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12 <br />23. Carry-over of Groundwater Pumping Quota <br />In any calendar year, Contractor may carry-over the unextracted portion of its <br />Groundwater Pumping Quota for extraction from the Main Basin during subsequent <br />-over or accumulated carry-over shall not exceed 20 <br />percent of the Contractor's Groundwater Pumping Quota, and shall not include any <br />Groundwater Pumping Quota waived under the In-Lieu Treated Water provision of <br />Section 27. <br />24. Transfers of Groundwater Pumping Quota <br />Temporary or permanent transfers of a Contractors Groundwater Pumping Quota are <br />permitted only (1) between Zone 7 Contractors, and (2) for use within the Zone 7 <br />boundaries. Such transfers are subject to the written approval of Zone 7, which <br />approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that the proposed transfer does <br />not impede the sustainability goals outlined in the Alternative GSP. <br />25. <br />Contractor's Groundwater Pumping Quota shall not be increased without the consent of <br />the other remaining M&I Contractors with a Groundwater Pumping Quota. <br />by the Zone 7 Board of Directors, sitting as the Board of Directors for the Groundwater <br />Sustainability Agency for the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin, that such a reduction <br />is necessary to maintain the Safe Yield of the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin. <br />Before enacting such a reduction, Zone 7 shall meet and confer with Contractor <br />regarding the need for the reduction. Contractor will be provided notice and an <br />opportunity to comment on any proposed reduction prior to enactment. <br />26. Reporting Groundwater Extraction <br />To the extent applicable to each Contractor, each Contractor shall report the amount of <br />groundwater extracted from the Main Basin and any water obtained from other sources <br />(including any water recharged to the Main Basin) in a given month on or before the <br />fifteenth day of the following month. This report shall be made on a form or forms <br />provided by or acceptable to Zone 7, and shall include total volume used or extracted, <br />flow rate, and any other data necessary to confirm total extractions. Contractor shall be <br />responsible for verifying the data reported to Zone 7 under this Section, including <br />calibration and testing of meters and associated instrumentation at least annually. <br />to the same provisions for inspection, accuracy and testing of meters and <br />instrumentation by Zone 7 as is provided to Contractor in Section 10. <br />Page 67 of 214