The Advisory Committee has recommended that well registration become mandatory, with enforcement tied to grower allocations: landowners who do not register their wells would lose access to Tier 1 and Tier 2 water allocations starting in Water Year 2027, and dashboard tools like the fallow field application and well meter appeals would be paused. Before bringing a formal mandatory policy to the board, staff will hold two stakeholder engagement workshops on April 6 and April 21 to gather public feedback. To reduce the time burden on growers, staff developed a "fast track" process where landowners simply identify well locations on a map and sign permission forms — staff then contacts the county, well drillers, and consultants to gather well completion reports and other records on the grower's behalf.
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