Water Rights Information & eWRIMS

In this course, you’ll learn to search for water right information using eWRIMS (electronic Water Rights Information Management System) and interpret the search results. You’ll also become familiar with the three key water right documents — Application, Permit, and License.

$117

One Year Access

FREE SAMPLE LESSON

eWRIMS: Water Rights Records Search

(Sample 5:06)

COURSE CURRICULUM

eWRIMS: Overview

(9:19)

eWRIMS: Water Rights Records Search

(16:12)

eWRIMS: Public Summary Page

(19:33)

Water Right Documents: Application

(14:19)

Water Right Documents: Permit

(18:59)

Water Right Documents: License

(13:45)

COURSE CURRICULUM

COURSE CONTENT

You’ll learn the background history of eWRIMS, gain an understanding of the eWRIMS database system, and explore the eWRIMS Web Mapping Application (GIS) and the eWRIMS Report Management System.

You’ll begin with a brief overview of the Records Search entry page. We’ll then demonstrate two different data queries for searching a water right. Finally, we’ll discuss dataset quality and data inconsistencies to ensure you don’t overlook important records in your searching.

We'll guide you through the Public Summary Page, which displays search results from the eWRIMS Water Rights Records Search, and use a case study to demonstrate the searching process, and walk you through its water right documents to help you understand the relevance of the included documents and the water right information they cover.

We'll provide a brief overview of the California water rights permitting process. You'll learn about the three key water right documents: application, permit, and license. With a case study, we’ll guide you through all the items in the document so you can efficiently locate the information you need.

We’ll use a California Department of Water Resources water right permit as an example to demonstrate how to access a permit. Following that, we'll walk you through the permit to familiarize you with the included information and terms and conditions. Additionally, we'll show you the attached order related to this permit, which provides updates about it.

We’ll use a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water right license as an example to demonstrate how to search for and access a license. After that, we’ll provide a 'Water Right License Walkthrough' to familiarize you with the information and terms and conditions. We’ll also compare a permit and a license to highlight the differences between them, based on their phases in the water right application process