The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board requires growers to prepare Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans (INMP) for land enrolled in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. INMPs are designed to promote awareness of irrigation and nitrogen management practices among growers and reduce the likelihood of nitrate, from fertilizer, entering the groundwater and degrading water quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For land in\nan area designated as a high-vulnerability groundwater area, INMPs must be\ncertified in one of the following ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once a grower has completed the self-certification training, they are encouraged to participate in Continuing Education (CE) to facilitate information retention and expand on subjects covered in the training program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Growers are required to\ncomplete three hours of CE over a three-year period to maintain their ability\nto self-certify INMPs. \n\nFor a list of events that offer qualifying CE hours, please visit: www.curesworks.org\/cecourses\/<\/a>.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program encourages organizations to offer CE hours for growers at their next event on the topic of irrigation and\/or nitrogen management. For more information on the application process and requirements, please visit: http:\/\/www.curesworks.org\/continuing-education\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board requires growers to prepare Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans (INMP) for land enrolled in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. INMPs are designed to promote awareness of irrigation and nitrogen management practices among growers and reduce the likelihood of nitrate, from fertilizer, entering the groundwater and degrading water quality. For land in an …<\/p>\nOffer CE hours at Your Next Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n