Plastic Lining on Riverton Unit, Wyoming
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 111, Issue 3
Abstract
Since 1975, the Bureau of Reclamation has installed approximately 25.8 miles (41.5 km) of PVC (polyvinyl‐chloride) lining in the distribution system of the Riverton Irrigation Project. The lining is part of a $40,000,000 rehabilitation program designed to stop waterlogging of adjacent farmland and conserve water. This paper describes the methods used in investigating, designing, and constructing the PVC lining. It also summarizes the construction costs from 1973 to 1982.
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Canals and Related Structures, Design Standards No. 3, Chapter 1, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior (undated).
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Investigations of Plastic Films for Canal Lining, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 1969, pp. 13, 18–20.
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Linings for Irrigation Canals, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 1963, pp. 9–10, 15, 75–91.
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“Measuring Seepage in Irrigation Canals by the Ponding Method,” Irrigation Operation & Maintenance Bulletin No. 65, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, July–Aug.–Sept., 1968, pp. 1–21.
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“Measuring Seepage Losses in Irrigation Canals,” Hydraulic Laboratory Report HYD‐459, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, March, 1961, pp. 2–15.
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“Report on Construction of Buried Asphalt Membrane Canal Linings in Regions VI and VII, April and May, 1949,” Bituminous Laboratory Report No. B‐13, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, July 14, 1949, pp. 2–4.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 111 • Issue 3 • September 1985
Pages: 287 - 298
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Copyright © 1985 ASCE.
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Published online: Sep 1, 1985
Published in print: Sep 1985
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