Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program
 A Program of the Irrigation Technology Center
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November 21, 2009

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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...

  
A NEW IDEA Newsletter  
     Issue 4, November 2009 
- Automation Projects Updates
- Urbanization of Irrigation Districts
- In Pursuit of the Perfect Liner
- Recent Publications
District Analysis Report  
 
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT
TR-353: Evaluation of Canal Lining Projects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. June 2009.
Since 1999, seven (7) irrigation districts in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas have installed six (6) different types of synthetic canal lining materials, totaling approximately 21 miles. In 2005, we began a program to track the long-term effectiveness and durability of these lining projects and to document the damage caused by such factors as...
 
Extension Publication   
 
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

EM-105: 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.
Popular Article   
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
by the Texas Water Resources Institute of the Texas A&M University System, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service,
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Agreement No. 2008-45049-04328 and Agreement No. 2008-34461-19061.