ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF A CRITICAL WATER ISSUE PREDICT THAT THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE APPEALED TO THE STATE WATER RESOURCES BOARD, THE CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD HAS VOTED TO REJECT A PLAN (BY A coalition of state and regional agricultural groups). THEIR PLAN STRESSED COALITION-BASED PROJECTS, AND 3RD PARTY EVALUATION, MONITORING, AND REPORTING. THE PLAN THE BOARD ADOPTED YESTERDAY, FOCUSES MOST ON LARGE FARMS (NEAR POLLUTED WATERWAYS), WHERE SPECIFIC PESTICIDES ARE USED, OR FARMS WHERE CROPS WITH HIGH NITROGEN LOADS ARE GROWN.
