Building on the water conservation and management improvements funded by the 1993 COP issue, the District will continue enhancing infrastructure and technology to better serve our growers while conserving precious water resources. The District will continue to work cooperatively to build regional and state water resource policy, including groundwater and Bay-Delta issues. All the while, working to protect agriculture and historic water rights. Proposed annexations and consolidations are expected to bring District progress to more growers in the region. Electric Services is on track to bring the benefits of public power in even greater measure to eastern Merced County, while producing revenues to help fund the expensive relicensing of our hydroelectric facilities by 2014, perhaps the greatest challenge on the District's horizon.
Many challenges lie ahead.
In our state, economic and population growth are encouraged, but developing new water resources to support growth is like pulling teeth. As they take on these challenges, members of the MID team will work to encourage and enhance the regional economy through responsible management of physical, human and financial resources.