(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of § 10608.48(b) specify agricultural water suppliers' reporting of aggregated farm-gate water delivery and adopting a volumetric water pricing structure as the purposes of water measurement. However, this article only addresses developing a range of options for water measurement.

(2) Agricultural water suppliers reporting agricultural water deliveries measured under this article shall use the “Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery Reporting Format for Article 2” (Rev. 6-20-12), developed for this article and hereby incorporated by reference. The aforementioned form is being replaced by the “Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery Reporting Form for Article 2” (Rev. 8-28-2013), developed for this article and hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be used annually beginning in 2014. The aforementioned form is being replaced by the “Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery Reporting Form for Article 2” (Rev. 10-15-2018), developed for this article and hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be used annually beginning in 2019.

(3) The Department shall report on the availability of new commercially available water measurement technologies and impediments to implementation of this article when reporting to the Legislature the status of adopted Agricultural Water Management Plans in plan submittal years 2012, 2015 and every five years thereafter as required by California Water Code § 10845. The Department shall also report the findings to the California Water Commission.