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The Board approved entering into two agreements, one with the Westlands Water District and the second with the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency to share relevant data and to establish a set of common assumptions on groundwater conditions within five (5) miles of the boundary between the South Fork Kings GSA and these two neighboring agencies. The agreements support the effort to coordinate planning efforts with neighboring GSAs and subbasins.

At a regular meeting held on September 21st, the South Fork Kings GSA Board approved a task order with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. to prepare an engineering report  and to conduct a Prop 218 assessment election. The engineering report will include an analysis for the costs to prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan, costs for ongoing administration, and the recovery of startup costs incurred by the South Fork Kings member agencies. Components of the report include background information on the GSA, summary of GSA operations, a description of the proposed assessment, a determination of benefits derived from the assessment, and procedures to implement the assessment. The proposed timeline to complete the engineering report and conduct a 218 election is April 2018. The estimated cost to complete the entire process is $29,560.

In other business, the Board approved a task order in the amount of $18,000 with Geosyntec Consultants to conduct initial data assessment and modeling review along with reviewing the proposed scope of work to be included in a planning grant application for Proposition 1 funding.