MAGSA Board Selects Engineering Firm, Approves Budget

At their June 15, 2017 Board meeting,  the McMullin Area GSA Board members, based on the recommendation of the ad hoc review committee, selected Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group as the engineering firm to oversee, manage and coordinate the preparation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). Provost & Pritchard will be responsible for preparing a GSP that meets all the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and the GSP regulations along with coordinating the McMullin Area’s GSP with GSPs developed by adjacent GSAs.

The Board  also approved a budget for fiscal year July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. The budget total is $500,000 and includes expenses for the engineering consultant, legal costs, Kings Subbasin coordination, and administrative services including outreach. The cost share for the three member agencies is based on their percent of McMullin Area’s total service area of 120,635 acres.  Raisin City Water District’s cost share is $214,350. Mid-Valley Water District’s is $56,700. County of Fresno’s cost share is $228,950.