:: ITRC Online Papers and Presentations (Listed Alphabetically)::

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Papers currently available online:

A-B  C  E  F  G  I  L-M  N-S  V-W


Papers listed in alphabetical order

A

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.
 

 

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.
 

 

C
Canal Control Training
ITRC Paper No. P 90-001
Burt, C.M.
Presented at CONSERV90, sponsored by AWWA, ASCE, ASAE. Phoenix, Arizona.
 


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" ©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.
 

 

E
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., Amón, 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.

 

F
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.

 

G
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.
 


I
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.


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.

 

L
 

ITRC Paper No. P 05-001

Leaching of Accumulated Soil Salinity Under Drip Irrigation

Burt, C.M. and Isbell, B.

Submitted and accepted for publication in "Transactions of the ASAE", 48(6).  ©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
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.

 

 

N

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.

 

O
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.

 

R
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.


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. 

 


V

Volumetric Irrigation Water Pricing Considerations

ITRC Paper No. P 07-001

Burt, C.M.  

Irrigation and Drainage Systems (2007).  21: 133-144.

 

 

W
Water Delivery Service as a Determinant of Irrigation Project Performance (Les Sereices des eaux comme de Detérminant des Résultats du Project d' Irrigation)

ITRC Paper No. P 02-007
Styles, S.W., Mariño, M.A.
Presented at the July 21-28, 2002 18th ICID Congress in Montreal, Canada.


 

  

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