Agricultural properties within United Water’s service area would be subject to the same tax rate as other property types, approximately $240 per $1,000,000 of assessed value. At the same time, all three projects directly benefit Ventura County agriculture. Santa Felicia Dam stores water that a great deal of the region’s farming depends on, losing that storage capacity or facing operational restrictions would have serious consequences for irrigation supplies. The Freeman Diversion improvements are expected to increase groundwater recharge by 5,000 to 8,000 acre-feet per year, further supporting agricultural water supplies. And the Extraction Barrier project directly protects the Oxnard Plain from the seawater intrusion that threatens both crop viability and long-term well water quality.