, AND COMPLY WITH CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION SEVEN. THAT'S THE NEW ADD, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT JUST IN A SECOND. EACH FLOW METER SHOULD ONLY MEASURE GROUNDWATER FROM THE WELLS WHICH IS ATTACHED TO FLOW. METERS MUST BE INSTALLED, SUCH AS GROUNDWATER APPLIED TO PARCELS. NONFUEL PRODUCTION AREAS OR NON AG USE FOOTPRINTS IS MEASURED SEPARATELY FROM GROUNDWATER APPLIED TO OTHER IRRIGATED LANDS. SO WE ESSENTIALLY ARE SAYING, LOOK YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO USE A METER, USE A METER. BUT IT BETTER HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. RIGHT. AND IT CAN'T YOU CAN'T JUST NOT CALIBRATE IT. IT'S BEEN IN THERE FOR TEN YEARS. YOU'RE ASSUMING IT'S STILL GOOD. SO WE'RE NEEDING TO ADD SOMETHING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING POINTS US TO SECTION SEVEN WHICH IS NEW LANGUAGE. VERY SHORT. LAST PAGE OF THE DOCUMENT, PAGE 71 UNDER 7.2 OTHER INFORMATION AND UNDER 7.1 YOU SEE LINKS TO FORMS THAT WELL WE START, THERE'S ALL THESE FORMS WE TALK ABOUT IN A VARIETY OF PLACES AS WE'RE STARTING TO CREATE THOSE FORMS. AND I KNOW I THINK ANTHONY IS WORKING ON A FEW FORMS AND THERE'S SOME OTHER FORMS, RIGHT LACEY THAT ARE GETTING DEVELOPED. THOSE WOULD START SHOWING UP UNDER 7.1 JUST AS A PLACEHOLDER. [00:45:03] 7.2. OTHER INFORMATION. FLOW METER CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION TO TO DEVELOP SHOULD BE TO BE DEVELOPED SIMILAR TO THE DOCUMENT FOR MIUGSA. SO MIUGSA HAS THIS DOCUMENT. ALL WE'RE SAYING IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. IT'LL BE DEVELOPED SOMETHING SIMILAR. MADERA HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU USE AND IT'S ALL FIELD. YOU CAN DO ALL FIELD CALIBRATION, BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME AND DO A FIELD CALIBRATION EVERY SO OFTEN SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SAYING YOU'RE PUMPING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE MEASURING AND READING SEVERAL THOUSAND GALLONS, YOU GOT TO DO A, YOU KNOW, 500 GALLON TEST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO SAY, YEAH, IT'S STILL READING WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION ON ACCURACY. SO THAT'S SO THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER. MIUGSA HAS A STANDARD DOCUMENT HERE THAT THEY TALK ABOUT ON ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS AND CALIBRATION RECORDS EVERY THREE YEARS OR AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, OR AS SPECIFIED BY AWWA AND AS REQUESTED BY MIUGSA. SO WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING ADOPTING MIA GOOSES. BUT IT IS A GUIDANCE FOR THIS GSA TO START TO CONSIDER ON THAT FRONT. YOU KNOW, NICK, I COULD SEE WHERE FOLKS KNOW THAT THEIR METERS AREN'T CALIBRATED CORRECTLY. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE SEASON, THEY COME IN AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, ET SAYS, I'VE USED TWO AND A HALF ACRE FEET. I'VE ONLY USED ONE AND A HALF. HERE'S MY DATA. AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO? YOU KNOW, SO SO SOMEHOW WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF REGULATION THAT SAYS IT HAS TO BE CALIBRATED WITHIN, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE. AND WE COULD SET IT UP TO WHERE IF IT, YOU KNOW, EARLY IN THE SEASON, THE LANDOWNER REALIZES THAT, HEY, THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. I CAN CALIBRATE MY FLOW METER AND THEN HAVE THAT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON, AND THEN WE TAKE IT FOR THE WHOLE SEASON. WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD JUST. NO, I AGREE, I'M JUST POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO WRITE. YEAH. NO, THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY. AND JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE JUSTIFICATION DOESN'T MEAN THEY DIDN'T PULL THE BATTERIES FOR A MONTH, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT IN THE MAG METER, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN PUT THESE THINGS IN HERE, WHICH IS GREAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST IT'S GOING TO BE TROUBLESOME. I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE TROUBLESOME. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S THE WRONG THING TO DO. I'M JUST FOREWARNING EVERYONE THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. YEAH, I AGREE WITH NICK. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, I MEAN, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE ENFORCING SOMETHING, RIGHT? SO CAN HE TAKE ON THE ISSUES AS THEY SMELL BAD? I MEAN, TO PUT THAT IN THERE NOW ON THE FRONT END AND US B WE'RE ALL PRETTY STRAIGHT IN OUR METERS. I MEAN, EXCEPT NICK'S UNCLE, HE PUTS MAGNETS ON THE TOP OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHS] TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW. PLEASE DON'T SAY WHICH, UNCLE. YEAH, YEAH, OKAY. BUT. BUT NO. IN SERIOUSNESS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY. A LOT OF EXTRA COST. THAT ISN'T JUST GOING TO MEAN A WHOLE LOT. I MEAN, MINE ARE SOLID AND THEY'VE NEVER. WELL. BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T THE SOLID PEOPLE. YEAH. NO, I KNOW, BUT. RIGHT. AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD NEED SPEED LIMITS IF THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW WHAT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE DROVE 55 OR 65. SO. SO I GUESS MY POINT IS, WHAT IF SOMEONE DISAGREES, THEY WANT TO SUBMIT THEIR METER DATA BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE IT, BUT THEY GO TO DISAGREE WITH IT AND THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THIS STUFF WITH IT. THEN WHAT? THEN YOU JUST SAY, SORRY, YOU'RE GOING WITH ET DATA OR VICE VERSA. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED, BUT THEY MANIPULATED THE METER. LIKE I SAID, BY PULLING BATTERIES ON A METER, IT'S I MEAN, YOU COULD DO IT IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES, RIGHT? AND RUN IT ALL SUMMER LONG. YOU KNOW, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT WITH IT. RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU CAN POKE HOLES EITHER WAY AT IT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE THE DEFAULT TO EAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS GSA, THIS BOARD DECIDED TO DO. SO I MEAN, WE HAVE ALL THIS, WHICH IS GREAT. IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW. SO CAN I POINT OUT ONE THING THAT WE, IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR QUESTION OF LIKE, I'M PARTWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AND I MAYBE DON'T LIKE A NUMBER, WE REQUIRE THAT YOU SUBMIT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE USING A METER FOR THAT COMING YEAR. BY JANUARY 30TH, THE END OF JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. HEY, I PLAN TO HAVE USE A FLOW METER AND I'M GOING TO SUBMIT MONTHLY DATA TO YOU AS PART OF THAT FOR THIS COMING YEAR. YOU CAN'T GO HALFWAY THROUGH AND BE LIKE I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT DATA. I WANT TO GO HERE. NOW, THAT SAID, EARLY ON, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SOME NEED TO BE BE WILLING TO EVALUATE SOME OF THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T KNOW. [00:50:01] BUT THAT'S ALSO WHY WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE'S HISTORIC DATA AVAILABLE SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND BE UNDERSTANDING WHETHER THE METER SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE OR NOT. NO. GO, NATE. WELL, I JUST DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A TRUMP CARD ON SOME PEOPLE. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THIS DATA, THEN THEIR INFORMATION IS DISQUALIFIED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IF THEY DON'T HAVE WHAT DATA. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT RECORDS? WHAT IF ON THAT NOTE, AND THIS WASN'T MY IF THEY COME TO US AND MAYBE IT'S THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS AND WE'RE LIKE, OH, IT'S NOT CALIBRATED. AND THEN THEY GET A CALIBRATION AND IT IS WITHIN SPEC AND THEN WE CAN OKAY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED THAT WRITTEN IN THE RULES, BUT YOU KNOW X I COME TO THE GSA AND SAY MY METER IS THIS. AND YOU GUYS WELL YOU DON'T HAVE IT CALIBRATED RIGHT AND I DO. A COMPANY COMES OUT AND CALIBRATES IT THEN AND I COME BACK WITH IT SAYING, YEAH, IT IS WITHIN SPECS AND THEN EVERYBODY BE GOOD WITH IT. WOULD THAT BE OKAY WITH EVERYBODY TO KIND OF AND WE WE DO SAY YOU'RE FILLING OUT THAT FORM. SO IN THAT FORM WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN ANY EFFORT ON THAT FORM. IN THAT FORM WE CAN ARTICULATE SOME OF THAT MATERIAL, LIKE HOW YOU KNOW, WE WANT IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT IN A TEST, TO USING IT WITHIN A YEAR OR SO OF STARTING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO GIVE US SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, PHOTOS. WE GOT TO SEE THAT YOU DIDN'T, LIKE, PUT THE METER RIGHT, SIX INCHES DOWN FROM A 90 DEGREE ELBOW AND HAVE ANOTHER ELBOW AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT. SO I MEAN, WE GOT TO SEE THAT IT WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY. WE GOT TO AND TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT UNTIL WE START MAYBE SEEING AND ANY CONCERNS. SO ANYBODY WHO'S GOING TO BE METERED, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO ALSO PULL THEIR DATA AND LOOK AND BE LIKE, MAYBE WE GOT SOME ISSUES AND HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. SO THAT FORM MAY ALLOW US TO DO THAT. THIS IS JUST POINTING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR GSA SORRY, OUR BASIN ARE GETTING TO. AND GREG ON THE GOING BACK YOU SAID, OH, WHICH I AGREE WITH LONG TERM THAT YOU NEED TO APPLY IN JANUARY 30TH, WHATEVER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE OR LET US KNOW NOT MAYBE NOT APPLY, BUT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE A METER THAT YEAR. BUT FOR THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO, I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A DRY RUN AND WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT INFO IN 2025. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY LOOK AT IT. I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE LEEWAY MAYBE IN 2026, BECAUSE OTHER GSA SENT OUT A BUNCH OF INFO THAT REALLY WASN'T THAT ACCURATE WITH OPENET, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THIS LAST COUPLE WEEKS. AND I DON'T WANT US TO END UP IN THAT BOAT, OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FARMERS THAT ARE VERY FLUSTERED WITH HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. AND SO I SO, I MEAN, I WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE GIVE AND TAKE AND MAKE SURE THESE NUMBERS ARE ACCURATE BEFORE WE REALLY GET GUNG HO. AND I'M GOING TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR BUCKET. GIVE SOME OF THIS FLEXIBILITY ON SOME OF THESE. WELL. I GET YOUR THE BUCKET PART, BUT IF THE NUMBER'S WRONG, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BUCKET. I WANT THE NUMBER. RIGHT IS ALL YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AS A FARMER TO MY POINT OF THAT WAS ONLY WE HAVE ROOM AND TIME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND LOOK AT THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE IT THERE IS SOME GIVE AND TAKE THERE. I JUST I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE SOME RULES SO WE DON'T LET. WELL YEAH CRAZINESS GO SO BUT THE TIME PART AS A FARMER I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE TIME. I'M WORRIED ABOUT GETTING CORRECT NOW BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING MY BOTTOM LINE IN THE FUTURE. AND WE HAVEN'T DEFAULTED TO ET. WE'RE LETTING THE GROWER PICK METER OR ET. WE MAY USE ET, BUT WE'RE YOU KNOW, THEY CAN. THAT'S OUR DEFAULT. WE'RE DEFAULTED TO OPEN ET. YOU CAN CHOOSE ANOTHER REMOTE SENSING OR METERS. AND IF YOU WANT EITHER OF THOSE YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO TRACK IT WITH OPENET, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY THAT FORM AND IN THAT FORM, MAYBE VERSION ONE FORM LAYS OUT SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE SEEMS TO BE A VARIANCE IN NUMBERS COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE TRACKING VERSUS WHAT YOU'RE REPORTING. WE'LL HAVE A CONFERENCE AND DISCUSS IT AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME REASON THERE SHOULD BE A CONCERN OR NOT. OKAY. I'M GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. HERE ARE MY CONCERNS. SO, I MEAN, AND SO DO YOU FEEL LIKE GREG'S UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU'RE MEANING? AND I THINK HE KNOWS. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S LISTENING. WELL, I MEAN, HE AGREED WITH GINO, NOT WITH ME, WHICH IS FINE. BUT AT LEAST I SAID IT. I AGREE WITH YOU, NICK. I CAN SAY I TOLD YOU SO FOR, LIKE, THE FIFTH TIME, YOU KNOW? AT LEAST WANT ME TO SAY I AGREE WITH YOU, NICK. OKAY. THANKS, GREG. I MEAN, WITH THE INFORMATION OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, SOME GUYS ARE. IT'S CLOSE. SOME GUYS ARE. IT'S WAY OUT OF WHACK. IT'D BE NICE IN THE FIRST YEAR, BECAUSE IF YOU GOT TO SAY IT UP FRONT, IT'S A LITTLE HESITANT. WELL, MAYBE I BETTER RUN WITH MY METERS YEAR ONE AND SEE WHAT 18 DOES AGAINST IT. BUT YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUT THERE TRYING IT. BUT JUST MY THOUGHT, IF THERE WAS A WAY OF JUST RECONCILING AT THE END WOULD BE ONE THING, [00:55:06] BUT. I STILL THINK THE THE ABILITY TO COMMIT MID-YEAR OR OR A THIRD OF THE WAY IN AND SAYING, HEY, THERE'S A DISCREPANCY. WE ALLOW THEM TO CALIBRATE THEIR STUFF AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AND THEN ADJUST IT BACKWARDS IF WE HAVE TO. TO ME, THAT'S A FAIR AND EQUITABLE WAY, I GUESS, OF MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY COMPLETELY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF US, BUT NOT MAKING EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, CALIBRATE EVERY METER EVERY YEAR. RIGHT? YEAH. SO SO YOU'LL COME BACK TO US, GREG, WITH SOMETHING ON THAT ON THE ON METERING ASPECTS. YEAH. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE MORE INTO SECTION SEVEN AND HOW THAT WOULD. YEAH. YEAH. AND I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF YOUR INTENTION ANYWAYS, BUT JUST. I WANT NICK TO WALK OUT OF HERE COMFORTABLE. I AGREE WITH NICK. IT NEEDS TO GIVE MORE CLARITY AND FLEXIBILITY. ALL RIGHT, GREG, A QUICK QUESTION ON THIS. AND I MEAN, I KNOW YOU NEED THE WHOLE DRAFT ALL WHATEVER PAGES THE RULES ARE, BUT COULD YOU ADRIEL YOU'RE LISTENING. JUST DO LIKE A ONE PAGE. THESE ARE THE CHANGES SO I CAN LOOK AT IT ALL AT ONE SPOT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE HAVE THIS MANY SPREAD OUT, RIGHT? SUMMARY OF TRACK CHANGES. DID I MISS THAT IN THE MINUTE? I DON'T KNOW IF IT SHOWED UP OR IF THIS WAS OKAY. ADRIEL MADE THIS FOR ME AS A CHEAT SHEET. THAT WOULD BE A CHEAT SHEET THAT WOULD HELP ME. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT WITH LACEY AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS CIRCULATED IN THE FUTURE. IT'D JUST BE. YEAH, YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST THUMB THROUGH THEM. AND 70 PAGES LONG, YOU'LL FIND YOU'LL FIND THEM. QUIT EXAGGERATING. IT'S 50. OH, YEAH, IT IS 70. HE DID. I'M JUST TEASING, NICK. I'M THINKING ABOUT OUR. PROPELLER METERS ON ON PUMPS AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC OR MAG METERS ON. DO, ARE WE GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT THEY THAT THEY DO A CERTAIN TYPE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN AROUND IT, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT PROPELLER METERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE MECHANICAL, THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO TO STOP WORKING CORRECTLY. AND THEN YOU'RE REALLY WORKING OFF TOTALIZER. AND IF THE TOTALIZER IS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT ALL ALL OF THEM TURNING, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE REALLY MESSED UP NUMBERS. SO I'M JUST ASKING ABOUT THE TYPES OF METERS THAT THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE MSGSA. I DON'T THINK WE'RE WANTING TO PRESCRIBE. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION. I KNOW YOU COULD, YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, ELECTRONICALLY PUT, PUT A MAGNET ON IT AND MESS IT UP. BUT BUT THEN I'VE HAD MAG METERS SAY EMPTY PIPE WITH A FULL WATER THROUGH THEM TOO, THOUGH, SO THEY'RE NOT PERFECT EITHER. YEAH, WELL ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK THIS KIND OF GOES TO IF EVERY SO OFTEN, EVERY THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, YOU CAN DO A VOLUME IN-FIELD VOLUME TEST WHICH CAN BE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE IRRIGATION GUYS COMPANIES CAN RUN THAT TEST PRETTY EASILY. IT JUST GIVES US ALL A LITTLE BIT OF CERTAINTY. HEY. YEAH, WE DID THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT COSTLY, BUT IT GIVES PEACE OF MIND FOR EVERYBODY THAT THE THINGS ARE WORKING RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH. YES. MAYBE TO TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH. NO. IT'S JUST NO. NO ACTION. JUST AN UPDATE. OKAY. I'M GONE. OKAY. WAS THAT IT, GREG? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE WORK. THANKS, GREG. OH, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. AND DON'T GET UP, BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT BE THE ONE TO ANSWER IT, BUT THESE THESE RULES, LIKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING WITH LIKE THE REFUGES AND THAT DO WE HAVE TO RUN OUR RULES THROUGH, LIKE, THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE OR DO WE NOT? I DON'T THINK SO. SORRY, I DIDN'T SAY THAT VERY CLEARLY. I'LL SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. I GOT SOMETHING IN MY THROAT. BUT LIKE, THESE RULES AFFECT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE THE REFUGES AND THAT. DO WE HAVE TO SEND THIS THROUGH, LIKE, THE STATE AND FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE, OR DO WE JUST SEND IT OUT AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO PAY ATTENTION? YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT JUST BECAUSE IT AFFECTS FEDERAL LANDS THAT YOU SEND IT THROUGH ANY SEPARATE THING. YOU JUST HAVE TO IN FACT, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT AT ALL THAT NOTICE BE GIVEN. ANYONE WHO'S FOLLOWING THE DISTRICT SIMPLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE AGENDAS, BUT WE DO. WE HAVE PUT THEM ON THE WEBSITE. ALL THE CHANGES WE CONTINUALLY PUT SO THERE'S NO REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. YEAH, I KNEW YOU HAD OUR SIX, I GUESS. OR BACK. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. STAFF REPORT. [7. STAFF REPORT] [01:00:07] GREAT. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON. ONE IS YOUR OCTOBER 1ST OPT IN DEADLINE HAS PASSED, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE 26 OPT IN PARCELS THAT ARE STILL PENDING. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE, AND THEN WE HAVE 33 OPT IN PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. SO I DO EXPECT WE'LL HAVE WHATEVER THAT ADDS UP TO 59 APPROXIMATELY PARCELS THAT ARE OPT THAT WILL OPT IN TO SHARE WITH THE TO US ACRES. HOW MANY ACRES IS THAT? I DON'T HAVE THE ACRES. AND I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO ASK. I KNEW IT. AND THEN ALSO ON THE INCORRECT. JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS. WE HAVE 26 PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECLASSIFIED TO IRRIGATED. AND THEN WE'VE GOT ABOUT EIGHT THAT ARE PENDING. AND SO AS A REMINDER, THERE'S NO DEADLINE FOR RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL THAT WAS INCORRECTLY CLASSIFIED AS NON-IRRIGATED. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THOSE TWO. AND THEN ON THE OPT IN, WERE THERE ANY PARCELS THAT WERE REJECTED? WE'LL GET A HANDFUL THAT ARE EITHER IN ANOTHER GSA THEY'RE IN OR THEY ARE ALREADY CONSIDERED IRRIGATED, SO THEY DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PARCEL. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO INSTANCES WHERE THEY WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED, BUT OTHERWISE THEY ALL ARE ACCEPTED. OKAY. FOR THE OPT IN. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO MISSED THE DEADLINE, COULD IT GET OPENED BACK UP? COULD IT? I GUESS IF THIS BOARD WANTED TO THE OPT IN. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. APPEAL PROCESS, PERHAPS. THAT'S FINE. I JUST HAD ONE ASKED ME LAST NIGHT, SO THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS IT. OR YOU GOT ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY BOARD MEMBERS WISHING TO REPORT OUT SOMETHING, A QUESTION. [8. BOARD REPORTS] OPENET. IS THAT GOING TO BE AT THE NEXT MEETING? LACEY. THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REQUESTED TO HAVE COVER CROP BE THE TOPIC OF THEIR OCTOBER MEETING. AND SO THAT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER MEETING. OH, JUST BRINGING IT BACK UP, BRINGING IT BACK FOR THE TAC TO DISCUSS IT MORE AND POSSIBLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD. OKAY. OR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AD HOC COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. I MISSED THAT, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN IN THAT DISCUSSION A COVER CROP TENDS TO HELP PERK WATER RAINWATER. AND SO IS THAT AS, LIKE AS THOSE ITEMS PART OF THE DISCUSSION? OKAY. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE ALLOCATION MIGHT DISSUADE COVER CROP. AND THAT'S MAYBE NOT THE INTENTION THAT THAT WE WANT TO DO. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REALLY HOW THE EFFECT OF PRECIPITATION IS APPLIED TO PARCELS OR FIELDS THAT ARE EITHER FALLOW OR INACTIVE WITH A COVER CROP. AND WHERE DOES THAT PRECIPITATION GO? RIGHT. YEAH. AND THEN I BROUGHT IT UP QUITE A FEW MONTHS AGO. BUT JUST AS A REITERATION, THAT SLOPED LAND WITH NO COVER CROP RUNS THE WATER OFF. AND SO THERE, YOU KNOW, SO I WANT US TO IF PEOPLE HAVE A COVER CROP AND ITS PERKS THAT LAND I WANT. I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO SEE THAT THEY GOT EITHER CREDIT OR IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE A COVER CROP AND THERE'S SLOPED LAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY GET A DEMERIT, RIGHT? SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? MIKE? YEAH. LISTENING. LISTENING TO THIS MAKES ME WONDER, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE STAFFING PROBLEMS COME JANUARY 1ST WHEN ALL THIS IS IMPLEMENTED? AND. ARE WE GOING TO NEED SOMEBODY? YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO NEED BOOTS ON THE GROUND, FOR INSTANCE, AND, AND FULL TIME PEOPLE. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMITTEE TO, TO ADDRESS THAT. I THINK NICK AND I WERE THERE BEFORE. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE COMMITTEE? OH, GOSH. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. WHY NOT? BUT. BUT I JUST THINK WE HAVE SOME TIME NOW, AND MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GET AFTER IT, SO. OKAY. THE FARMERS ARE GOING TO BE CALLING IN AND IT'S GOING TO BE ISSUES, AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WON'T HAVE DEADLINES THAT WE'VE SET. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE DEADLINES FOR US. [01:05:04] YEAH OKAY. GOOD POINT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 13TH AT 2 P.M.. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION. [9. FUTURE MEETINGS] AND COUNCIL DO WE NEED TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CLOSED SESSION? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.