On‐Farm Application System Design and Project‐scale Water Management
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 4
Abstract
Project‐scale optimal on‐farm designs considering total water availability and also the variability in the on‐farm parameters are obtained using a two‐stage programming approach in a mode of maximizing the net benefits from the project area. This provides the basis for comparing the consequences of projectscale design and operation under modes of volumetric equity and iso‐efficiency. A methodology to subdivide the project area into different distinct portions is developed. A sample application indicates that there could be a wide variation in flow requirements in all the three modes. Variations in net on‐farm benefits under modes of project‐scale optimality and volumetric equity are also large. The sample study indicates that the iso‐efficiency design results in near‐optimal project‐scale returns with uniform unit benefits in the different areas.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Abdulrazzack, M. J., and Morel‐Seytoux, H. J. (1983). “Recharge from and ephemeral stream following wetting front arrival to water table.” Water Resour. Res., Vol. 19(1), 194–200.
2.
Dudley, N. J., Musgrave, W. F., and Howell, D. T. (1972). “Irrigation planning, 3. The best size of irrigation area for a reservoir.” Water Resour. Res., 8(1), 7–17.
3.
El‐Hakim, O. (1984). “Quality parameter functions for border irrigation and their water management applications.” Thesis presented to Colorado State University, at Fort Collins, Colo., in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
4.
Elliot, R. L. (1980). “Furrow irrigation evaluation data.” Dept. of Agric. and Chemical Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo., Aug.
5.
Haider, M., and Abdel Al, F. (1982). “Kafr El Sheikh farm management survey group enterprise budgets and profitability analysis.” Tech. Rept. 11, Egypt Water Use and Management, Cairo, Egypt.
6.
Hart, W. E. (1975). “Irrigation system design.” Dept. of Agric. and Chemical Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo.
7.
Holzapfel, E. A., Marino, M. A., and Chavez‐Morales, J. (1986). “Surface irrigation optimization models.” J. Irrig., and Drain. Engrg., ASCE, 112(1).
8.
Ley, T., and Clyma, W. (1980). “Furrow irrigation system design.” Dept. of Agric. and Chemical Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo.
9.
Nemhauser, G. L. (1966). “Introduction to dynamic programming.” John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y.
10.
Reddy, J. M. (1980). “Irrigation system improvement by simulation and optimization.” Thesis presented to Colorado State Univ., at Fort Collins, Colo., in partial fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
11.
Reddy, J. M., and Clyma, W. (1981). “Optimal design of border irrigation systems.” J. Irrig. and Drain. Div., ASCE, 107(IR3).
12.
Sritharan, S. (1984). “Synthesis of design, operation, and management of surface irrigation conveyance systems.” Thesis presented to Colorado State Univ., at Fort Collins, Colo., in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
13.
Sritharan, S., Clyma, W., and Richardson, E. V. (1983). “Furrow irrigation runoff: A linear system approach.” J. of Irrig. and Drain. Div., ASCE, 109(1).
14.
Sritharan, S., Clyma, W., and Richardson, E. V. (1984). “On‐farm application system design and project scale water management.” Presented at ASCE Specialty Conf., Flagstaff, Ariz.
15.
Sritharan, S., Clyma, W., and Richardson, E. V. (1984). “Application system design and long‐term water table build‐up in irrigated areas.” Presented at ASCE Specialty Conf., Flagstaff, Ariz.
16.
Strelkoff, F., and Katopodes, N. (1977). “Border irrigation hydraullics with zeroinertia.” J. Irrig. and Drain. Div., ASCE, 103(IR3).
17.
Walker, W. R., and Skogerboe, G. V. (1987). Surface irrigation, theory and practice. Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Chapters 14 and 15.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 4 • November 1988
Pages: 622 - 643
Copyright
Copyright © 1988 ASCE.
History
Published online: Nov 1, 1988
Published in print: Nov 1988
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.