1. Enhancing Agricultural Water Resources at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Kevin Piper Director, Agricultural Operations College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences June 17, 2014 CHES Conference, San Diego State University

2. Topics Agricultural Water System Overview Agricultural Water Management Review Improvement Plan Ag Water Usage Student Involvement Rainwater Harvesting Project

3. Farm History University Archives, Cal Poly

4. Agricultural Water System Overview

5.  2010 CAFES Ag Water System Evaluation  2011 Stenner Creek Watershed Study  2012 Water Rights Analysis  2013 Initiated Agricultural Water System Improvement Plan Agricultural Water Management Review

6.  Components to the plan:  Installation of water flow meters  Filter station upgrades  Installation of efficient sprinklers  Installation of micro emitters  Repair/replace all the sprinkler pipe  Design and Installation of a new pumping station  Prioritize and add/replace approx. 9,000 feet of underground pipeline.  Development of a water management system for irrigation Ag Water System Improvement Plan

7. Flow Meters

8. Filter Systems Upgrades Screen Filter System Sand Media Filters

9. Irrigation Weather Tec 10-20 & 10-30 SprinklersNetafim SuperNet jet Drip tape

10. Pump Station

11. Pump Station Design

12. Underground Pipeline

13.  Combination of Information:  Use of CIMIS for weekly evapotranspiration (eT) rates  Use of irrigation calculator  Use of AdCon Telemetry  http://apro.mccrometer.net http://apro.mccrometer.net Irrigation Water Management System

14.  Use of soil tensiometers Irrigation Water Management System

15.  Historical Ag Water Use  Current Ag Water Use  Efficiencies Gained  Remaining areas for improved efficiency Agricultural Water Usage

16.  To Date:  Pump Station Design  Construction of the pump station concrete pad  Development of an irrigation scheduling guide  Student Assistant irrigation crew  Irrigation system evaluations Student Involvement

17.  Collaborative Project between Cal Poly, Morro Bay National Estuary Program and the California Conservation Corps  Designed to alleviate water competition between water users and wildlife  Rainwater harvesting to augment water use, reduce pumping of riparian wells, and improve on-site storm water management.  Project went on line Fall of 2013 Rainwater Harvesting Project

18. Rainwater Harvesting Site

19. Rainwater Harvesting Collection

20. Questions?