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Maintenance of Drip Irrigation Systems (and maybe a little about Fertigation)
Larry SchwanklUC Cooperative Extension
[email protected] 559-646-6569website: www.schwankl.uckac.edu
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Maintenance of Drip Systems:
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
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Emitters:Clogging is the greatest “threat” to
emitters.
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Physical Clogging - Particulates
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Physical Clogging - Particulates
Solution: Filtration
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Filters:Screen, disk, and sand media filters are all available.
They can all filter to the same degreeBUT
they req. different frequency of cleaning.
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Mesh size: follow manufacturer’srecommendation
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Biological Sources
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Biological Sources
Solution: Filtration (usually media filters)+
Biocide
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Chlorine as a Biocide
Free Chlorine
Prevent growth (continual) 1-2 ppm*Period injection 10-20 ppm*
* Measured at the end of the last lateral
Test for chlorine using a pool / spa test kit
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Chlorine: Injection Rates
Gas Chlorine
Chlorine Injection = System Flow x Desired Cl x 0.012
Rate (lbs/day) Rate (gpm) Conc. (ppm)
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Chemical PrecipitatesLime (calcium carbonate) and iron are the most common problems.
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Chemical Precipitate Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Water quality levels of concern:Calcium: pH > 7.5 and 2.0 meq/l (120 ppm) of bicarbonate
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Clogging of Microirrigation Systems
Source: Lime
Solution: pH Control (Acidification)+
filtration
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Common Maintenance Tasks:
1. Replace pressure gauges
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Common Maintenance Tasks:
1. Replace pressure gauges2. Check filter media
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Common Maintenance Tasks:1. Replace pressure gauges2. Check filter media3. Check pressure regulating valves
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Common Maintenance Tasks:1. Replace pressure gauges2. Check filter media3. Check pressure regulating valves4. Check for leaks
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Flushing of microirrigation systems:
Silts and clay particles pass through even the best filters.
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Flushing
Silts and clay particles pass through even the best filters.
Need to flush the system - mainlines, submains, and laterals (in that order).
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Flushing
Silts and clay particles pass through even the best filters.
Need to flush the system - mainlines, submains, and laterals (in that order).
Flush laterals by hand or can be manifolded together for flushing.
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Questions?Larry Schwankl
559-646-6569 e-mail: [email protected]
For Powerpoint presentation, go to:
http://schwankl.uckac.edu
ANR publications: http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
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Chemigation Uniformity in Drip Irrigation Systems
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Uniform Chemigation
We want to have the material injected into the drip system to be applied as evenly (uniformly) as the water applied by the drip irrigation system.
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Uniform Chemigation
First, it is important to remember that once you start injecting, the injected material doesn’t immediately start coming out of all the drip emitters.
It takes time for the injected material (and the water) to travel through the drip irrigation system.
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Uniform Chemigation
What happens when we stop the injection?.
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Uniform Chemigation
It takes at least as long for most of the chemical to clear from the drip lateral as it took it to initially move through the lateral.
To takes a long time for all the chemical to clear out of the drip lateral.
Running clean water after the injection is VERY important. It makes the application more uniform.
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Uniform Chemigation
We also need to account for the time it takes for the injected chemical to move through the underground pipelines or layflat.
How do we do this?
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Uniform Chemigation
The easiest way to determine travel times of chemicals (and water) through a drip system:
Inject chlorine (at about 10 - 20 ppm) into the drip system and follow its movement through the drip system. It is easy to spot when chlorine reaches any point by testing the water with a pool/spa test kit.
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Uniform ChemigationIn summary:
There is no standard total travel time through a drip system. The travel times can range from 30 minutes to as much as 2 hours. Some drip tape manufacturer’s web sites will do a calculation for you.
You need to test (using the chlorine travel time test) the drip system you’re concerned with. You only need to do this once - then you know the travel time through the drip system.
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Chemigation Uniformity in Drip Irrigation Systems
Trees & vines - injections should last at least 1 hour, and at least 1 hour (longer is better) of clean water irrigation should follow it.
Row crop drip - injections should be at least 1 hour (2 hours is better) in length, and there should be at least an hour (2 hours is better) of clean water irrigation following injection.
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Questions?Larry Schwankl
559-646-6569 e-mail: [email protected]
For Powerpoint presentation, go to:
http://schwankl.uckac.edu
ANR publications: http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu