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Public commenters push State Water Board panel for acreage transparency and interim nitrate limits
Summary
During public comment at a State Water Resources Control Board panel meeting, community groups urged the board to require acreage reporting and set interim nitrate-reduction limits (suggestions ranged from 75% to 80–90%). Panel staff said coalitions collect some acreage data but do not publish individual-farm acreages and agreed to clarify data access in follow-up drafts.
Community representatives used the public-comment period to press the expert panel to prioritize data transparency and interim limits for nitrate protection.
Elías Rodríguez, an attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance, urged the board to use its authority to collect acreage data and make it available to the public to better identify high contributors of nitrate. He said that surface-area (acreage) data are…
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