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Expert panel urges targeted studies and alternative reporting over broad exemptions for irrigated‑lands nitrogen rule
Summary
Panelists recommended identifying candidate crops and regions for alternative compliance pathways—such as wine grapes and alfalfa—and asking regional boards to pursue targeted assessments rather than recommending immediate, statewide exemptions.
Panel members advising the State Water Resources Control Board on agricultural nitrogen management debated whether to recommend exemptions to the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and largely favored developing alternative reporting or targeted assessment pathways instead of broad exemptions.
"Exemption is a really strong word," said Chair Daniel Geisler, reflecting the panel's caution about recommending sweeping regulatory carve-outs without robust local data. Panelists pointed to the Rice Coalition's full-assessment approach as a precedent for how a commodity or region could demonstrate low groundwater risk and pursue an…
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