… The purpose of this letter is to examine the decision made by the Board on April 8, 2025, denying Ms. Annie Maine’s petition not to approve a new well permit in the Hungry Hollow Focus Area. The permit was approved thus consenting to the continued degradation of the Hungry Hollow aquifer, already under pressure from hundreds of new deep wells drilled to supply 100 percent of irrigated water from groundwater sources. … A group of people in Yolo County are concerned with the laisse-faire approach to agricultural development during the past 12 years, transforming the agricultural landscape from annual crop rotations to perennial plantations. … We would appreciate that Board members considered a different future for Yolo agriculture, with greater respect for water and land resources.