COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
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Review Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Groundwater Production Charge and Provide Feedback.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Review proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Groundwater Production Charge and provide feedback.
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SUMMARY:
Why Groundwater Production Charges Are Necessary
The proposed groundwater production charges for FY 2026-27 are necessary to pay for ongoing operations and maintenance of the existing water utility system, investments in water supply infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrades, and new water supply reliability investments. Investing in key rehabilitation and upgrade projects and securing new water supply has resulted in a multi-year era of investment for the water utility. Investing now remains the prudent path to ensure that our water utility projects continue to do their job of providing safe, clean, and reliable water to all of Santa Clara County.
The proposed groundwater production charges for FY 2026-27 that are detailed below are necessary to (1) advance the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit project; (2) to fund key baseline projects such as the Rinconada Water Treatment Plant reliability improvement and the 10-year Pipeline Rehabilitation Program; (3) to participate in the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Sites Reservoir projects, which would provide additional water storage capacity; and, (4) to pay for general inflation.
The groundwater production charge recommendations are detailed in the Annual Report on the Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies that was filed with the Clerk of the Board on February 27, 2026. The public hearing on groundwater production charges is scheduled to open on April 14, 2026 and will continue on April 22, 2026 with a focus on South County, and conclude April 28, 2026. It is anticipated that the Board would set the FY ...
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