Row crop drip irrigation
Contact person Dr Charles M. Burt -
Chairperson
Contact person's address ITRC/BRAE 1 Grand
Avenue Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA
93407 USA
Contact person's Telephone/Fax Tel +1-805-756
2379 Fax +1-805-756 2433
Contact person's E-mail [email protected]
Type of programme Classroom/laboratory
Certificate Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme Annual
Programme's main focus Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus This course is a part of the
ITRC's comprehensive educational programme Designer/Manager School of
Irrigation, which offers a variety of classes, designed for both agricultural
and landscape irrigation professionals.
The course includes the following:
- Design layouts, flushing and fittings - How
design relates to management - Hose installation and retrieval
A suggested prerequisite is to have knowledge of basic
pipeline hydraulics or have completed ITRC's relevant class.
Target group Junior professionals
Programme
www http://www.itrc.org/classes/DesMgr.html
Dates/duration One day, August
Language English
Partners US Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific
Region |
Irrigation Training and Research Center, Cal Poly State
University
Acronym ITRC
Country USA
Address ITRC/BRAE 1 Grand Avenue Cal Poly
State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 USA
Tel +1-805-756-2429
Fax +1-805-756-2433
E-mail [email protected]
Institute/organization
www http://www.itrc.org
Brief description of institution/organization The
Irrigation Training and Research Center of Cal Poly State University provides
direct technical assistance in irrigation district modernization to over 90
irrigation districts in the western US. The Center specializes in SCADA,
modernization plans, canal and pump automation and water balances. Focus is on a
pragmatic approach, with successful field applications. In addition, the Center
works with field irrigation (drip, sprinkler, surface, fertigation, salinity and
drainage). Training, which is based on the extensive field experience of ITRC,
occupies about 30 percent of the annual budget. Research is about 20 percent and
technical assistance is 50 percent. The Center is 100 percent financially
self-supporting and houses offices, an excellent outdoor facility for teaching
field irrigation techniques and a unique Water Delivery Facility to teach all
forms of canal modernization, pumping, SCADA, etc.
One speciality of the Center is automation of canals,
including development of a complete modernization plan, modeling of the canal
system to tune control algorithms, specifications of hardware and software and
providing quality control during field installation, so that the end result is
an effective, working system. |