FAQ

To be eligible for membership with Preservation, Inc., operations must first be enrolled in the Central Coast Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program (ILP).

For new ILP enrollments please click here for step-by-step instructions.

Most irrigated agricultural operators are already enrolled in Preservation, Inc.  If you are unsure, feel free to contact us and we will assist in confirming your membership status.

Please email support@ccwqp.org or call 831-761-8644 so we can look up your membership status. Please be ready to provide your AW # and/or operation name.

Please visit our fees webpage for more information.

Generally, yes, you can re-join Preservation, Inc. by paying back all unpaid years’ Third-Party fees. However, the State Board may or may not entertain a request to cancel your higher individual-rate invoice(s) from earlier year(s).

Important information needed to retroactively join CCWQP:

1. Your AW number.
2. Confirm that you have access to your eNOI/GeoTracker account.
3. Your current Operation Contact Info (especially mailing address) is up to date in GeoTracker. 

Call or email us and we’ll be happy to assist you in this process.

Yes, Ag Order 4.0 requires annual well sampling for all domestic-only, dual-purpose, and primary irrigation wells.

All Third-Party members are required to have well sampling completed by one of the labs contracted by Preservation, Inc. 

Please contact wells@ccwqp.org if you have questions about current or prior year well sampling completed for your ranch(es). 

Please refer to this document for step-by-step instructions.

Please contact our office if you have additional questions.

Preservation, Inc. members should submit their report(s) to Preservation, Inc. on or before March 1st of each year, using one of two specified templates, depending on their preference.  All templates are available on our TNA web page, and INMP webpage.  

Preservation, Inc. will validate and compile all grower-submitted TNA and INMP reports for batch-delivery to the Region 3 Water Board on behalf of its members.

This is an option, however, it is not recommended.

To submit directly to the Water Board, you must log into GeoTracker and hand-enter your data into their web forms.  The Region 3 Water Board does not allow growers to submit pre-filled TNA reports. You must pre-calculate all required sums on your own, and you must complete the form in a single sitting (i.e. you cannot save a partially completed form and come back to it later). 

Please note that one of Preservation, Inc.’s available templates is an exact replica of the Water Board’s web forms, but also provides calculation support, can be saved and completed later, and does not require hand-entry of data that is already stored in a spreadsheet by growers. See our TNA webpage for more information.

Many operations give one of their employees or consultants access to their GeoTracker account. This type of access is called an Authorized Responsible Party, or “Auth RP.”

For more information about what Auth RPs can do, and how to set someone up as an Auth RP, visit this Irrigated Lands Program webpage.

1. Navigate to: http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/esi  
2. Select FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD?
3. Enter the email address associated with the GeoTracker account.   
4. Select “I am not a robot” and complete the recaptcha.  
5. Select “Send Password Reset Link”  
    An email containing a password reset link will be sent to your email inbox.  
   Note: check your spam folder if email is not received within a few minutes. 

Email AgNOI@waterboards.ca.gov to request an update to the email address associated with your eNOI/GeoTracker account

 If you will no longer be farming, you will need to take the following steps to terminate your ranch or operation: 

Terminating specific RANCH(ES):   

To finalize your ranch termination, please complete the following steps:  

1. Login to GeoTracker
2. Select EDIT RANCH INFO to the left of the ranch name to access eNOI 
3. Under Section VI select NO LONGER FARMING AT THIS RANCH and enter the date. Also select NOT RETURNING TO THIS RANCH
4. Select SAVE CHANGES at the bottom of the page
5. Complete, print and sign the Ranch Notice of Termination Form (NOT) Form
   Send the Notice of Termination to AgNOI@waterboards.ca.gov and cc support@ccwqp.org

Terminating your OPERATION:   

If you are no longer farming any ranches, you must submit an Operation Notice of Termination form.

Please complete the following steps:  

1. Login to GeoTracker
2. Select EDIT OPERATION INFORMATION
3. Under Section II select NO to the question “Is this operation still producing commercially irrigated crops?”
4. Select SAVE CHANGES at the bottom of the page
5. Complete, print and sign the Operation Notice of Termination Form (NOT) Form
   Send the Notice of Termination to AgNOI@waterboards.ca.gov and cc support@ccwqp.org