January 21, 2025

After a historic five-year drought, California’s State Water Resources Control Board in 2016 ramped up reporting requirements for the state’s roughly 12,000 property owners and users with senior riparian water rights.
The rules now require annual reporting of surface water diversions rather than every three years, and landowners can no longer avoid the mandate by claiming an economic hardship.
To save landowners the cost of hiring an engineer, legislation sponsored by the California Cattlemen’s Association in 2018 enabled landowners to install their own devices or use an alternative method if they take a course developed by the water board and University of California.
The UC has been offering periodic half-day courses around the state ever since, and has its next one scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Building, 2801 Second St., Davis.
“We are limiting the number of participants for the water measurement training to 30 people per session,” said Larry Forero, UC Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources advisor emeritus. “If you need this training, please register soon.”
At the workshop, participants can expect to:
Clarify reporting requirements for ranches.
Understand what meters are appropriate for different situations.
Learn how to determine measurement equipment accuracy.
Develop an understanding of measurement weirs.
Learn how to calculate and report volume from flow data.
Cost is $35. To register, click here.
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