Public Comment: Draft 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook
DWR is accepting public comment on the Draft 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan (AWMP) Guidebook. Updates to this guidebook were made to improve clarity and provide additional resources and references. A written comment period commences on July 23, 2025, and closes on August 22, 2025. All inquiries should be directed to the contacts listed below.
AWMPs for the 2025 cycle must be adopted by April 1, 2026 and must be submitted to DWR within 30 days of adoption via the WUEdata Portal. The Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB X7-7) requires an agricultural water supplier serving more than 25,000 irrigated acres (excluding recycled water deliveries) to adopt and submit an Agricultural Water Management Plan to DWR. The plan shall satisfy the requirements of Water Code Section 10826.
How to submit a public comment:
Send your comments to DWR, including your name, contact information, who you are representing, and reference the Draft 2025 AWMP Guidebook topic prominently (e.g., in the subject line if submitting an email) (“AWMP Guidebook”). Written comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 22, 2025. DWR encourages members of the public to bring to the attention of staff any suggestions for modification of the Draft 2025 AWMP Guidebook. Additionally, DWR requests, but does not require, that written comments submissions reference the Draft 2025 Agricultural Water Management Planning Guidebook section number to facilitate review.
Comments can be submitted by:
- Email: agWUE@water.ca.gov
- Postal Service:
Department of Water Resources
Attn: AWMP Guidebook Update
Water Use Efficiency Branch
P.O. Box 942836-0001
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
Contacts:
Jennifer Morales
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Water Use Efficiency Branch
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