2023 Fee Report

The Fee Report describes the basis for the Vina GSA's proposed fee to each assessable parcel within the Vina GSA jurisdiction in order to provide groundwater management services in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

The Fee Report describes the basis for the Vina GSA's proposed fee to each assessable parcel within the Vina GSA jurisdiction in order to provide groundwater management services in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

2023 Technical Memorandum

The Technical Memorandum (TM) summarizes the long-term funding needs and funding options considered to facilitate the approval of a long-term funding mechanism to support the GSA and GSP implementation and SGMA compliance activities. The funding options considered included: 1) uniform cost, resulting in a fee per acre, 2) irrigated/non-irrigated fee, and 3) land use hybrid options. The (TM) also discusses other options considered, but eliminated from further review.

The Technical Memorandum (TM) summarizes the long-term funding needs and funding options considered to facilitate the approval of a long-term funding mechanism to support the GSA and GSP implementation and SGMA compliance activities. The funding options considered included: 1) uniform cost, resulting in a fee per acre, 2) irrigated/non-irrigated fee, and 3) land use hybrid options. The (TM) also discusses other options considered, but eliminated from further review.

2023 Vina GSA Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt Proposed Fee

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GSA Fee and Assessor’s Acreage Discrepancies

The Vina GSA received reports of incorrect fees on some tax bills. The GSA investigated and found that the discrepancies were caused by the consultant's reliance on GIS parcel data instead of the assessor's acreage.  The great news is that the majority of the fees were not affected by this data and remain correct, because the acreage was consistent or the slight differences in acreage had minimal effect on the fee charged. 

In cases where the parcel was overcharged by $5.00 or more, the Vina GSA submitted fee corrections to the Auditor’s office and updated tax bills were mailed to landowners prior to the December 10th tax payment deadline. If a landowner has already paid their tax bill, then appropriate adjustments will be reflected on your 2024/2025 tax bill. 

All fee descrepancies, including "refunds" for overcharges will be adjusted on your 2024/2025 tax bill. 

To avoid further confusion, future fee charges will be based on the assessed acreage indicated on the property tax bill. All tax bills will be corrected for the 2024/2025 tax roll.

We apologize for the confusion and any inconvenience.