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David Bixler

President at Tulare Irrigation District

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Organization: Tulare Irrigation District · CA

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Tulare Irrigation District

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Aaron Fukuda
General Manager
Kathi Artis
Treasurer

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Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from David Bixler’s organization

Dec 18, 2024BoardMeeting

Board

Strategy Committee Meeting

The committee held its final meeting to discuss the Kaweah Subbasin water marketing strategy process. Key topics included a review of comments received on the strategy document, reflections on the multi-year collaboration, and the status of implementing the pilot water market project. Participants examined the mechanics of the market, including the algorithm used for matching buyers and sellers, and addressed geographical and community protection safeguards. Additionally, the committee received an update on the rewrite of the groundwater sustainability plan and the ongoing efforts to work with the State Water Resources Control Board.

Apr 19, 2023BoardMeeting

Board

Strategy Committee Strategy Committee Meeting

The committee reviewed the marketing strategy document and discussed the finalization of its chapters. Significant focus was placed on the revised Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) analysis zones, including the mapping of representative monitoring wells, disadvantaged communities, and reported dry wells. The discussion also covered the proposed water market structure, including allocation rules, one-time transfer mechanisms, and auction processes. Additionally, the committee deliberated on specific triggers for mitigating adverse impacts, including minimum threshold triggers and disadvantaged community triggers, and the associated monitoring requirements for those zones.

Oct 4, 2022BoardMeeting

Board

Strategy Committee Meeting

The Strategy Committee meeting focused on revisiting decisions made regarding a pilot water market, now termed Water Marketing Strategy Version 1.0, intended for implementation during the current water year (ending September 30, 2023). Key parameters established include trading one acre-foot of allocation measured as evapotranspiration, with eligible participants being agricultural wells on parcels designated as Agricultural and in compliance with GSA rules. Alternative strategies discussed involved using a third-party administrator to conduct monthly auctions and providing anonymized transaction-specific price information. Mitigation of adverse impacts centers on using GSP designated management zones, aggregating them into trading zones, and implementing triggers—both minimum threshold triggers (based on groundwater level or subsidence) and disadvantaged community triggers (related to small municipal well levels)—to halt trading in affected areas until mitigation occurs. The committee also addressed the need for a formal arbiter for transfers, agreeing that a third-party administrator external to the GSAs should manage the formal exchange.

Dec 15, 2021BoardMeeting

Board

Strategy Committee Meeting

The Strategy Committee meeting focused on the Water Marketing Strategy. The discussion covered updates on the coordination between the Stantec consulting team, legal team, and engineering teams regarding their respective scopes of work. Key technical work products discussed included the legal team's analysis of water rights and development of a legal framework, and the engineering team's efforts in refining the groundwater model, updating the water budget, and establishing the water accounting framework to support allocation definitions. The committee aims to build a framework to guide decision-making on specific elements of the water marketing strategy, including defining eligible participants, transferable assets, and limitations on transfers to mitigate impacts to third parties. The engineering team also provided updates on the timeline for refining the groundwater model, expected to continue through Q4 2022.

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