Recent Urban Irrigation Projects at UCROngoing Urban Irrigation & Water Management Projects at UCR...
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Ongoing Urban Irrigation & Water Management Projects at UCR Amir Haghverdi Assistant CE Specialist Department of Environmental Sciences, UCR Community Views and Actions to Sustain Water Resources in California
Transcript of Recent Urban Irrigation Projects at UCROngoing Urban Irrigation & Water Management Projects at UCR...
Ongoing Urban Irrigation & Water Management Projects at UCR
Amir HaghverdiAssistant CE SpecialistDepartment of Environmental Sciences, UCR
Community Views and Actions to Sustain Water Resources in California
ETAF (PF/IE): 0.55 residential areas IE:0.75 PF: 0.55*0.75 = 0.410.45 for non residential areas IE:0.75 PF:0.45*0.75=0.34
Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
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Water conservation & deficit irrigation strategies Technology implementation: smart irrigation controllers Alternative water resources: recycled water Plant factor based irrigation management
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Presentation Notes
In California, about half of the urban water is used for landscape irrigation. Substantial water savings can be gained by proper landscape design, installation and maintenance. To improve water savings in this sector, DWR is updating the Model Ordinance.
Smart Urban Irrigation Management
Toro, Irrometer, Weathermatic, Acclima, …
200 + research plots
UCR AES, UCANR KARE, UCANR SCREC
Multiple turfgrass species
Recycled water versus potable water
Smart Urban Irrigation Management
Soil moisture based smart controllers
ET based smart controllers
Wireless sensing
Cloud-based irrigation management
Smart phone apps
Smart Urban Irrigation Management
Cellphone attached thermal imaging
Handheld NDVI mapping
Drones
Satellite imagery
Smart phone apps
Urban Irrigation using Recycled water
1.0 Plant Factor
Salinity management & adequate leaching
Plant selection
Crop coefficients for landscape species
Turfgrass
WUCOLS
150+ research plots
Crop coefficients, stress factor
Water balance & energy balance
Urban Irrigation Management Workshop
Hands-on training
Tour of research plots
Presentations by experts
Research Team: Alirezza Pourreza:
Assistant CE Specialist of Agricultural Mechanization at UCDDarren Haver:
Water Resources Advisor and Director SCREC and UCCE Orange CountyDonald Merhaut:
Associate CE Specialist for Ornamental and Floriculture Crops UCRJanet Hartin:
Environmental Horticulture Advisor, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles CountiesLaosheng Wu:
Professor of Soil Physics and CE Water Management Specialist UCRLaurent Ahiablame:
Hydrologist/Water Quality & Mgt Advisor UCCE San Diego CountyMaggie Reiter:
Environmental Horticulture Advisor, UCCE Fresno County Advisor
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