Irrigation Design for Water Conservation

Slide 1 Irrigation Design for Water Conservation Slide 2 OUTLINE CURRENT DESIGN PRACTICES INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITIES LEGISLATION TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Slide 3 CURRENT DESIGN Landscape design is being dictated by poor irrigation Water costs are soaring Audited installations are a fact Legislation is here Slide 4 POOR DESIGN Slide 5 For water conservation Use smaller sprinklers (no overspray) Head to head coverage Matched precipitation rates Industry - High efficiency nozzlesMPR nozzles Slide 6 LARGE SPRINKLERS DRY AREA COLLATERAL DAMAGE Slide 7 SMALL SPRINKLERS EVEN COVERAGE Slide 8 INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITIES Ensure the long term care of the customer Practice water conservation over “winning the bid” What costs more – upfront or long term? Slide 9 IRRIGATION AUDIT Slide 10 Check local codes and regulations What is your municipality doing to protect long term supply? LEGISLATION Slide 11 LEGISLATION Slide 12 MICRO IRRIGATION TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Slide 13 MICRO IRRIGATION Slide 14 MICRO IRRIGATION SENSORS TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Slide 15 IRRIGATION SENSORS - Pg 46 Slide 16 MICRO IRRIGATION SENSORS MATCHED PRECIPITATION RATES TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Precip (mm/h) Precip (mm/h) 10F 10H 10T 10Q Slide 17 MATCHED PRECIPITATION Precip (mm/h) Precip (mm/h) 10F 10H 10T 10Q Slide 18 TIPS FOR CONSERVATION MICRO IRRIGATION SENSORS MATCHED PRECIPITATION RATES SMART CONTROLLERS Slide 19 SMART CONTROLLERS Controllers that run off smart phones Controllers thatdetermine run times based on sensors - soil moisture - rain sensors - ET rates Historic Real time Slide 20 MICRO IRRIGATION SENSORS MATCHED PRECIPITATION RATES SMART CONTROLLERS MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Precip (mm/h) Precip (mm/h) 10F 10H 10T 10Q Slide 21 MAINTENANCE Precip (mm/h) Precip (mm/h) 10F 10H 10T 10Q Slide 22 EDUCATION CERTIFICATION TIPS FOR CONSERVATION Precip (mm/h) Precip (mm/h) 10F 10H 10T 10Q