Irrigation System Management. Ensuring automatic irrigation controllers are functioning properly and providing various plant species with proper amount of water. o Cycle controller(s) through each station manually and automatically to determine if all facets are functioning properly. o Inspection should be performed at least monthly. o Recover, replace, or refasten displaced or damaged valve box covers. o Inspect and repair bubbler heads. o Repair and replace broken drip lines or emitters causing a loss of water (to prevent ponding and erosion). o Maintain drip system filters to prevent emitters from clogging. Inspection and cleaning should occur at least monthly. o Inspect and clean mainline filters, wye strainers, basket filters, and filters at backflow devices twice a year. o Maintain and check function of the drip system. Keeping irrigation control boxes clear of vegetation Operating irrigation system to ensure it does not cause excessively wet, waterlogged areas, and slope failure Utilizing infrequent deep watering techniques to encourage deep rooting, drought tolerant plant characteristics to promote a self-sustaining, irrigation free landscape Determine watering schedules based on season, weather, variation in plant size, and plant varieties. At least four times a year (e.g. change of season), reschedule controller systems. Turn off irrigation systems at the controller at the beginning of the rainy season, or when the soil has a high enough moisture content. Use moisture sensing devices to determine water penetration in soil.
Irrigation System Management. All bidders must be knowledgeable of all common irrigation systems and be willing and able to set timers for optimal irrigation. Vendor to advise managers as to how the irrigation schedules should be set. Coordinate irrigation times with turf treatments and event activities. Adjust timers on irrigation systems to account for weather and turf needs. • City will be responsible for winterizing, de-winterizing, maintaining irrigation systems.
Irrigation System Management. All bidders must be knowledgeable of all common irrigation systems and be willing and able to set timers for optimal irrigation of athletic fields.
Irrigation System Management. As demands for crops continue to increase, the demands for irrigation water also increases. The biggest challenge in irrigation management is to improve the efficiency and productivity of water use in existing systems. In an existing system – with a limited quantity of available water – irrigators are attempting to produce more food with less water. Irrigation management helps farmers, ranchers, and irrigators conserve water, promote and enhance agricultural production, while protecting valuable water resources and reducing unwanted water quality impacts from leaching or runoff. Common challenges in irrigation systems are inefficient operations and maintenance, inadequate service delivery that is supply rather than demand-driven, low water productivity, poor cost recovery, degradation of soil and water through waterlogging and salinity, and lost opportunities for sustainable conjunctive surface and groundwater use. It is necessary to modernize existing systems to promote efficiency in farmers’ use of water and to ensure more sustainable development of groundwater irrigation. Collecting data to help irrigators is the primary step in achieving this goal.
Irrigation System Management. MONTHLY IRRIGATION SYSTEM MONITORING AND REPAIRS:
