Irrigation Design for Water Conservation

1. Irrigation Design

• for Water Conservation

2. OUTLINE

• CURRENT DESIGN PRACTICES
• INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITIES
• LEGISLATION
• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

3. CURRENT DESIGN

Landscape design is being dictated by poor irrigation

• Water costs are soaring

Audited installations are a fact Legislation is here

4. POOR DESIGN

5. For water conservation

Use smaller sprinklers (no overspray) Head to head coverage Matched precipitation rates

• Industry - High efficiency nozzlesMPR nozzles

6. LARGE SPRINKLERS

• DRY
• AREA
• COLLATERAL
• DAMAGE

7. SMALL SPRINKLERS

• EVEN COVERAGE

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?

9. IRRIGATION AUDIT

10. Check local codes and

regulations What is your municipality doing to protect long term supply?

• LEGISLATION

11. LEGISLATION

12. MICRO IRRIGATION

• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

13. MICRO IRRIGATION

14. MICRO IRRIGATION

• SENSORS
• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

15. IRRIGATION SENSORS - Pg 46

16. MICRO IRRIGATION

• SENSORS
• MATCHED PRECIPITATION
• RATES
• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

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17. MATCHED PRECIPITATION

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18. TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

• MICRO IRRIGATION
• SENSORS
• MATCHED PRECIPITATION
• RATES
• SMART CONTROLLERS

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

20. MICRO IRRIGATION

• SENSORS
• MATCHED PRECIPITATION
• RATES
• SMART CONTROLLERS
• MAINTENANCE
• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

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21. MAINTENANCE

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22. EDUCATION

• CERTIFICATION
• TIPS FOR CONSERVATION

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