Member Responsibilities
Operations that do not meet the responsibilities listed below will lose eligibility for continued Third-Party membership with Preservation, Inc.
Operations that are not Third-Party members must comply with the Ag Order individually and will be billed the State Water Board Fee at the individual rate: $37.40 per acre or $710 minimum in 2026.
All members are responsible for:
- Paying all invoices within 30 days of the invoice date, including:
- Annual Third-Party program participation fees
- Well sampling fees
- Submitting required reports through Preservation, Inc.:
- Total Nitrogen Applied (TNA); and/or
- Irrigation and Nutrient Management Plan (INMP)
- Satisfying current year participation requirements for the Surface Water Follow-up Program with Preservation, Inc. staff and contracted vendors. More information
- Scheduling and completing annual well sampling (Irrigation, Domestic, and/or Dual-Purpose Wells) in coordination with Preservation, Inc. staff and contracted vendors. More information
- Updating the Drinking Water Notification section of the ranch’s eNOI on GeoTracker.
(Required only for members with Domestic and/or Dual-Purpose wells)
- Maintaining current contact information (email, phone, mailing address) in the operation’s eNOI form on GeoTracker.
Additional Notes
Some Ag Order requirements still apply to individual growers, including:
- Updating the Annual Compliance Form in GeoTracker.
- Maintaining and implementing a Farm Water Quality Management Plan.
Not sure what’s required for your operation? Use the Water Board’s Interactive Requirements Checklist.
Future Considerations
Ranches located in high-priority (highly impaired) surface and groundwater basins may be subject to additional fees and responsibilities in future years.