Fallowed Land Registry

Growers who participate in the Registry may receive several benefits, depending on where their parcels are located and whether they meet applicable program requirements. These may include:

• Agricultural Offset Ordinance lookback relief: For parcels located within the area subject to the Agricultural Offset Ordinance, participation may provide an exemption from the five-year lookback requirement.
• Williamson Act irrigation requirement relief: For parcels under a Williamson Act contract, participation may provide an exemption from certain irrigation requirements tied to the contract.
• Access to field-specific water use information: Participants can access farming unit-specific, satellite-based evapotranspiration data to help evaluate fallowing decisions and formally document water use or non-use over time.
• Alternative documentation for neutral water use: For parcels located within the area subject to the Agricultural Offset Ordinance, participants may be able to self-certify neutral water use at the farming unit level, subject to verification using satellite-based ET data, instead of applying for an Agricultural Offset Clearance from the Department of Planning & Building when replanting.

No. Individual enrollee information is private and proprietary. Public access includes only basin-scale statistics and generalized information. Enrollees can only access their own farming unit data through secure authenticated accounts. The platform maintains strict privacy protections to ensure user data separation.

Once enrolled, growers can view farming unit-specific Land IQ data, including monthly net evapotranspiration and precipitation starting in August 2024. This gives participants a clearer way to track field-level conditions over time and support fallowing decisions. Additional data and tools will be added in future releases. Individual enrollee information remains private and is not visible to other users.