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Groundwater boards reach impasse on two key issues

Groundwater boards reach impasse on two key issues

At joint meeting, boards disagree
What happens when the two agencies responsible for managing groundwater in the Vina Subbasin can’t agree? That’s a question now facing local water officials for the first time. The Vina Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Vina GSA) and Rock Creek Reclamation District (RCRD) clashed over two key issues at their Nov. 4 joint board meeting. One issue: at what point must the …

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