SprayDays California Turns One – Help Shape What Comes Next
One year ago today, SprayDays California launched as the first statewide pesticide notification system, giving Californians advance notice of planned agricultural use of restricted material pesticides near their communities.
This is a milestone worth marking. But more importantly, it’s a starting point.
DPR released the First Annual Status Update earlier this month, alongside an open comment period. We encourage anyone interested to read the report and share feedback on the system.
First Calendar Year at a Glance
The report outlines key metrics from SprayDays’ first calendar year, along with an overview of how the system works, outreach and engagement efforts, public feedback received, system enhancements made, funding, and future planning.
From March 24 to December 31, 2025, SprayDays California:
- Received 28,000+ unique visitors and 90,000+ website views, with the real-time map generating one-third of all site traffic.
- Delivered approximately 96,000 notifications across 49 counties.
- Subscribed 4,300+ verified contacts for notifications (47% text only, 36% email only, 17% both text and email). More than 90% of users who began sign-up completed account verification.
- Saw the highest total sign-up numbers in: Monterey, Ventura, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Tulare, Fresno, Merced, Madera, and San Joaquin counties.
Data from this first year gives us a solid baseline as we assess next steps for SprayDays. We now have a clearer picture of how Californians are finding and using the system, where it’s reaching people, and where more work is needed. Early feedback allowed DPR to implement upgrades within the system’s first months, but continuous improvement requires continuous input. That’s where you come in.
Why Your Input Matters Right Now
Comments submitted by May 1 will directly inform DPR’s ongoing improvements and will be part of the formal three-year post-launch review of the system.
You don’t need technical expertise to provide meaningful feedback. If you live near agricultural areas or work with nearby communities, your perspective is exactly what’s needed.
The most useful feedback is specific, for example:
- What would make the website or notifications more useful?
- What’s missing from your experience with the system?
- What’s working well that we should build on?
- How can we better reach people in your network or community who would find the system helpful?