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1 Irrigation Efficiency for Southern California

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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