The SVRCD is engaged at many levels with improving water quality in the Shasta River and other watersheds in our service area. We work to support local efforts to comply with the Shasta River and other TMDL’s as well as other water quality initiatives.
CIMIS Station
Two CIMIS stations are continuously adding data and local knowledge to the groundwater monitoring efforts in Shasta Valley. Located on irrigated pastures in Gazelle and Montague; the CIMIS stations are online and available to all growers and scientists for hourly or daily real-time numbers. The Shasta Valley CIMIS stations measure precipitation, wind, temperature, humidity, and solar radiation and calculate rates of ET. CIMIS stands for California Irrigation Management Information System. The statewide network of weather stations are valuable to producers who want to maximize irrigation efficiencies. Evapotranspiration or ET is a critical design and management metric. ET is the amount of water that a plant (transpiration) and soils (evaporation) uses in a given period of time. In a summer of drought, current irrigation data is one tool producers use to maximize limited surface and groundwater su
Website Accesibilty Policy Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.