On Feb. 16, 2023 SLVWD held a meeting and voted unanimously to suspend further action to merge with Big Basin Water. SLVWD published the following memorandum:

" District staff estimate that about $40 million in capital improvements and repairs to the BBWC system would be required to provide clean, safe water reliably. In addition, the ongoing monthly cost for the District to operate the current system is estimated to be about $30,000 more than BBWC’s income from its ratepayers, meaning that BBWC lacks resources needed to operate the water system on an emergency, interim basis. These costs and the effort that would be required to bring the current system into compliance with regulations are so consequential that the District cannot move ahead with consolidation without adequate funding sources, which, to date, have not been identified in conversations with State and County representatives.