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State water expert panel sets timeline, unveils public data tools for nitrate review
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The State Water Resources Control Boardexpert panel outlined a schedule for draft recommendations (expected Feb. 26, 2026), public comment windows and demoed a public data-visualization and nitrate-risk map intended to support regional rulemaking.
The State Water Resources Control Board expert panel on agricultural nitrogen on Dec. 21 opened a multi-session review of nitrate-discharge recommendations, with staff saying a draft of the panel's recommendations is expected Feb. 26, 2026, followed by at least two 30-day public comment periods and a final plenary in March or April 2026.
Board staff demonstrated two new public tools during the session: a Microsoft-based visualization/reporting tool intended to standardize third-party data and an interactive nitrate-risk map. "This is a visualization of a report summary...based on a platform of Microsoft,"…
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