As water board fees escalate, solutions hit an impasse

09/28/22 8:10 AM By Brad Hooker

KEYWORDS Ag Council of California California agriculture cost of compliance for regulatory programs cost of doing business in California impending economic recession on the horizon streamlined reporting water quality and water rights fees for farmers

Hopes dimmed last week for any options to ease a decade-long trend in rising compliance costs. Farmers are seeing yet another bump in water quality fees.

Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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