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Agricultural Water Well Ordinance Extension of Temporary Moratorium (Urgency Ordinance No. 1588)

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Urgency Ordinance No. 1588, adopted by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on August 25, 2026, extends a temporary moratorium on the approval and issuance of permits for new agricultural, non-exempt wells within the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency's designated Focus Areas. This extension remains in effect through August 25, 2027. The primary objective of the moratorium is to provide the county with additional time to analyze the impacts of land use changes, specifically the increase in groundwater demands resulting from the conversion of land to perennial crops. Certain types of wells are exempt from these restrictions, including domestic wells producing less than two acre-feet per year, public supply system wells, monitoring wells, and wells not intended for groundwater extraction. Additionally, the ordinance allows for minor alterations to existing wells and the replacement of failed wells to prevent costly delays. This action is supported by a CEQA Notice of Exemption filed by the Yolo County Community Services Department, citing various categorical and common sense exemptions.

General Info

Yolo County extends moratorium on new non-exempt agricultural wells through August 25, 2027.

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California → Yolo County

NAICS

926120 - Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs

Place of Performance

N/A, CA, N/A

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PostedAug 27

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Yolo County

Contacts1 person available

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California → Yolo County

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Jeff AndersonPlanning Manager

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Full Description

On August 26, 2025, the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance imposing a temporary 45-day moratorium on the approval or issuance of well permits for new agricultural, non-exempt wells located within the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agencys designated Focus Areas, which has since been extended with the adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 1577 on October 7, 2025 for an additional 10 months and 15 days (through August 25, 2026) to allow time to better understand, among other things, the impacts of land use changes, particularly the hardening of groundwater demands with increased crop conversions to perennial crops. Domestic wells (wells producing less than two acre-feet per year for individual domestic water use), public supply system wells as defined in Health & Safety Code § 116275, monitoring wells or other wells not intended for extraction of groundwater, and minor alterations to certain existing wells were exempted from the temporary moratorium. On November 4, 2025, the Board of Supervisors adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 1580 amending Urgency Ordinance No. 1577 to also exempt certain replacement wells that may otherwise cause costly delays by allowing for a timelier replacement of existing wells that may fail or need replacement while the moratorium is in effect. Urgency Ordinance No. 1588, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 25, 2026, extends the temporary moratorium on the approval or issuance of well permits for new agricultural, non-exempt wells located within the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agencys designated Focus Areas for one additional year through August 25, 2027. The Urgency Ordinance is effective immediately (August 25, 2026).