California Water Rights Irrigation Use Annual Reports
This list includes detail information for IRRIGATION WATER USE as reported annually under each water right as stored in the State Water Resources Control Board's "Electronic Water Rights Information Management System" (EWRIMS) database. All water right holders are required to submit an online report of water diversion and use detailing their annual Irrigation water use by crop type (even if no water was diverted or used during the period). The information is required pursuant to Title 23, Sections 847 and 925, of the California Code of Regulations. The annual report contains information about the water diversion and use for irrigation. Each row correspond with a unique annual report-water right id and crop combination and its associated data. Each crop type includes total water use, multiple crops, area irrigated and primary irrigation method. The list include basic summary information about the Water Right record, such as the type and status, the location of the Points of Diversion, the amount of water allowed (Face Value), and summary data associated with the electronic Water Right record. This file is in flat file format and may not include all information associated to a water right such all uses and seasons or the amounts reported used for every month. Other information may be available in the associated flat files for each category. Examples of annual reports templates are provided as supporting information.
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California Water Rights Irrigation Water Use Annual Reports This list includes detail information for IRRIGATION WATER USE as reported annually under each water right as stored in the State Water Resources Control Board's "Electronic Water Rights Information Management System" (EWRIMS) database. All water right holders are required to submit an online report of water diversion and use detailing their annual Irrigation water use by crop type (even if no water was diverted or used during the period). The information is required pursuant to Title 23, Sections 847 and 925, of the California Code of Regulations. The annual report contains information about the water diversion and use for irrigation. Each row correspond with a unique annual report-water right id and crop combination and its associated data. Each crop type includes total water use, multiple crops, area irrigated and primary irrigation method. The list include basic summary information about the Water Right record, such as the type and status, the location of the Points of Diversion, the amount of water allowed (Face Value), and summary data associated with the electronic Water Right record. This file is in flat file format and may not include all information associated to a water right such all uses and seasons or the amounts reported used for every month. Other information may be available in the associated flat files for each category. Examples of annual reports templates are provided as supporting information. | Download | CSV 98.14 MB | 11/05/21 |
Supporting files
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Data Dictionary Water Rights Irrigation Water Use Annual Report The Water Rights Irrigation Water Use Annual Report data dictionary includes detail description of every data element provide. Provides a description of each data element, the format, examples, known issues, application to type of water right and a classification. | XLSX 14.83 KB | 11/05/21 | |
Data Dictionary Type and Status of Water Rights The Water Rights Annual Report data dictionary includes detail description of every data element provide. Provides a description of each data element, the format, examples, known issues, application to type of water right and a classification. | DOC 32.81 KB | 11/05/21 | |
FAQ for Online Reporting This document was used to guide the preparation of the annual reports and serves as a guidance to understand the provided data. it includes links to examples of annual reports by water right type. | PDF 84.84 KB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Stockponds Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Stockponds. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. | PDF 1.91 MB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Registrations Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Registrations. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. It may not apply to all years. | PDF 2.20 MB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Statements Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Statements. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. | PDF 1.93 MB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Groundwater Recordation Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Groundwater Recordation. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. | PDF 1.65 MB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Permit Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Permits. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. It may not apply to all years. | PDF 1.60 MB | 11/05/21 | |
Sample Report Water Right Licenses Example of the form used to report water rights associated to Water Rights Licenses. This form helps understand the data in the context that it was collected. It may not apply to all years. | PDF 2.49 MB | 11/05/21 |
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Additional Information: The unique identifier for the dataset is the combination of report id and crop (REPORT_SYSTEM_UNIQUE_ID and CROP), for example if the report includes three crops there would be three rows one for each crop type with infomration being repeated. The dataset provides one record per report submitted and crop combination with a revision type "Last revision" and all the existing associated data to that record. In most cases one to many relationships are resoved by providing an aggegate of the values, the most relevant or recent value, or a reduced number of the most relevant values in the dataset. It does not include the water used for Irrigation, that information is provided on a separate file. Limitations: “Use of this data is subject to the CA.gov Conditions of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.” Data Methodology: The data is maintained in the eWRIMS database by authorized staff in the Division of Water Rights and is an electronic representation of the actual legal water right documents. Some of the data records may not be complete or up to date. Some of the data is directly reported by the Water Right holders and may have not been reviewed or veryfied for accuracy and completeness (QAQC)."
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