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Consider recommending that the Board of Directors recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to approve the Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory Fees of $36.41 per non-de minimis well for Annual Well Registration Renewal, $64.82 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $196.13 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Level Monitoring, and $130.76 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Finance and Administration Committee recommend that the Board of Directors recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to approve the Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory Fees of $36.41 per non-de minimis well for Annual Well Registration Renewal, $64.82 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $196.13 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Level Monitoring, and $130.76 per non-de minimis well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
SUMMARY:
This item presents an overview of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s Groundwater Monitoring Program regulatory fees and a proposed revision to the adopted Fiscal Year 2026-27 fees as a result of recently enacted Assembly Bill 2728.
Approval of the recommended action by the Finance and Administration Committee will result in this item being moved forward to the Board of Directors for their consideration of a recommendation to the Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to consider adoption of a resolution with new Fiscal Year 2026-27 Groundwater Monitoring Program regulatory fees that apply only to wells that extract over two acre-feet of water per year for domestic purposes.
DISCUSSION:
Prior to 2025, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”) conducted groundwater monitoring across portions of the Salinas Valley in a discretionary manner as funding allowed. However, w...
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