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Environmental justice and conservation groups urge interim numeric limits, stronger reporting and audits to protect drinking water
Summary
A coalition of environmental justice and conservation organizations told the State Water Resources Control Board’s panel sufficient data exist to set interim and final nitrogen limits in highly impacted regions, and recommended percentile‑based interim limits, increased acreage/location reporting, independent audits, incentives for BMPs and progressive enforcement to protect communities that disproportionately bear nitrate contamination.
A coalition of environmental justice and conservation organizations urged the Agricultural Expert Panel to recommend enforceable interim and final nitrogen limits, improved data transparency and increased regulatory oversight to protect communities with high nitrate contamination.
Crane Gibson (Leadership Counsel) told the panel that sufficient scientific research exists to adopt crop‑specific nitrogen limits protective of groundwater and recommended targeting the highest dischargers first with progressive time schedules. He invoked the program’s purpose to achieve water quality objectives and the legal duty of regional boards to…
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