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AUTOMATION AND CONTROL


ITRC Paper No. P 02-001
Advances in PLC-Based Canal Automation

ITRC Paper No. P 02-005
Case Study: Installation of Canal Control Structures on the Government Highline Canal

ITRC Paper No. P 95-003
Response of Controlled Canals to Downstream Withdrawals

ITRC Paper No. P 90-002
Irrigation District Canal Automation - CARDD

ITRC Paper No. P 90-001
Canal Control Training

 


CANAL SEEPAGE

 

ITRC Paper No. P 09-001
Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction (2 - Published in ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage)

 

ITRC Paper No. P 08-002
Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction (1 - Presented at IA Technical Conference)

 


DRIP IRRIGATION

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-010

Reducing Drainage Volume by Converting to Drip Irrigation on Processing Tomatoes


ITRC Paper No. P 06-002
Surface Drip Tape Irrigation Systems as an Alternative to SDI for Field and Row Crops

ITRC Paper No. P 01-001
Evaluation of Retrievable Drip Tape Irrigation Systems

ITRC Paper No. P 98-004
Selection of Irrigation Methods for Agriculture: Drip/Micro Irrigation


EFFICIENCY AND UNIFORMITY COMPONENTS


ITRC Paper No. P 08-004
Accuracy of Global Microirrigation Distribution Uniformity Estimates

ITRC Paper No. P 95-005
Identification and Quantification of Efficiency and Uniformity Components


EFFLUENT IRRIGATION AND MANAGEMENT


ITRC Paper No. P 07-002
Center Pivot Design for Effluent Irrigation of Agricultural Forage Crops

ITRC Paper No. P 07-003
Effluent Nitrogen Management for Agricultural Re-Use Applications


FERTIGATION


ITRC Paper No. P 98-001
Fertigation Basics

ITRC Paper No. P 98-002
Chemicals for Fertigation

ITRC Paper No. P 97-001
Fertigation Chemicals

ITRC Paper No. P 95-002
Fertigation Techniques For Different Irrigation Methods

ITRC Paper No. P 95-004
Fertigation - The Next Frontier


FLOW MEASUREMENT

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-005

Subcritical Contraction Design for Improved Open Channel Flow Measurement Accuracy with an Upward-Looking Acoutsic Doppler Velocity Meter

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-002

Medición de Gasto en Canales de Riego


ITRC Paper No. P 05-002
Non-Standard Structure Flow Measurement Evaluation Using the Flow Rate Indexing Procedure - QIP

ITRC Paper No. P 03-001
Canal Velocity Indexing at Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Irrigation Project in Parker, Arizona using the SonTek Argonaut SL

ITRC Paper No. P 02-006
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Flow Monitoring Program


GIS


ITRC Paper No. P 03-003
GIS Mapping for Irrigation District Rapid Appraisals

ITRC Paper No. P 93-002
GIS Utilization for Analysis of District Drainage Water Recycling


IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDulING


ITRC Paper No. P 07-002
Center Pivot Design for Effluent Irrigation of Agricultural Forage Crops

ITRC Paper No. P 98-003
On Farm Irrigation Management - The Shift from Art to Science

ITRC Paper No. P 96-001
Modern Water Control and Management Practices in Irrigation: Methodology and Criteria for Evaluating the Impact on Performance

ITRC Paper No. P 95-001
Guidelines for Establishing Irrigation Scheduling Policies


MODERNIZATION


ITRC Paper No. P 10-003

Modernización de Proyectos de Riego


ITRC Paper No. P 06-001
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Capacity Development for Irrigation Modernization

ITRC Paper No. P 03-002
Conceptualizing Irrigation Project Modernization Through Benchmarking and the Rapid Appraisal Process

ITRC Paper No. P 02-004
Modernizing Irrigation Facilities at Sutter Mutual Water Company - A Case Study

ITRC Paper No. P 99-003
Current Canal Modernization from an International Perspective

ITRC Paper No. P 99-004
Modernization of the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District

ITRC Paper No. P 99-005
Case Study: Modernization of the Government Highline Canal

ITRC Paper No. P 99-006
Case Study: Modernization of the Patterson Irrigation District
 
ITRC Paper No. P 97-002
Irrigation District Modernization for the Western U.S.


PIPE MATERIALS


ITRC Paper No. P 02-003
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 94-002
Monolithic Concrete Irrigation Pipe

 

 

PUMPS AND VFDS

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-007

Pump Operation with VFD Controlled Motors

 

ITRC Paper No. P 08-001
Improving Pump Performance

 


SALINITY


ITRC Paper No. P 05-001
Leaching of Accumulated Soil Salinity Under Drip Irrigation

ITRC Paper No. P 03-004
Long-Term Salinity Buildup on Drip/Micro Irrigation Trees in California

 

SCADA

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-004

Practical Experience with State-of-the-Art Technologies in SCADA Systems

 

 


WATER BALANCE



ITRC Paper No. P 99-001
Irrigation Water Balance Fundamentals

ITRC Paper No. P 99-002
Subsurface Flows Water Balance Components for Irrigation Districts in the San Joaquin Valley


WATER CONSERVATION

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-001

Where is All That Water Going?

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-008

Variability within Irrigated Fields

 

ITRC Paper No. P 10-009

Increasing Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture:  Agronomic Constraints and Hydrological Realities


ITRC Paper No. P 10-006

Water Conservation's Role in California Water Transfers


ITRC Paper No. P 08-003
Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California - A Commentary

ITRC Paper No. P 08-004
Technical Concepts Related to Conservation of Irrigation and Rainwater in Agricultural Systems

 

ITRC Paper No. P 95-006
Irrigation Water Conservation - Benefits and Tradeoffs

 


WATER DELIVERY SERVICE


ITRC Paper No. P 02-007
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 99-007
Irrigation District Service in the Western U.S.

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