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- Spring 1999 "Update" Article -
Teamwork had sparked CIMIS expansion
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CIMIS has undergone significant advances since its inception in 1982. The number of stations has more than doubled; registered users have increased at a rate of about 15 percent per year; and information disseminated has expanded to include news media, consultants, public and private agency newsletters, telephone recording systems, and the World Wide Web.
Although CIMIS is identified with the California Department of Water Resources (which also manages the network), its advances and developments would have been difficult without the collaboration of local and private agencies. Cooperating agencies provide one or more of the following: all necessary equipment, suitable station sites, irrigation equipment and water, and station maintenance. The local or private agency is also responsible for telephone installation and monthly service charges and the repair or replacement of all weather station equipment and sensors.
In return, the DWR is responsible for the installation of the weather stations and initial and annual calibration of the sensors. DWR’s CIMIS computer calls the weather stations every day, checks and flags data accordingly, estimates ETo, and stores all data in a database for on-demand public access. DWR also helps troubleshoot problems with the weather stations and services the anemometer every six months.
At present, there are 102 operational CIMIS weather stations. DWR owns and maintains 42 of the weather stations. Local and private agencies own and maintain the other 60 stations.
CIMIS appreciates the involvement and collaboration of local agencies and will continue the joint venture to further the use of high technology in water management in California.
For More CIMIS information....
CIMIS information is published quarterly in the CATI Update newsletter. Articles are provided by the California Department of Water Resources, CIMIS program staff.
For more information about CIMIS or its programs, contact any of the following representatives at these offices:
Northern District
Eugene Pixley
(916) 529-7329
pixley@water.ca.govSan Joaquin District
Kent Frame
(559) 445-5428
kframe@water.ca.govCentral District
Mark Rivera
(916) 227-7603
mrivera@water.ca.govSouthern District
Sergio Fierro
(818) 543-4601
sergiof@water.ca.govIf you are unable to reach a CIMIS representative near you, call the CIMIS Helpline at 1-800-922-4647.
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CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE - CATI
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
California State University, Fresno
