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Water board's nitrogen order reverberates throughout California

05/09/24 2:52 PM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS groundwater aquifer contamination nitrate contamination in groundwater aquifers and drinking water wells nitrogen runoff into creeks, rivers and watersheds regulatory caps on fertilizer applications
Six years ago the state water board approved an order establishing new nitrogen monitoring and reporting requirements in the Central Valley. Growers in other regions have faced similar mandates.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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