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Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program

The Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program (IDEA) includes:

• educational services and technical assistance for irrigation districts

• applied research in GIS-based management systems and rapid assessment methods for prioritized rehabliation projects based on water saving potential.

These “irrigation” districts include irrigation, water control, water improvement, and municipal utility districts that deliver irrigation water.

Overview of the IDEA program

And our activities for the congressional initative:
Rio Grande Basin Initiative
for Irrigation Water Conservation

What's New...

Extension Publications

 
B-6218
Measuring Seepage Losses from Canals Using the Ponding Test Method. January 2009.

The ponding test method is an accurate way to
measure seepage losses from irrigation canals. This publication provides complete details for using this method.

Order Here for Printed Copies
from the Texas AgriLife Extension Bookstore
 
Map Series

Expansion of Urban Area in Irrigation Districts of the Rio Grande River Basin, 1996-2006: A Map Series. March 2009. This series includes maps of five counties: El Paso, Maverick, Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy, showing the expansion of urban area over this ten year period (1996 to 2006). Also, shown on the maps are the service areas of 30 irrigation districts that deliver irrigation water along the Rio Grande River Basin. . Individual district maps are posted under the GIS/Maps link. Tables show estimates of percent increase of urban area in both county and irrigation district boundaries.

Texas Legislative and Irrigation Districts of the Rio Grande River Basin: A Map Series. July 2008.
This series consists of nine (9) maps showing the boundaries of legislative districts (state and federal) and 32 irrigation districts that deliver irrigation water. The tables provided include Texas Class A water rights for the irrigation districts of the Lower and Middle Rio Grande Regions, water allocations for the Upper Rio Grande Basin irrigation districts according to the Rio Grande Compact, and a listing of legislative districts by irrigation districts.
Popular Articles   
Smart IDEA Prevents Flooding. Rio Grande Basin Initiative Outcomes. Vol.7, No.2. December 2008.
The Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program (IDEA) responded to a Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6 (HCID6) request to help prevent flooding along Walker Lake by installing remote and automatic control systems on the emergency gate of the Rio Grande.

 

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Financial assistance for the Irrigation Technology Center is executed through a federal program, the Rio Grande Basin Initiative, administered
Texas Water Resources Institute of the Texas A&M University System, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture under Agreement No. 2008-45049-04328 and Agreement No. 2008-34461-19061.