Required training offered for water right diverters University of California Cooperative Extension is offering virtual training for California water-rights holders wanting to receive certification to measure the water they divert from rivers or streams. Under California law, all rights hold ers who have previously diverted more than 10 acre-feet of water per year—or intend to do so—must measure and re- port the water they divert. training to 30 people per session,” said Forero, UCCE livestock and natural re- sources advisor. “If you need this train- ing, please register soon.” Any diverter who has completed this instructional course by Jan. 1 and passes a proficiency test will be con- sidered qualified to install and main- tain devices or implement methods of measurement of water diversions. Assembly Bill 589, by Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-O’Neals, allows water diverters a self-certification option. At the workshops, participants will be trained in the following: what meters are appropriate for different situations; how to determine measurement equipment accuracy; how to understand measure- ment weirs and how to calculate and report volume from flow data. Detailed information on the regulato- ry requirements for measurement and reporting is available on the StateWater Resources Control Board reporting and measurement regulation webpage.
Diverters who complete an instruc- tional course on measurement devices and methods may conduct the water measurements themselves. Training workshops are being held May 26 at two locations: • Shasta College Farm in Redding from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $25 and registrat ion must be done in advance at ceshasta.ucanr.edu/. For more information, contact Larry Forero at lcforero@ucanr.edu or Sara Jaimes at sbjaimes@ucanr.edu, or call the UCCE office in Shasta County at 530-224-4900. • UC Cooperative Extension at 70 Cottonwood St., Woodland, from 2:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. Registration cost is $20. To register, visit cecapitolcorridor.ucanr. edu. For more information, contact Morgan Doran at mpdoran@ucanr.edu or the UCCE Yolo County of f ice at 530-666-8143. “We are limiting the number of par- ticipants for the water measurement
Avian influenza hits poultry in 29 states Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, cases in the United States are outpacing a severe 2014-15 outbreak. But the higher numbersmay be attribut- ed to improvements in detection and reporting, the American Farm Bureau Federation reports. of the animals inour care inorder to keep America’s food supply strong.” states—Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Kansas, South Dakota, North Carolina, Missouri, Iowa and Kentucky—in turkey flocks. These de- tections have led to the depopulation of nearly 4.8 million turkeys.
On April 27, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack approved a $263 million allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to support HPAI response efforts. Earlier, $130 million in emergency funding was distributed in mid-March. AFBF economists analyzed avian in- fluenza detections in commercial flocks and found the Mississippi flyway is the most impacted, with 49% of detections, followedby theCentral flyway at 36%and theAtlanticwith 15%of cases. The Pacific flyway has not had a reported case. Turkeys continue to be the hardest hit. Some 49% of all detections in do- mesticated flocks have been in turkeys. There have been 115 detections across 10
The 2014-15 outbreak prompted revi- sions to the National HPAI Surveillance Plan, which has led to heightened annu- al surveillance plans, providing poultry producers earlier notice to increase their biosecurity measures. While the disease has affected the lay- ing hen population, inventory of eggs is actually 38% higher in 2022 than the same time in 2015. Farm Bureau’s Market Intel report on the outbreak may be found at fb.org/market-intel/breaking-down- the-hpai-outbreak1.
Farm Bureau economists found that as of April 26, there have been more than 670 detections of the disease in wild birds across 31 states, and 235 de- tections in commercial and backyard flocks across 29 states. The 156 detections in commercial flocks have been in flocks of turkeys, lay- er hens, broilers, pullets and specialty commercial poultry. “The HPAI outbreak is an urgent re- minder to all poultry farmers to ensure their biosecurity measures are in place,” saidAFBFPresident ZippyDuvall. “Every effort must bemade to protect the health
CIMIS REPORT | www.cimis.water.ca.gov
CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
For the week April 21 - April 27, 2022 ETO (INCHES/WEEK)
YEAR
3.0
THIS YEAR
2.5
LAST YEAR AVERAGE YEAR
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
MACDOEL II (236)
BIGGS (244)
DAVIS (06)
MANTECA (70)
FRESNO (80)
SALINAS-SOUTH (214)
FIVE POINTS (2)
SHAFTER (5)
TEMECULA (62)
IMPERIAL (87)
THIS YEAR LAST YEAR AVG. YEAR % FROM AVG.
1.13 1.06 1.23 -7
1.37 1.27 1.43 -5
1.45 1.45 1.61 -11
1.44 1.38 1.44 0
1.33 1.31 1.32 0
1.44 1.32 1.43 0
1.38 1.32 1.40 -2
1.26 1.03 1.22 3
1.46 .65 1.22 21
2.01 1.84 1.88 7
W eekly reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is the rate of water use (evapotranspiration—the sum of soil evaporation and crop transpiration) for healthy pasture grass. Multiplying ETo by the appropriate “crop coefficient” gives estimates of the ET for other crops. For example, assume ETo on June 15 is 0.267 inches and the crop coefficient for corn on that day is 1.1. Multiplying ETo by the coefficient (0.26 inches x 1.1) results in a corn ET of 0.29 inches. This
information is useful in determining the amount and timing of irriga- tion water. Contact Richard Snyder, UC Davis, for information on coefficients, 530-752-4628. The 10 graphs provide weekly ETo rates for selected areas for average year, last year and this year. The ETo information is provided by the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) of the California Department of Water Resources.
For information contact the DWR district office or DWR state headquarters:
SACRAMENTO HEADQUARTERS: 916-651-9679 • 916-651-7218
NORTHERN REGION: Red Bluff 530-529-7301
NORTH CENTRAL REGION: West Sacramento 916-376-9630
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION:
SOUTHERN REGION:
Fresno 559-230-3334
Glendale 818-500-1645 x247 or x243
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