The Technical Advisory committee (TAC) is the primary advisory body to Watermaster on all matters requiring technical expertise to be considered by Watermaster relating to Groundwater management and sustainability of the Basin, including implementation and any modification of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Physical Solution governing the Basin (Judgment, § 6.11.1).
TAC Membership
Judgment § 6.11.2. The TAC shall have three voting members with qualifications set forth in the Judgment:
- TAC Administrator
- Technical representative appointed by Constituency Groups of East Las Posas Management Area
- Technical representative appointed by Constituency Groups of West Las Posas Management Area
- Watermaster representative (Non-Voting)
- PAC member representatives (each PAC member may appoint a non-voting representative)
TAC Meetings
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).