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AGWATER?

by Charles M. Burt, Cal Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems: Integrated Perspectives

Abstract:

The AGWATER computer program is an interactive learning, teaching, and pre-season evaluation tool regarding agricultural irrigation. It combines the concepts of irrigation scheduling, distribution uniformity, and off-peak electrical power usage. The program, funded by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and the California Dept. of Water Resources, was developed at the Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) at Cal Poly. It is utilized by approximately sixty irrigation districts in California as a Best Management Practice.

Subject Headings: Electric power | Power transmission | Irrigation | Irrigation water | Irrigation districts | Engineering education | Water resources | California | United States

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