Flow Management #2 (ITRC)

Training and educational opportunities for staff, engineers, and water operators of agricultural irrigation districts.
About this Event

This class is sponsored by the USBR, California-Great Basin Region (REGION 10). Priority registration is given to staff members of districts within the California-Great Basin Region. Other participants will be permitted only as space allows. If you work outside of the CGB Region (Region 10), please contact our office to be placed on a wait list.

This three-day course is a series of training and educational opportunities for staff, field operators, engineers, and board members of agricultural irrigation/water districts. The classes held in San Luis Obispo utilize the excellent indoor and outdoor facilities at ITRC. The course includes the following topics:

• Flow Measurement - General and Pipelines: Principles of flow measurement for open and closed systems; common measurement devices - propeller, velocity head, venturi, metergate; how to take accurate readings; what to watch out for.
• Flow Measurement - Canals: Equations for canals; weirs and flumes; corrections for common problems; current metering.
• Canal Operations: The service concept, including farmer constraints and needs; purposes of different check structures; water level vs. flow rate control; minimizing tailender problem while still achieving good service; how to get more water through various structures; introduction to SCADA; interaction between canals and turnouts.