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Accuracy of Global Microirrigation Distribution
Uniformity Estimates
ITRC Paper No. P 08-005
S. Styles, C.M. Burt, F. Gaudi, and S. Orvis
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering,
Vol. 134, No. 3, May/June 2008, pp. 292-297
Advances in PLC-Based Canal Automation
ITRC Paper No. P 02-001
Burt, C.M. and Piao, X. Presented at
the July 9-12, 2002 USCID conference on Energy, Climate,
Environment and Water - Issues and Opportunities for
Irrigation and Drainage. San Luis Obispo, CA.
Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in
California - A Commentary
ITRC Paper No. P 08-003
Burt, C.M., P. Canessa, L. Schwankl, and D.
Zoldoscke
B
Benchmarking Irrigation
ITRC Paper No. P 00-001
Burt,C.M. Presented at August 3-4,
2000 meeting on Benchmarking in Rome for FAO
and IPTRID.
Breaking the Technology Barriers Imposed by
Cast-In-Place Concrete Pipe in Irrigation
Districts - Case Study of South San Joaquin
Irrigation District
ITRC Paper No. P 02-003
Burt, C.M., Gilton, M.B., Johansen, K.,
Crowe, K.V. Presented at the July 9-12, 2002
USCID conference on Energy, Climate,
Environment and Water - Issues and
Opportunities for Irrigation and Drainage.
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Canal Control Training
ITRC Paper No. P 90-001
Burt, C.M. Presented at CONSERV90,
sponsored by AWWA, ASCE, ASAE. Phoenix,
Arizona.
Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction
(1)
ITRC Paper No. P 08-002
Burt, C.M., M. Cardenas, and M. Grissa.
Presented at the Irrigation Association
Technical Conference. November 2008.
Anaheim, CA.
Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction
(2)
ITRC Paper No. P 09-001
Burt, C.M., S. Orvis, and N. Alexander
Canal Velocity Indexing at Colorado River
Indian Tribes (CRIT) Irrigation Project in
Parker, Arizona using the SonTek Argonaut SL
ITRC Paper No. P 03-001
Styles, S.W. and Niblack, M. Submitted
to the Irrigation Association for the
November 18-20, 2003 24th Annual
International Irrigation Show, San Diego,
CA.
Sponsors:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and
California Energy Commission
Case Study: Installation of Canal Control
Structures on the Government Highline Canal
ITRC Paper No. P 02-005
Khalsa, R.D., Styles, S.W., Burt, C.M.,
Norman, R. Presented at the July 9-12, 2002
USCID conference on Energy, Climate,
Environment and Water - Issues and
Opportunities for Irrigation and Drainage.
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Case
Study: Modernization of the Government
Highline Canal
ITRC Paper No. P 99-005
Presented by Stuart Styles (ITRC), Charles
Burt (ITRC), and Ram Dhan Khalsa (Bureau of
Reclamation), and Robert Norman (Bureau of
Reclamation) during the Case Studies session
at the USCID Workshop on Modernization of
Irrigation Water Delivery Systems (October
17-21, 1999) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Case
Study: Modernization of the Patterson
Irrigation District
ITRC Paper No. P 99-006
Presented by Stuart Styles (ITRC), Charles
Burt (ITRC), Mike Lehmkuhl (ITRC), and John
Sweigard (Patterson Irrigation District,
Patterson, CA) at the USCID Workshop on
Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery
Systems (October 17-21, 1999) in Scottsdale,
Arizona, USA.
Center Pivot Design for Effluent Irrigation
of Agricultural Forage Crops
ITRC Paper No. P 07-002
Gaudi, F., D. Howes, and D. Ton. Presented
at the Irrigation Association's 28th
International Irrigation Show.
December 9, 2007. San Diego, CA.
Chemicals for Fertigation
ITRC Paper No. P 98-002
Burt,C.M., "Fertigation Basics", Proceedings
of International Irrigation Show, 19th
Annual Irrigation Association Annual
Conference, San Diego, CA, Nov. 1-3, 1998.
Conceptualizing Irrigation Project
Modernization Through Benchmarking and the
Rapid Appraisal Process
ITRC Paper No. P 03-002
Burt, C.M., Styles, S.W. Submitted and
accepted for publication in "Irrigation and
Drainage" Copyright 2004 of the
International Commission on Irrigation and
Drainage (ICID), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
http://www.interscience.Wiley.com
Current Canal Modernization from an
International Perspective
ITRC Paper No. P 99-003
Keynote presented by Charles M. Burt on
October 18, 1999, at the USCID Workshop on
Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery
Systems (October 17-21) in Scottsdale,
Arizona, USA.
Effluent Nitrogen Management for
Agricultural Re-Use Applications
ITRC Paper No. P 07-003
Howes, D., F. Gaudi, and D. Ton
Presented at the Irrigation Association's
28th International Irrigation Show.
December 9, 2007. San Diego, CA.
Electric Load Shifting in Irrigation
Districts - California's Program
ITRC Paper No. P 02-002
Burt, C.M., Amon, R., Cordova, D.
Presented at the July 9-12, 2002 USCID
conference on Energy, Climate, Environment
and Water - Issues and Opportunities for
Irrigation and Drainage. San Luis Obispo,
CA.
Evaluation of Retrievable Drip Tape
Irrigation Systems
ITRC Paper No. P 01-001
Burt, C.M., Barreras, J.T., 2001,
"Evaluation of Retrievable Drip Tape
Irrigation Systems", California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo,
California, USA
Evaporation Estimates for Irrigated
Agriculture in California
ITRC Paper No. P 01-002
Burt, C.M., Howes, D.J., Mutziger,A., 2001,
"Evaporation Estimates for Irrigated
Agriculture in California". To be presented
at the 2001 Irrigation Association
Conference - San Antonio, Texas, November
4-6, 2001.
Fertigation Basics
ITRC Paper No. P 98-001
Burt,C.M., "Fertigation Basics", Pacific
Northwest Vegetable Association Convention,
Pasco, 19 November 1998.
Fertigation Chemicals
ITRC Paper No. P 97-001
Burt, Charles M., 1997. Proceedings of the
Segundo Simposium Internacional de
Ferti-Irrigacion held in Queretaro, Mexico
on June 21. pp 109-118.
Fertigation Techniques For Different
Irrigation Methods
ITRC Paper No. P 95-002
Burt, Charles M. 1995. IA Technical
Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. Nov. 12-14.
6p.
Fertigation - The Next Frontier
ITRC Paper No. P 95-004
Burt, Charles M. 1995. Irrigation Business
and Technology (3)4:16-19s.
GIS Mapping for Irrigation District Rapid
Appraisals
ITRC Paper No. P 03-003
Howes, D.J., Burt, C.M., and Styles, S.W.
Presented at the May 12-15, 2003 USCID 2nd
International Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage - Water for a Sustainable
World-Limited Supplies and Expanding Demand.
Phoenix, AZ
GIS Utilization for Analysis of District
Drainage Water Recycling
ITRC Paper No. P 93-002
Burt, C.M., Walker, R.E., "GIS Utilization
for Analysis of District Drainage Water
Recycling", 1993. Proceedings of the 1993
National Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage Engineering held at Park City,
Utah. Irrigation and Drainage Division,
American Society of Civil Engineers. New
York.
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Flow
Monitoring Program
ITRC Paper No. P 02-006
Perkins, D., Styles, S.W., Yasutake, M.Y.
Presented at the July 9-12, 2002 USCID
conference on Energy, Climate, Environment
and Water - Issues and Opportunities for
Irrigation and Drainage. San Luis Obispo,
CA.
Guidelines for Establishing Irrigation
Scheduling Policies
ITRC Paper No. P 95-001
Burt, Charles M. 1995. Theme V: Interaction
Between Water Delivery and Irrigation
Scheduling. ICID/FAO Workshop on Irrigation
Scheduling: From Theory to Practice. Sept.
12-13. Rome, Italy.
Identification and Quantification of
Efficiency and Uniformity Components
ITRC Paper No. P 95-005
Burt, Charles M., A.J. Clemmens, and K.H.
Solomon. 1995. Proceedings of the ASCE Water
Conference in San Antonio, Texas (Water
Resources Engineering). pg. 1526-1530.
Improving Pump Performance
ITRC Paper No. P 08-001
Burt, C.M., F. Gaudi, and D.J. Howes
Presented at the Irrigation Association
Technical Conference. November 2008.
Anaheim, CA.
Increasing Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture: Agronomic Constraints and Hydrological Realities
ITRC Paper No. P 10-009
Perry, C., F. Steduto, R.G. Allen, and C.M. Burt. Agricultural Water Management 96 (2009) 1517-1524
Irrigation Canal - Simulation Model Usage
ITRC Paper No. P 93-001
Burt, C.M., Gartrell, G., 1993. Journal of
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. Vol.
119 (4):631-636.
Irrigation District Canal Automation -
CARDD
ITRC Paper No. P 90-002
Burt, C.M. 1990. Proceedings of the
Third National Irrigation Symposium.
Phoenix, Arizona. ASAE Publication 04-90.
pp. 495-500.
Irrigation District Modernization for the
Western U.S.
ITRC Paper No. P 97-002
Burt, Charles M., S.W. Styles, M. Fidell,
and E. Reifsnider. 1997. Proceedings of
Theme A - Managing Water: Coping with
Scarcity and Abundance. 27th Congress of the
International Association for Hydraulic
Research. pp. 677-682.
Irrigation District Service in the Western
U.S.
ITRC Paper No. P 99-007
Burt, C.M., and Styles, S.W. Submitted to
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, ASCE, 1999.
Irrigation Water Balance Fundamentals
ITRC Paper No. P 99-001
Burt,C.M. Presented at the March 10,
1999 USCID conference on Benchmarking
Irrigation System Performance Using Water
Measurement and Water Balances. San Luis
Obispo, CA.
Irrigation Water Conservation - Benefits
and Tradeoffs
ITRC Paper No. P 95-006
Burt, Charles. 1995. Proceedings of 1995
USCID Water Management Seminar - Irrigation
Water Conservation - Opportunities and
Limitations. Oct. 5-7. Sacramento, CA. p.
51-58.
Leaching of Accumulated Soil Salinity Under
Drip Irrigation
ITRC Paper No. P 05-001
Burt, C.M. and Isbell, B. Submitted
and accepted for publication in
"Transactions of the ASAE", 48(6).
Copyright 2005 American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. ISSN #001-2351.
Long-Term Salinity Buildup on Drip/Micro
Irrigation Trees in California
ITRC Paper No. P 03-004
Burt, C.M., Isbell, B., Burt, L.
Presented at the IA Technical Conference in
San Diego, CA. Nov. 18, 2003
M
Medición de Gasto en Canales de Riego
ITRC Paper No. P 10-002
Burt, C.M. XV Congreso International de Irrigación. October 2009. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Modernización de Proyectos de Riego
ITRC Paper No. P 10-003
Burt, C.M. XV Congreso International de Irrigación. October 2009. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Modernization of the Delano-Earlimart
Irrigation District
ITRC Paper No. P 99-004
Presented by Charles Burt (ITRC) and Dale R.
Brogan (Delano-Earlimart Irrigation
District, Delano, CA) during the Case
Studies session of the USCID Workshop on
Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery
System, October 17-21, 1999, in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
Modernizing Irrigation Facilities at Sutter
Mutual Water Company - A Case Study
ITRC Paper No. P 02-004
Schantz, F.F., Styles, S.W., Freeman, B.J.,
Burt, C.M., Stevens, D. Presented at
the July 9-12, 2002 USCID conference on
Energy, Climate, Environment and Water -
Issues and Opportunities for Irrigation and
Drainage. San Luis Obispo, CA.
Modern Water Control and Management
Practices in Irrigation: Methodology and
Criteria for Evaluating the Impact on
Performance
ITRC Paper No. P 96-001
Burt, Charles M., 1996. Proceedings of the
Expert Consultation on Modernization of
Irrigation Schemes: Past Experiences and
Future Options. Bangkok, Thailand. 26-29,
November. Food and Agricultural Organization
of the United Nations.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Capacity
Development for Irrigation Modernization
ITRC Paper No. P 06-001
Burt, C.M. Proceedings of the
IPTRID-ICID workshop on Monitoring and
Evaluation of Capacity Development
Strategies. Kuala Lumpur. Sept.
14, 2006. FAO, Rome.
Monolithic Concrete Irrigation Pipe
ITRC Paper No. P 94-002
Burt, C.M., Wegener, J., 1994. ASAE Paper
94-2061. Presented in Kansas City, Mo.
Non-Standard Structure Flow Measurement
Evaluation Using the Flow Rate Indexing
Procedure - QIP
ITRC Paper No. P 05-002
Styles, S.W. Presented at the USCID
Third International Conference on Irrigation
and Drainage. March 30-April 2, 2005.
San Diego, CA.
On Farm Irrigation Management - The Shift
from Art to Science
ITRC Paper No. P 98-003
Burt, Charles M., 1998. Proceedings of
the Irrigation Association of Australia
1998 Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
May 19-21.
P
Practical Experience with State-of-the-Art Technologies in SCADA Systems
ITRC Paper No. P 10-004
Freeman, B., and C.M. Burt. USCID conference. June 2009. Reno, NV.
Pump Operation with VFD Controlled Motors
ITRC Paper No. P 10-007
C.M. Burt. USCID Newsletter, February 2010
Reducing Drainage Volume by Converting to Drip Irrigation on Processing Tomatoes
ITRC Paper No. P 10-010
Burt, C.M., B. O'Neill, and S. Rein
Response of Controlled Canals to Downstream
Withdrawals
ITRC Paper No. P 95-003
Burt, Charles M., R.S. Gooch, T.S.
Strelkoff, and J.L. Deltour. 1995. IA
Technical Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. Nov.
12-14. Pg 169-173.
S
Selection of Irrigation Methods for
Agriculture: Drip/Micro Irrigation
ITRC Paper No. P 98-004
Burt, Charles M., 1998. Proceedings of
the Water Resources Div., ASCE, Annual
Conference. Memphis, Tenn.
ITRC Paper No. P 10-005
Howes, D.J., C.M. Burt, and B.F. Sanders. ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage December 2009.
Subsurface Flows Water Balance Components
for Irrigation Districts in the San
Joaquin Valley
ITRC Paper No. P 99-002
Styles, S.W., and Burt, C.M.
Presented at the March 10, 1999 USCID
Conference on Benchmarking Irrigation
System Performance Using Water
Measurement and Water Balances. San Luis
Obispo, CA.
Surface Drip Tape Irrigation Systems as
an Alternative to SDI for Field and Row
Crops
ITRC Paper No. P 06-002
Burt, C.M. Proceedings of the 7th
Micro-Irrigation Congress of ICID.
Sept. 13-15. Kuala Lumpur.
Technical Concepts Related to Conservation
of Irrigation and Rainwater in Agricultural
Systems
ITRC Paper No. P 08-004
A.J. Clemmens, R.G. Allen, and C.M. Burt.
Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W00E03,
doi: 10.1029/2007WR006095, 2008.
V
Variability within Irrigated Fields
ITRC Paper No. P 10-008
Clark, B., and C. M. Burt. USCID Newsletter, September 2009
Volumetric Irrigation Water Pricing
Considerations
ITRC Paper No. P 07-001
Burt, C.M. Irrigation and Drainage Systems
(2007). 21: 133-144.
W
Water Conservation's Role in California Water Transfers
ITRC Paper No. P 10-006
Burt, C.M. Annual technical conference of the Irrigation Association. December 2009. San Antonio, TX.
Water Delivery Service as a Determinant of
Irrigation Project Performance (Les Sereices
des eaux comme de Determinant des Resultats
du Project d' Irrigation)
ITRC Paper No. P 02-007
Styles, S.W., Marino, M.A. Presented
at the July 21-28, 2002 18th ICID Congress
in Montreal, Canada.
Where is All That Water Going?
ITRC Paper No. P 10-001
Burt, C.M. 48th Annual California Irrigation Institute Conference. February 2010. Sacramento, CA





















