1. Well Registration Is Going Mandatory — Committee Advises Board Approval The committee voted to recommend that the board adopt a mandatory well registration policy for all agricultural and industrial wells extracting more than 2 acre feet per year. Under the proposed enforcement structure, growers who fail to register by October 31, 2026 (proposed/target date) would lose access to Tier 1 and Tier 2 water allocations, and staff discussed possible additional monthly fees per unregistered well. The committee directed staff to clean up policy language and forward it to the board with revisions — specifically clarifying that domestic and decommissioned/retired wells are not required but may be voluntarily registered, and that growers will only need to provide information "to the best of their ability" given that older well completion reports are often illegible.
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