Failure to Comply with Water Rights Reporting Due to Decommissioned Tracking System

$10,000-$100,000+ in State Water Board penalties per facility; potential water service restriction affecting operations; forced landscape changes (reduced turf); operational shutdown risk; customer complaints about brown lawns; loss of contracts with municipalities • $100,000-$1,000,000+ in environmental and water board penalties; potential water allocation suspension affecting 200+ agricultural operations; mandatory environmental audit costs ($50,000+); member farmer lawsuits; rate increases of 5-20% • $100,000-$1,000,000+ in State Water Board penalties for non-compliance; potential legal action by environmental groups; customer rate increases to cover penalties; reputational damage affecting municipal bonds and financing rates

Billing based on member usage estimates from prior years; water rights allocation data tracked in separate compliance files; member account changes processed manually via phone and paper forms • Billing Specialist maintains Excel spreadsheet linking water diversions to member assessments; manual calculation of water charges; email-based member communication about rates and penalties; paper-based billing records • Billing Specialist uses Excel to manually reconcile water charges with estimated diversions; email-based approval process for rate changes; paper-based documentation of water source allocations; phone calls to Operations for diversion data