The committee discussed three enforcement options for growers who fail to register their wells. Option 1 — zeroing out Tier 1 and Tier 2 allocations and withholding Water Dashboard tools until wells are registered — was the option the committee generally favored for staff to develop further. Staff will draft a formal policy around this option, conduct stakeholder engagement workshops, and bring it back before it goes to the board. If adopted, and after a future deadline still to be set (staff and some members discussed October as a likely timeframe tied to the water year), growers who have not registered their wells could see their allocation set to zero on their next invoice. The good news: once you register, your allocation would be restored promptly.
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