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Costly Water Fee For Growing Marijuana Possible

Posted: Aug. 9, 2017 5:52 PM PDT

If you’re going to grow marijuana indoors in Nevada County, you may not be aware of an expensive water hookup cost. Nevada Irrigation District General Manager, Rem Scherzinger, says homeowners will have to pay for a separate connection…

click to listen to Rem Scherzinger

Scherzinger says the precise cost will depend on the growing plan, but will be in the thousands of dollars. He says the new connection will reduce the chance of water used for growing from flowing back into the NID system…

click to listen to Rem Scherzinger

Scherzinger says there is also the potential for NID not meeting state water quality goals, which could mean some possible fines.

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