LPV Watermaster

Under the judgment entered in Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition, et al. v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara Sup. Ct. Case No. VENC100509700 (Judgment), Watermaster is required to create standing advisory committees: Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) (Judgment, § 6.1). Pursuant to the Judgment, Watermaster, PAC, and TAC shall conduct their meetings in a manner consistent with Government Code sections 54950 et seq. (otherwise known as the “Brown Act”), except that a Committee meeting may be held by video conference without a quorum being physically present. A request to adopt any other procedure that is inconsistent with Brown Act requirements must be submitted to the Court through a noticed motion subject to the ongoing requirements that all Watermaster, PAC, and TAC meetings shall be open public meetings with advance notice to the Parties and the community at large, and serial communications under the Brown Act are prohibited (Judgment, § 6.1).