VASCM: Ag Order 4.0 affecting Santa Cruz and south Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties: Zoom Workshop June 2

[Mary Lindsay]

Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

The Central Coast Water Board will hold a virtual Zoom workshop on 
Tuesday, June 2  to explain the new *Agricultural Order 4.0 *which 
covers*Santa Cruz County, Santa Clara County south of Morgan Hill, and 
south San Mateo County*. /See the logon details and link to join below./ 
The workshop will review the Ag Order's monitoring and reporting 
requirements, and provide information about the draft environmental 
impact report. The draft Agricultural Order 4.0 will take the place of 
the existing order, which expires January 31, 2021.


*Tuesday, June 2, 9-11:30am*

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*Virtual Workshop #1
Santa Cruz County
Join Zoom Workshop #1 (linked here) 
<https://waterboards.zoom.us/j/93570007730>
Meeting ID: 935 7000 7730
Dial in: +1 669 900 9128*

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of 
presentations. And note: the workshop will also be held June 3 for 
Monterey County. Since San Mateo and Santa Clara are not specifically 
assigned, take your pick.


Notable elements of the proposed Agricultural Order 4.0 include

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    ·first-ever nitrogen (N) fertilizer application limits

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    ·a compost discount factor that allows farmers to correct the total
    nitrogen applied via compost with a mineralization rate to more
    accurately reflect the actual amount of N released in the first year
    of application

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    ·increased monitoring and reporting requirements resulting in
    potential increased compliance costs of 100-150%

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    ·a framework for an expanded third-party program that will assist
    growers in complying

You can see more about Ag Order 4.0 and the virtual workshops on the 
CCOF website here 
<https://www.ccof.org/blog/regional-water-board-moves-forward-new-ag-order-public-workshops-announced> 
and on the Vineyard Team's website here 
<https://www.vineyardteam.org/agorder/>. And on the Water Board's 
website here 
<https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/ag_waivers/ag_order4_renewal.html>. 



Mary Lindsay
Muns Vineyard
408-234-2079





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