Emergency Ag Water Regulation Approved

The Office of Administrative Law on July 5 approved an emergency regula­tion for agricultural water measurement.

The regulation provides a range of options that agricultural water suppliers may use to comply with the measure­ment requirements in the California Water Code.

The regulation was submitted by the Department of Water Resources under SB  X7-7as part of the comprehensive water legislation of 2009. The emergency action will be in effect through Jan. 4, 2012. DWR plans to immediately file for a permanent regulation through a regular rulemaking process.

Read more about the emergency regulation.