VESTRA was retained by the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) to provide technical support to CFBF attorneys during evaluation and negotiation of the new agricultural waiver requirements. CFBF drew on our staff expertise in water quality law and regulation, especially with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and on-point strategies, to assist them in developing rebuttals to the proposed regulations and to provide alternative solutions that are more palatable.

VESTRA provided detailed cost estimates, assisted in interpretation of the testimony presented at the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) hearing, and provided detailed comments on the RWQCB draft submittals. VESTRA has continued to support the irrigated agricultural community at no-cost speaking on the individual waivers and other topics as requested at numerous educational forums sponsored by University of California cooperative extension, local farm bureaus, and local agricultural commissioners.