Water Quantity and Quality for Irrigated Agriculture and Wetlands

by E. P. Chambers, Univ of Nevada Reno, Reno, United States,
J. C. Guitjens, Univ of Nevada Reno, Reno, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Irrigation and Drainage: Saving a Threatened Resource?In Search of Solutions

Abstract:

A water balance for the Carson Division of the Newlands Project in Northwest Nevada was created to identify the potential recovery of irrigation drainage effluent from the shallow aquifer for crop irrigation. Results from a pilot study have demonstrated that drainage effluent from the shallow aquifer can be utilized for crop irrigation. Reduced headgate deliveries in exchange for recovered drainage water would free approximately 55,000 ac.ft. of high quality water (0.32 dS/m-0.60 dS/m) in Lahontan Reservoir for the wetlands located down gradient from the irrigated lands. Exchanging current drainage inflow with uncontaminated reservoir water, would benefit the wetlands.

Subject Headings: Water quality | Water reclamation | Irrigation | Water resources | Drainage | Wetlands (fresh water) | Water treatment | Nevada | United States

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