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NEWSLETTERS AND ARTICLES
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A NEW IDEA
Newsletter
of the Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program
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Issue
3, November 2005

Model Database Under Development
Canal Automation Demonstration Program Begins
Composite Lining Performance Improves
How Do We Determine Water Savings?
Pipeline Reduces Losses by 98%
Irrigation Rapid Assessment Program - Status Report |
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Issue
2, February 2005
Lining System Reduces Canal Water Losses by
81%
Thermal Imaging fo Canals for Remote Detection of Leaks
New Map Release
Water Measurement Workshop Set for February
Leigh Relocates to College Station
New Fact Sheets Nearing Completion
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Issue
1, December 2004
New Pipeline 'Leaked Like a Sieve'
Our First Newsletter
Irrigation Districts Have Database Problems
Congressional District Maps
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Popular Articles 
"GIS
Maps Aid Irrigation Districts", Rio Grande Basin Initiative,
September 2005.
"Wired
for Water: Farmers Manage Irrigation Online", Lifescapes,
Spring 2003 Issue.
"Condition
Critical: Aging Valley water system nears breaking point",
Lifescapes, Spring 2003 Issue.
"Scheduling
efficient irigation: Growers look to Internet for crop's
soil moisture requirements", Outcomes, Fall 2002
Issue.
"Improving
irrigation systems: GIS used to map water accounts, plan
rehabilitation projects", Outcomes, Fall 2002 Issue.
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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. 2005-34461-15661 and Agreement No. 2005-45049-03209. |