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Santa Clara Valley Water District Board (Valley Water)

regional • 2026-03-24 • 11:00 AM
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:00 AM Santa Clara Valley Water District HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California Join Zoom Meeting: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597 DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tony Estremera, Chair-District 6 Richard P. Santos, Vice Chair-District 3 John L. Varela-District 1 Shiloh Ballard-District 2 Jim Beall-District 4 Nai Hsueh-District 5 Rebecca Eisenberg-District 7 MELANIE RICHARDSON Interim Chief Executive Officer CANDICE KWOK-SMITH Clerk, Board of the Directors (408) 630-3193 www.valleywater.org District Mission: Provide Silicon Valley safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment and economy. Note: The finalized Board Agenda, exception items and supplemental items will be posted prior to the meeting in accordance with the Brown Act. All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body, will be available to the public through the legislative body agenda web page at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Santa Clara Valley Water District will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to participate in the legislative body’s meeting. Please advise the Clerk of the Board Office of any special needs by calling (408) 630-2277. Board of Directors Meeting 11:00 A.M. CLOSED SESSION AND 1:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA 1

Board of Directors Santa Clara Valley Water District AGENDA 11:00 A.M. CLOSED SESSION AND 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 24, 2026   HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California Join Zoom Meeting: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597 ***IMPORTANT NOTICES AND PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS*** Santa   Clara   Valley   Water   District   (Valley   Water)   Board   of   Directors/Board   Committee meetings   are   held   as   hybrid   meetings,   conducted   in-person   as   well   as   by telecommunication, and are compliant with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act. To maximize public safety while maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public have the option to participate via teleconference/video conference or attend in person. To participate in the meeting via teleconference/video conference, please refer to the meeting link located at the top of the agenda. If attending in-person, you are required to comply with Ordinance 22-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT   SPECIFYING   RULES   OF   DECORUM   FOR   PARTICIPATION   IN   BOARD   AND C   O   M   M   I   T   T   E   E   M   E   E   T   I   N   G   S   l   o   c   a   t   e   d   a   t https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.if-us-west-2/f2-live/s3fs-public/Ord.pdf In   accordance   with   the   requirements   of   Gov.   Code   Section   54954.3(a),   members   of   the public wishing to address the Board/Committee during public comment or on any item listed on the agenda, may do so by filling out a Speaker Card and submitting it to the Clerk or using the “Raise Hand” tool located in the Zoom meeting application to identify yourself in order   to   speak,   at   the   time   the   item   is   called.   Speakers   will   be   acknowledged   by   the Board/Committee   Chair   in   the   order   that   requests   are   received   and   granted   speaking access   to   address   the   Board.   Written   comments   on   any   item   on   the   agenda   may   be submitted to clerkoftheboard@valleywater.org or board@valleywater.org. •   Members   of   the   Public   may   test   their   connection   to   Zoom   Meetings   at: https://zoom.us/test •   Members of the Public are encouraged to review our overview on joining Valley Water Board Meetings at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TojJpYCxXm0 Valley   Water,   in   complying   with   the   Americans   with   Disabilities   Act   (ADA),   reques

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Meeting (2026-03-24 11:00 AM): Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:00 AM Santa Clara Valley Water District HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California Join Zoom Meeting: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597 DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tony Estremera, Chair-District 6 Richard P. Santos, Vice Chair-District 3 John L. Varela-District 1 Shiloh Ballard-District 2 Jim Beall-District 4 Nai Hsueh-District 5 Rebecca Eisenberg-District 7 MELANIE RICHARDSON Interim Chief Executive Officer CANDICE KWOK-SMITH Clerk, Board of the Directors (408) 630-3193 www.valleywater.org District Mission: Provide Silicon Valley safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment and economy. Note: The finalized Board Agenda, exception items and supplemental items will be posted prior to the meeting in accordance with the Brown Act. All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body, will be available to the public through the legislative body agenda web page at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Santa Cla...
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