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Committee adopts amendment and advances bill allowing limited commercial gardening on domestic wells
Summary
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire adopted an amendment and advanced House Bill 3,372 A after public testimony from small farmers, market advocates and conservation districts.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire adopted an amendment and advanced House Bill 3,372 A after public testimony from small farmers, farmers‑market advocates, conservation districts and residents.
The bill clarifies that domestic wells may be used to irrigate a commercial garden of up to one-half acre using up to 3,000 gallons per day, and it preserves a 5,000-gallon-per-day cap on combined commercial and industrial uses. The committee adopted the dash A11 amendment, which excludes locations where cannabis-family plants are grown unless the grower is licensed under Oregon law and temporarily excludes the…
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