Research Article
Jun 1981
Water Quality Controls on Imperial Valley Drainage
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 107, Issue 2
Abstract
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) mandates the development of best management practices for drainage flows from irrigated lands. Data on existing irrigation and drainage practices in California's Imperial Valley have been collected and analyzed. These data indicate that the dissolved salts in the drainage water originate in the imported irrigation water, and that the drainage water's salinity is inversely related to irrigation efficiency. Located in a closed basin, the drainage in the Imperial Valley Flows into the basin's sump, the Salton Sea, and continued crop production is dependent upon the maintenance of the Sea as a sump for the Valley. For the Imperial Valley, Salinity Control of the drainage flows should not be an objective of a best management practices plan.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 107 • Issue 2 • June 1981
Pages: 233 - 237
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Vernon E. Valantine, F.ASCE
Asst. Chf. Engr., Colorado River Board of California, 107 South Broadway, Room 8103, Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
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