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<br />i; <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />completed and many California districts will have reduced water <br /> <br /> <br />supplies. Farmers are encouraged to use recent innovations in <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation including gated pipes rather than siphons, laser <br /> <br /> <br />leveling to smooth slopes and fields and surge flow techniques <br /> <br /> <br />for surface irrigation. The Office of Water Conservation with <br /> <br /> <br />funds provided by the State Water Resources Control Board has <br /> <br /> <br />developed mobile labs which travel to farms and prepare <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation evaluations. The Department of Water Resources has <br /> <br /> <br />also funded various agencies to evaluate irrigation and water <br /> <br /> <br />management. <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />A recent innovation that has been successful and <br />will soon be adopted by Arizona is the California Irrigation <br />Management Information System (CIMIS). It is a group of weather <br />stations located throughout the state which provides weather <br />information through a central office via a computer hook up. The <br />information is also available from the Department of Water <br />Resources in monthly summaries. (See Exhibit 12). There is <br />presently some discussion concerning districts being allowed to <br />create water banks, however, no regulations have as yet been set <br />forth to institute such a scheme. A law which has been repealed <br />formerly allowed a tax credit for the improvement of agricultural <br />irrigation efficiency. (See Exhibit 13). No other tax credit <br />legislation has been enacted. <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />-6- <br />