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PROJECTS, RESEARCH, & DEMONSTRATIONS
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Irrigation Conveyance Evaluation (ICE) Development
Program - (Overview)
Previously
call the Rapid Assessment Tool or RAT, the ICE combines a
series of methodologies or components being designed to provide
a quick and cost-effective analysis of the conditions and
operational performance of an irrigation district and the
distribution network. The components include surveys, infractructure
ratings, limited direct measurement, and GIS capabilities
among other activities. They can be used seperately to identify
a single problem or used together to tackle larger complex
problems.
Areas
of Study and Components:
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Canal condition and loss rate evaluation
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Analysis of water supply (Head problems) in districts
3- Effects of aquatic vegetation on flow in canals
4- Spill loss evaluation photos
5- Remote sensing tools
6- Optimal canal water management procedures
7- On-farm water delievery analysis |
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Remote Sensing (Airborne Multi-Spectral)
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Canal
Management Project
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Canal Automation Demonstration Program
The
objectives are to demonstration the benefits of automatic
control of gates, and to determine the equipment and software
that work best in the conditions along the Rio Grande River
in Texas. In addition, an implementation of canal automation
will result in more efficient water management with benefits
from improved crop yield, reduced operation and maintenance
costs, and water conservation through reduced spillage and
seepage.
Projects:
Delta Lake ID
United
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Evaluation
of Canal Lining Projects
Periodic documentation and evaluation of canal lining projects'
durability.
Site
Maps 
CCID#1
CCID#2 Harlingen ID HCID#2 Santa
Cruz ID United
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Posters
GIS
and Database Integration PDF
GIS
as a Mapping Tool PDF
GIS
as a Planning Tool PDF
Water
Summit PDF
Reports
Canal
Conditions Final PDF
Database
Report PDF
Final
Farm Turnout PDF
Head
Problem Report PDF
Professional
Papers
Proceedings
of the GIS Workshop, May 2003, Phoenix, AZ PDF
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Financial assistance for
the Irrigation Technology Center is executed through a federal program,
the Rio Grande Basin Initiative, administered |
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Texas Water Resources Institute of the Texas A&M University System, Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service,
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U.S. Department of Agriculture under Agreement No. 2008-45049-04328 and
Agreement No. 2008-34461-19061. |
