What are the member dues and what will the membership dues be spent on?
The costs are $3.41/acre for parcels in a Priority 1* area, $3.64 for Priority 2*, $3.14 for *None area, and $3.09 for *De-designated area plus a $30 administration fee for all members, which includes paying the State Water Resources Control Board Fee of $1.55/acre. New member acreage fees are comprised of current and prior year parcel designation.
The Coalition is responsible to implement the following on behalf of the individual members
- Representative Surface Water Quality Monitoring
- Representative Groundwater Quality Monitoring
- Aggregation and Summary Reporting of management practices and nitrogen management
- Identification of the impacts to groundwater quality from members’ operations through implementation of the Management Practices Evaluation Program
- Implementation of a Groundwater Quality Management Plan designed to improve current groundwater quality
- Extensive Member Outreach and Education
*Priority 1: The Kings, Kaweah and four other groundwater subbasins were deemed the highest priority, Priority 1, which means their compliance with the NCP was accelerated compared to Priority 2 subbasins. Notices to comply were received by Nitrate dischargers in
the Priority 1 areas in May 2020.
*Priority 2 The Tulare Lake and seven other groundwater subbasins that were deemed the next priority, Priority 2, for compliance with the NCP. Notices to comply are anticipated within the next year.
*None: Parcels outside of groundwater subbasins and NCP priorities.
*De-Designated: Parcels within the former Tulare Lake Bed which has been de-designated for municipal and domestic supply beneficial uses.
