TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. All Water Rights, California, November 15, 2015
  2. California Water Right Holders Now Required To Have Measuring Devices, November 15, 2015
  3. Water Rights And Engineers, November 15, 2015
  4. Water Rights – Why Do They Exist? Which Kinds Are There?, November 15, 2015
  5. The Smartest Water Expert In California, November 15, 2015
  6. Riparian Rules by Chuck Rich, November 15, 2015
  7. Reasonable And Beneficial Use Depends On Who You Are, November 15, 2015
  8. Read Me My Rights, November 15, 2015
  9. What Is Your Place Of Use?, December 11, 2015
  10. Places Of Use – Adjudicated (Decreed) In The State Superior Court, December 13, 2015
  11. A Place For Permits And Licenses, December 16, 2015
  12. Nothing Secret About It, December 16, 2015
  13. Quick Change of Subjects: What’s a Water Right Permit Cost?, December 17, 2015
  14. Life Of Reilly: If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It!, December 19, 2015
  15. How to Divide Up a Decreed Water Right – Part 1, December 24, 2015
  16. How to Divide Up a Decreed Water Right – Part 2, December 24, 2015
  17. Weirs – Planning, Building, & Measuring Flows, December 25, 2015
  18. From weir to orifice in only an hour, December 26, 2015
  19. Chilean Water Rights at (darn near) the Driest Place on Earth, December 27, 2015
  20. Some Hope in Rain and Snow Totals, December 27, 2015
  21. Is John Stealing Water?? Orifices – Right Size and How to Measure, January 11, 2016
  22. Worried about SB 88? That’s what this blog is for! Get a device in, send a photo to the Board, record and report your diversions, January 12, 2016
  23. Flumes – installing for decades of flow measurement, Part 1, January 15, 2016
  24. Simple Weirs and Orifices, on video, and in photos!, January 16, 2016
  25. Diverters must report weekly, daily, or HOURLY starting 2017!, January 27, 2016
  26. Summary of Water Rights, Flow Measurement Posts So Far, January 28, 2016
  27. Coming to a Diversion Near You – Water Board’s 2017 Measuring, Reporting Requirements, February 4, 2016
  28. How Good Is Good Enough? Water Board Required Accuracy of Your Measurement Device, February 9, 2016
  29. Coming Soon, Free Ebooks on Measurement Device Installation and Flow Measurement, February 10, 2016
  30. Update to “Weirs – Planning, Building, & Measuring Flows”, February 17, 2016
  31. Water Management (Sharing Shortages) In California In the Short and Long Term, Part 1, February 23, 2016
  32. Water Management (Sharing Shortages) In California In the Short and Long Term, Part 2, March 1, 2016
  33. Board Updates Proposed Regs March 2, March 4, 2016
  34. How Can You Keep Up With The Water Board?, March 10, 2016
  35. Demo Measuring Weir and Orifice; & Who To Call At The Board?, March 17, 2016
  36. Level , Seal, and Replace for Accurate Flow Measurements, March 24, 2016
  37. Not Small: Water Board Fines, March 31, 2016
  38. Why Should I Measure Flows If My Neighbors Don’t?, April 5, 2016
  39. Ditch Maintenance And Upgrades, April 11, 2016
  40. Standard Units – Acre-Feet and CFS, April 18, 2016
  41. Great Writing on Variety of Water Issues – California WaterBlog, April 25, 2016
  42. Working with Regulators, Dealing with Bureaucrats, May 2, 2016
  43. California Water News All In One Place – Aquifornia, May 11, 2016
  44. Do Something Wrong, Instead Of Nothing!, May 14, 2016
  45. Highest And Best Use – Eye Of The Beholder, Part 1 of Many, May 16, 2016
  46. Water Rights Review, And What Are They Worth?, May 20, 2016
  47. Dust Bowl, and Grandpa Keeping His Job, May 26, 2016
  48. Can I lose my water right?, June 2, 2016
  49. Water Issues Blogs/News – South, Central, and North, June 9, 2016
  50. Save Water? Ask Savers…And Depend On Capitalism, June 16, 2016
  51. AllWaterRights Blog Moving To ShawnPike.com / eWRIMS Board Water Rights Search – Part 1, June 21, 2016
  52. eWRIMS Board Water Rights Search – Part 2, June 28, 2016
  53. Water Board Legal Actions, Part 1, July 5, 2016
  54. How Do I Comply With Water Board Regulations? Part 1, July 7, 2016
  55. How Do I Comply With Water Board Regulations? Part 2, July 8, 2016
  56. eWRIMS Board Water Rights Search – Part 3, July 14, 2016
  57. How Do I Comply With Water Board Regulations? Part 3, July 21, 2016
  58. Smart Ranchers & Farmers Save Money for Them AND You, July 23, 2016
  59. Can You Save Some Bucks? Flow Device Economics by CDWR, July 25, 2016
  60. SB-88 Compliance Information, Nice to Meet Diverters at the NCWA / Farm Bureau / Cattleman Meeting Last Night, August 2, 2016
  61. Accurate, Economical Flume for LARGE Diversions, August 4, 2016
  62. Why install a WEIR, with cost-effective FLUMES available?, August 6, 2016
  63. Alternative Compliance Form Soon…Before Aug. 22 Water Board Info. Fair On Meas. & Reporting, August 13, 2016
  64. Additonal Wrinkle in June 2016 Stockpond Letter to Assemblymember Dahle, August 14, 2016
  65. What’s a California Watermaster Doing in Oregon?, August 17, 2016
  66. Alternative Compliance Form? Not Yet, August 20, 2016
  67. Good Reasoning – Public Servants Serve…Farmers, Ranchers Are The Ag. Producers, August 21, 2016
  68. Flash! Water Board Measurement Fair NEWS, August 22, 2016
  69. Tehama County Association of Realtors Water Rights Talk, August 25, 2016
  70. Water Board Posted Measurement Fair Documents on Water Use Page, August 26, 2016
  71. Alert to Permittees and Licensees – Reports to SWRCB are Past-Due!, August 27, 2016
  72. How Do I …. ? (Determine My Water Rights, Measure Flows, Report Flows , Etc.), August 28, 2016
  73. What Does A Water Rights Report Look Like?, August 31, 2016
  74. Fewer Late 2015 Filers to Water Board! Down from 46, to 36 Pages of Names, September 3, 2016
  75. Late 2015 Filers to Water Board Down to 2,000 from 3,000 Aug. 25, September 10, 2016
  76. How easy are EZ-Ramp / Nuway flumes, vs. Briggs weirs?, September 10, 2016
  77. Get Up-To-Date With The Water Board Regulations – Here’s How, September 15, 2016
  78. Recommended Water Level Logger: PMC Versaline VL2111 – WLS-31, September 17, 2016
  79. How Do You Record Diversions? Water Level Loggers, Value Vs. Costs, September 17, 2016
  80. Device Installation Time! Plan Now For Success in 2017, September 21, 2016
  81. New Local Provider of Cutthroat Flumes…And A Puppy, September 26, 2016
  82. Permits And Licenses – What Are The Water Rights When Land Is Subdivided?, October 3, 2016
  83. Measuring Your Diversion – Call, Visit, Evaluation, Report, Device Installation, Certification, October 8, 2016
  84. Can Measuring Your Diversion Make You Money??, October 11, 2016
  85. Use BING or DUCKDUCKGO To Search When Google Won’t Do The Job, October 15, 2016
  86. Table Of Contents For All Water Rights!, October 17, 2016
  87. What If NO Measurement Device Works?, October 19, 2016
  88. Work Is Ramping Up, Blog Might Slow Down, October 21, 2016
  89. Water Board Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Water Rights Fees for Fiscal Year 2016-2017, October 22, 2016
  90. What Should You Do If Your Neighbor Is Stealing Your Water??, October 25, 2016
  91. Low-Contrast Web Text Conspiracy Against Older Folks!!, October 30, 2016
  92. Finally, Moving On San Joaquin V. GW Recharge! Good Thing – Board Wants More Sac. R. Fish Flows, October 31, 2016
  93. What If Your Measurement Device Or Data Logger QUITS?, October 31, 2016
  94. Update – Recommended Water Level Logger: PMC Versaline VL4511 – WLS-31, November 5, 2016
  95. Should You Do If Your Neighbor Is Stealing Your Water?? Rest Of The Story Version 1, November 7, 2016
  96. What Happens To Surface Water Rights When Farms And Ranches Subdivide?, November 13, 2016
  97. Update To: New Local Provider of Cutthroat Flumes, November 16, 2016
  98. What Should You Do If Your Neighbor Is Stealing Your Water?? Rest Of The Story Version 2, November 22, 2016
  99. Submerged Orifices From a Turned-Over Weir Board, November 28, 2016
  100. Five Times More Water Rights Than Average Runoff In California! But, So What? Who Cares?, November 30, 2016
  101. Water Board Penalties, 2009 And Today / Blog Recency, December 2, 2016
  102. Update – Worried about SB 88? That’s the problem I solve for you!, December 5, 2016
  103. But What About MY Water Right? I Don’t Care About Someone Else’s., December 9, 2016
  104. Update – Who To Call At The Board?, December 12, 2016
  105. Telemetry Required On Diversions Over 20% Of Stream, or 30 CFS, or 10,000 AF+… By 2020; One Hardware Option Listed Here, December 16, 2016
  106. Water Board Fines 458 Non-Filers For 2015 With ACLs Of $250 to $3,500, December 18, 2016
  107. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!, December 23, 2016
  108. How Do You Record Diversions? Water Level Loggers, Value Vs. All Component Costs – Update, December 26, 2016
  109. Rotation On 1 Farm; Between Diversions / Farms; And After Subdivision, January 2, 2017
  110. 1,000 AF + Diversion Measurement Device Install Deadline Passed…Request For Additional Time Due by January 30, January 8, 2017
  111. Reasoning With Regulators, Benefitting From Bureaucrats – Update, January 12, 2017
  112. Thank God, Wettest California EVER, So Far…And Snow Is Deep, Too!, January 18, 2017
  113. Mccrometer Mc Mag 3000 Saddle Flow Meter, 4″ to 12″ Pipelines; Sontek IQ For Larger, February 2, 2017
  114. Paul Wells, Water Board Main Contact, Has New Job / Diversion Forms Deadlines Delayed, February 8, 2017
  115. What Does A Measurement Device Evaluation And Proposal Look Like?, March 13, 2017
  116. Deadlines Are Here / How Can You Comply Fast?, March 15, 2017
  117. How To Get Water Board Forms: ADD’L TIME, Meas. Method, Alter. Compliance, March 16, 2017
  118. How Do Shared Ditch Users Comply With SB 88?, March 18, 2017
  119. How Do You Record Diversions? Water Level Loggers, Value Vs. Costs, March 22, 2017
  120. Ponds – How To Measure, Record, File…Including Alternative Compliance Plans, April 19, 2017
  121. Why Doesn’t The Water Board Use Satellite And Aerial Imagery To Track Diversions And Storage?, April 25, 2017
  122. Some Things Learned In SB 88 Compliance Work, May 19, 2017
  123. Some Notes From May 24 RCD / CFB SB 88 Workshop In Red Bluff, May 24, 2017
  124. Unique Weir Installation, July 5, 2017
  125. Watchman Flumes, Tough And Accurate, August 29, 2017
  126. Water Board Letters, Reducing Or Denying Additional Time / Alt. Comply Plans Being Reviewed, August 30, 2017
  127. Ouch: All “High Hazard” Reservoirs Under DSOD Require Emergency Action Plans, September 5, 2017
  128. Alternative Compliance Plans – First Batch Is Online, September 15, 2017
  129. You Can Be Your Own Qualified Individual For Diversions! AB 589 Passed October 4 – Training Coming Soon, November 13, 2017
  130. Why Aren’t There More Posts On Installed Devices?, November 15, 2017
  131. [Update/Repost] Do Something Wrong, Instead Of Nothing!, November 21, 2017
  132. How Do I Measure And Report My Reservoir?, December 22, 2017
  133. Converting water logger pressures to depths to storage or flows, March 14, 2018
  134. Great AB 589 Self-Certification Training!, March 21, 2018
  135. Bluetooth Hobo Logger Saves Money and Time, December 21, 2018
  136. California Water Rights Are Complicated! Can’t They Be Easier?, December 5, 2018
  137. Data Loggers – Convenient…But Data Will Be Lost, December 9, 2018
  138. File Logger And Meter Data In 2019, With Annual Reports, December 10, 2018
  139. Is John Stealing Water?? Orifices And Sum Of The Boxes, December 12, 2018
  140. What Are The Surface Water Rights When Ag Land Subdivides?, December 14, 2018
  141. Can a water right be lost?, December 21, 2018
  142. Measure Any Flow With Watchman Flumes, December 21, 2018
  143. Do Something Wrong, Instead Of Nothing Right, December 26, 2018
  144. Riparian Rules by Chuck Rich, January 2, 2019
  145. Option For Pipe Flow – Seametrics Paddlewheel Meters, January 7, 2019
  146. Installing Reservoir Staff Gages, January 16, 2019
  147. Good News Jan. 18, 2019 – Rainfall, Snowpack Up To Average, January 18, 2019
  148. Heavy Snow & Rain For Valentine’s Day, February 13, 2019
  149. How to Divide Up a Decreed Water Right, February 13, 2019
  150. How Do You Record Diversion Data? Water Level Loggers, Value Vs. Costs, February 16, 2019
  151. Maybe: Measure H2O Phone App By USBR, February 20, 2019
  152. Converting Logger Pressure to Depth & Storage/Flows, February 24, 2019
  153. Hiding From The Water Board? Don’t Worry, Get Compliant, February 27, 2019
  154. No Trouble Catching Up SB 88 Late & Drought Over, March 2, 2019
  155. Reports Of Licensee/Permittee/Stockpond Are Late – Data Worries? File Now And Amend, April 2, 2019
  156. No Record Of Water Right, Or Split? File Initial Statement, April 10, 2019
  157. Specify Your Riparian Water Right In Your Deed, June 22, 2019
  158. Pump Efficiency Curve Instead Of Meter, June 25, 2019
  159. H-S Flumes For Accurate Measurements Of Small Flows, December 26, 2019
  160. The Complaint Box, June 14, 2020
  161. See Your Diversion With Social Distancing, July 23, 2020
  162. Flow/Volume Data and Data-Heads, April 1, 2021
  163. Waste Water, or Get Cash For Excess?, April 8, 2021
  164. How to Divide Up A Decreed Water Right, April 15, 2021