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Small growers, nurseries and Los Angeles region warn reporting and compliance hurdles ahead of nitrogen rules
Summary
Regional staff, conservation districts and small‑farm advocates told the State Water Resources Control Board panel that current reporting methods for nitrogen removal do not fit nursery operations, small diversified farms or the Los Angeles region’s parcel structure.
Speakers from the Los Angeles region, nursery stakeholders and conservation districts told the State Water Resources Control Board panel that proposed reporting requirements and the calculation methods for nitrogen removed may not fit the scale and practices of many small or specialty operations.
Ariana Macray, who identified herself as director for irrigation groups in Los Angeles, said the region’s first coordinated data collection will begin in 2026 and emphasized the small parcel sizes and diverse operations found there: “Nuestra primera colección de datos apenas comenzará en el 2026,” she…
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