Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Subcommittee on Imported Water Agenda status: Final - Revised 1
Meeting date/time: 7/22/2025 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: US 2-456
09:00 a.m. IW 11:30 a.m. Break 12:00 p.m. BOD WKSP EOT 01:30 p.m. JT BOD/EXEC
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video:  
Attachments:
File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
21-4838 A.MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Subcommittee on Imported Water Meeting for June 23, 2025approvedPass Action details Video Video
21-4839 a.Oral Presentation OnlySites Reservoir Project Cost Estimate Update Presented By: JP Robinette, Sites Authority    Action details Video Video
21-4840 b.Oral Presentation OnlyDelta Freshwater Pathway and Emergency Preparedness Presenters: Jay Ziegler, Delta Watermaster and Randall Neudeck, Manager of Bay-Delta Programs    Action details Video Video
21-4934 c.Oral Presentation OnlyPreview of Upcoming Delta Islands Leases and Asset Management Items   Action details Video Video
21-4842 d.Oral Presentation OnlyPalo Verde Community Enhancement Collaborative Report    Action details Video Video
21-4841 e.Oral Presentation OnlyUpdate and discussion regarding: the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s development of post-2026 Colorado River reservoir operations guidelines and strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead; and the potential enforcement of rights under the 1922 Colorado River Compact. [Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation; based on existing facts and circumstances, including that the potential imposition of significant water use reductions in the Lower Basin under the regulatory authority of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and that the 10-year rolling average flow of the Colorado River at Lee Ferry is likely to drop below 82.5 million acre-feet as early as the fall of 2026, could lead to litigation among the United States, Colorado River Basin States, and Colorado River water users, including Metropolitan; there is a significant exposure to litigation against Metropolitan: unknown number of potential cases; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]    Action details Video Video