Book contents
- Riverflow
- Riverflow
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps
- Foreword: Marching Away from Folly
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Publicum Ius Aquae
- 1 Instream Rights and the Public Trust
- 2 Instream Rights and Unreasonable Use
- 3 Instream Rights and Dams
- 4 Instream Rights and Watershed Governance
- 5 Instream Rights as Federal Law Recedes
- 6 Instream Rights as Water Temperatures Rise
- 7 Instream Rights as Sea Levels Rise
- 8 Instream Rights and Groundwater Extraction
- 9 Instream Rights and Old Canals
- 10 Instream Rights and Water as an Investment
- 11 Instream Rights and International Law
- 12 Instream Rights and Irrigation Subsidies
- 13 Instream Rights and Pacific Salmon
- 14 Instream Rights and Hatchery Fish
- 15 Instream Rights as Indigenous Rights
- Conclusion Policy Disconnected from Science
- About the Author
- Index
2 - Instream Rights and Unreasonable Use
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
- Riverflow
- Riverflow
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps
- Foreword: Marching Away from Folly
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Publicum Ius Aquae
- 1 Instream Rights and the Public Trust
- 2 Instream Rights and Unreasonable Use
- 3 Instream Rights and Dams
- 4 Instream Rights and Watershed Governance
- 5 Instream Rights as Federal Law Recedes
- 6 Instream Rights as Water Temperatures Rise
- 7 Instream Rights as Sea Levels Rise
- 8 Instream Rights and Groundwater Extraction
- 9 Instream Rights and Old Canals
- 10 Instream Rights and Water as an Investment
- 11 Instream Rights and International Law
- 12 Instream Rights and Irrigation Subsidies
- 13 Instream Rights and Pacific Salmon
- 14 Instream Rights and Hatchery Fish
- 15 Instream Rights as Indigenous Rights
- Conclusion Policy Disconnected from Science
- About the Author
- Index
Summary
California is one among many regions around the world dealing with water scarcity pressures, and these scarcity pressures are compounded by the economic importance of California’s wine sector. As discussed in this chapter, growing grapes can be economically precarious for many reasons, including the vulnerability of grapes to early season frost episodes. One of the main strategies for wine growers to protect grapes from frost is to continuously mist vineyards with water prior to and during the periods in the growing season when temperatures can temporarily drop below freezing. This frost protection technique is used for vineyards not only in California but also in other wine-growing regions such as New Zealand.
For instance, a 2018 article in Wine Enthusiast magazine documented how grape growers in the New Zealand’s Central Otago region used sprinklers to combat frost. According to Andrew Donaldson, owner of the Akitu Winery in the New Zealand’s Central Otago region, “In spring, our primary defense is water sprinklers.” The article reports: “These sprinklers exploit the latent heat developed through freezing. Water is sprayed over the vines, which freezes in a clear film around the newly formed shoots.
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- RiverflowThe Right to Keep Water Instream, pp. 31 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021