Canal Operations Workshop

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM

Location: University Farm (Agricultural Teaching and Research Center

The Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) and CSU Chico Agricultural Teaching and Research Center (ATRC) have arranged a one day irrigation district workshop for Canal Operations. The Canal Operations course will be presented by Dr. Stuart Styles on behalf of the Mid-Pacific Region, US Bureau of Reclamation technical support agreement.

Canal Operations Workshop

• Principles of flow measurement for open and closed systems
• Common measurement devices - Weirs, flumes, meter gates (canal gates)
• How to take accurate readings
• Corrections for common problems
• Intro to electronic flow meters
• Field exercises
• The service concept, including farmer constraints and needs
• Purposes of different check structures
• Water level vs. flow rate control
• How to get more water through various devices
• Interaction between canals and turnouts
• Introduction to SCADA

*Books and lunch will be provided for a cost of $30.00 for each day

More information can be found at http://www.csuchico.edu/ag/water/workshops.shtml