The rules define the geographic area within which they apply. Within the applicable geographic area, permits are subject to a process that assigns responsibility for the investigation and potential mitigation of dry well complaints resulting from frost/freeze crop protection pumpage. Within the applicable geographic area, permits are made subject to a process for the investigation and potential mitigation of the dry wells and persons with wells affected by the frost/freeze pumping are advised that they may avail themselves of the process that assigns responsibility for investigation and mitigation of their dry wells. Finally, a standard impact mitigation condition included in permits in the applicable geographic area are replaced with an alternative mitigation condition.