209-Green Irrigation Fundamentals - Balancing Aquifer Recharge and Withdrawal
By: Nicolas E Andreyev, PE
Having trouble opening course PDF documents?
Course Documents, Test Previews and other resources above may attempt to open or download Adobe PDF files. Most modern browsers have built-in PDF readers. If you have problems opening these resources in your browser, check your browser's or computer system's settings. .
Course Objective
This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description
This is a Spotlight Course of the Week (Expires: 12/20/24)
This "Green Irrigation Fundamentals — Balancing Aquifer Recharge and Withdrawal" is an introduction to an irrigation water demand calculation methodology, which is presented specifically for Florida, USA, but the methodology is applicable to anywhere in the world where similar water management challenges exist and where conservation of water resources is important.
This methodology is presented to allow for a systematic approach to evaluate and determine the optimum irrigation water demand for a particular house, a residential development or commercial development or any other project where impervious surfaces are created and the land use is changed to reduce evapotranspiration water losses.
The approach is relatively simple: if the amount of irrigation water used is equal to the amount of additional water created by the improvements to recharge the aquifer, then the net effect is zero (no impact).
The primary objective of this short course is to introduce a methodology that can be used by individual home owners, developers, engineers, planners, regulators and any other water managers who are interested in the conservation of water and a systematic application of water use restrictions based on scientific principles.
Review of: Green Irrigation Fundamentals
Bill Roberson
11/09/2021
Verified Buyer
The concepts were well presented and the example calculations greatly helped to elucidate the concepts.
Was this helpful?
Review of: Green Irrigation Fundamentals
Patrick
01/18/2021
Verified Buyer
Interesting procedures for application to development projects.
Was this helpful?
209-Green Irrigation Fundamentals - Balancing Aquifer Recharge and Withdrawal
Elizabeth Thomas
11/28/2020
Nick did a good job teaching a valuable tool to helping preserve water resources. Water balance makes good since.
Was this helpful?
209-Green Irrigation Fundamentals - Balancing Aquifer Recharge and Withdrawal
Russell Isaac
11/03/2016
Verified Buyer
I think the technique is useful but may be optimistic. It may be optimistic to consider all of the runoff from developed impervious areas (roof tops, pavements, etc.) to infiltrate even in the closed basin scenario. E and ET may be non-zero to the point of becoming significant for runoff from the developed impervious areas depending on how long infiltration takes.
1 of 1 customers found this helpful.
Was this helpful?
SAVE 20%
Order the Complete Set of 3 Courses for $95.88!
You Must Use This Button to Get The Savings
Other Courses by Nicolas E Andreyev, PE
Course Title
Rating
Hours
Price
Local Copy of Course Preview
