Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byCuthbert Marshall Modified over 9 years ago
1
Irrigation Efficiency for Southern California
6
Irrigation Efficiency
7
Irrigation System Efficiency
8
Irrigation Efficiency Irrigation System Efficiency Efficient Water Management
9
Irrigation Efficiency Irrigation System Efficiency Efficient Water Management
10
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
11
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
12
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
13
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
14
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At Low Level of Efficiency
15
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
17
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
18
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
19
Importance of Distribution Uniformity
21
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
22
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
23
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At Low Level of Efficiency
24
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
25
Common Maintenance Problems Easy Ways to Raise DU Repair Leaks Replace Plugged Equipment Choose the correct sprinklers
26
Common Design Problems Not as Easy Ways to Raise DU Lack of Pressure Regulation Matching Precipitation Rates Exceeding Design Capacity
27
Common Design Problems Lack of Pressure Regulation
28
100’ 20 psi 63 psi
29
Common Design Problems Lack of Pressure Regulation
33
Common Design Problems Not as Easy Ways to Raise DU Lack of Pressure Regulation Matching Precipitation Rates Exceeding Design Capacity
34
Common Design Problems Matching Precipitation Rates 30 gph 10 gph 20 gph 60 gph 40 gph
35
Common Design Problems Not as Easy Ways to Raise DU Lack of Pressure Regulation Matching Precipitation Rates Exceeding Design Capacity
36
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source
37
1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM
38
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM 72 GPM > 50 GPM Demand Exceeds Capacity of Water Source
39
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1 ½ ” Water Meter = 100 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM
40
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1 ½ ” Water Meter = 100 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM 72 GPM < 100 GPM Demand Below Capacity of Water Source
41
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1 ½ ” Water Meter = 100 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM 72 GPM < 100 GPM Demand Below Capacity of Water Source
42
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 24 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 36 GPM
43
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 24 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 36 GPM 36 GPM < 50 GPM Demand Below Capacity of Water Source
44
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1.5 GPM each = 72 GPM
45
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1 GPM each = 48 GPM
46
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Water Source 1” Water Meter = 50 GPM XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 48 Sprinklers @ 1 GPM each = 48 GPM 48 GPM < 50 GPM Demand Below Capacity of Water Source
47
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Piping Material ½” Poly Tube Total Capacity = 2 GPM
48
Common Design Problems Design Capacity: Piping Material ½” Poly Tube Total Capacity = 2 GPM
49
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At Low Level of Efficiency
50
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
51
Irrigation System Efficiency Distribution Uniformity System Operating At High Level of Efficiency
52
Irrigation System Efficiency Importance of Distribution Uniformity
53
Irrigation Efficiency Irrigation System Efficiency Efficient Water Management
54
Irrigation Efficiency Irrigation System Efficiency Efficient Water Management
55
Efficient Water Management Soil Reservoir as Cup of Water
68
Efficient Water Management When and For How Long do I Irrigate? Need to know 4 things: How much water does my cup (soil reservoir) hold? How fast am I losing that water? How much water can be removed from my cup (soil reservoir) before I need to refill it? How long will it take my sprinklers to refill it?
69
Efficient Water Management How Much Water Does My Soil Reservoir Hold?
72
Efficient Water Management When and For How Long do I Irrigate? Need to know 4 things: How much water does my cup (soil reservoir) hold? How fast am I losing that water? How much water can be removed from my cup (soil reservoir) before I need to refill it? How long will it take my sprinklers to refill it?
73
Efficient Water Management How Fast is Water Being Used by the Crop and Evaporated by the Sun’s Heat http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcome.jsp
74
Efficient Water Management How Fast is Water Being Used by the Crop and Evaporated by the Sun’s Heat http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcome.jsp
75
Efficient Water Management When and For How Long do I Irrigate? Need to know 4 things: How much water does my cup (soil reservoir) hold? How fast am I losing that water? How much water can be removed from my cup (soil reservoir) before I need to refill it? How long will it take my sprinklers to refill it?
76
Efficient Water Management How much water can be removed from the soil reservoir before I need to refill it? »Avocados - at 30% depletion »Citrus – at 50% depletion »Nursery crops – variable (50%)
77
Efficient Water Management When and For How Long do I Irrigate? Need to know 4 things: How much water does my cup (soil reservoir) hold? How fast am I losing that water? How much water can be removed from my cup (soil reservoir) before I need to refill it? How long will it take my sprinklers to refill it?
78
Efficient Water Management How Long Will My Sprinklers Take to Refill It?
79
Efficient Water Management When and For How Long do I Irrigate? Need to know 4 things: How much water does my cup (soil reservoir) hold? How fast am I losing that water? How much water can be removed from my cup (soil reservoir) before I need to refill it? How long will it take my sprinklers to refill it?
80
Riverside County (3 labs in county) East County/High Desert (760) 347-7658 West County (909) 683-7691 http://www.rcrcd.com/ South East County (909) 654-7733http://www.rcrcd.com/ http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/infoIrrSchedule.jsp
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.