Irrigation Return Flow
Surface and subsurface water which leaves the field following application of irrigation water.
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Trickle Irrigation: Method in which water drips to the soil from perforated tubes or emitters.
Irrigation: The controlled application of water for agricultural purposes through human-made systems to supply water requirements for crops not satisfied by rainfall.
Irrigation district: A cooperative, self-governing public corporation set up as a subdivision of the State government, with definite geographic boundaries, ...
irrigation efficiency
The ratio of the water actually consumed by crops on an irrigated area to the amount of water diverted from the source onto the area.
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Irrigation
Applying water to crops, lawns or other plants using pumps, pipes, hoses, sprinklers, etc.
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irrigation: Irrigation is when man-made water channels are used to bring in water to grow crops.
IRRIGATION: Diverting or moving water from its natural course in order to use it.
Irrigation: The controlled application of water to cropland, hay fields, and/or pasture to supplement that supplied by nature.
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Irrigation: Applying water or wastewater to land areas to supply the water and nutrient needs of plants.
Irrigation Efficiency: The amount of water stored in the crop root zone compared to the amount of irrigation water applied.
Irrigation Efficiency
The amount of water stored in the crop root zone compared to the amount of irrigation water applied.
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spray irrigation The application of treated wastewater in a spray for land treatment.
spray tower scrubber A device that sprays alkaline water into a chamber where acidic gases present to aid in the neutralizing of the gas.
Furrow Irrigation
Irrigation method in which water travels through the field by means of small channels between each groups of rows.
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Definition (english only)
Irrigation using a tape or pipe with small holes that releases water near the roots of plants and eliminates runoff.
Irrigation method in which water travels through the field by means of small channels between each groups of rows.
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Irrigation flows.
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations. Com-
monly referred to as NSDWRs.
DRIP IRRIGATION This is a very economical irrigation system which delivers small quantities of water to crops close to their roots with minimal loss to evaporation or runoff.
Typically can be reused for irrigation after being run through a filtration system. Back to top ^
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Habitat The sum of the environmental conditions that determine the existence of a community in a specific place.
NPDES permits regulate discharges into navigable waters from all point sources of pollution, including industries, municipal treatment plants, large agricultural feed lots and return Irrigation flows.
Agricultural Runoff Agricultural runoff is water dispersing from farm fields due to irrigation, rain, or melted snow.
consumptive irrigation requirement
The amount of water applied for irrigation of a crop that is taken up by the plant biomass and which is transpired by the plant and that evaporates.
A forest nursery with aboveground irrigation system.
SOIL/SITE MANAGEMENT - Drainage
Soil aeration/drainage is a much more commonly activity than irrigation.
Irrigation - application of water to soils to assist in plant growth.
Leaching - the removal of soluble material from soil or other material by percolating water.
Support projects that will lead to an increased use of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and other uses.
Promote water conservation in community newsletters and on bulletin boards.
Climate change could make it too hot to grow certain crops, and droughts caused by climate change could reduce the amount of water available for irrigation.
Hunger and famine"Drought conditions often provide too little water to support food crops, through either natural precipitation or irrigation using reserve water supplies.
With differing amounts of purification, this water can be used for various on-site needs such as irrigation.
Infiltration: entry of water from precipitation, irrigation, or runoff into the soil profile.
Inorganic Chemicals: natural or synthetic chemicals that contain no carbon.
Insecticide: substance that kills insects.
Typically black water, after neutralization, is used for non-potable uses such as flushing or irrigation.
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Gray water reuse. Reuse, generally without treatment, of domestic type wastewater for toilet flushing, garden irrigation and other nonpotable uses. Excludes water from toilets, kitchen sinks, dishwashers, or water used for washing diapers.
maintain appropriate flows = for irrigation
MCE = Ministerial Council on Energy
MRET = mandatory renewable energy target ...
active conservation storage The portion of water stored in a reservoir that can be released for all useful purposes such as municipal water supply, power, irrigation, recreation, fish, wildlife, etc.
A water-bearing layer of rock or sediment that is capable of yielding useable amounts of water. Drinking water and irrigation wells draw water from the underlying aquifer.
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Greywater - waste water that does not contain sewage or fecal contamination (such as from the shower) and can be reused for irrigation after filtration. Read more about greywater here.
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Salinisation refers to land that has become too salty to support life. Ill-planned irrigation schemes have greatly exacerbated the problem.
Seller is somebody, in the Packaging Regulations, who supplies to an "end user" ...
A lawn that is regularly mowed but is not subjected to a high usage of chemicals and irrigation.
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Arid: Regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation.
Surface water - The term surface water refers to water that comes from our rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, and reservoirs. The main uses of surface water include drinking-water and other public uses, irrigation uses, ...
Groundwater: Underground water that fills pores in soils or openings in rocks to the point of saturation. In aquifers, groundwater occurs in sufficient quantities for use as drinking and irrigation water and other purposes.
run-off. That part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs off the land into streams or other surface water. It can carry pollutants from the air and land into the receiving waters.
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Runoff
Portion of rainfall, melted snow, or irrigation water that flows across the ground's surface and is eventually returned to streams. Runoff can pick up pollutants from air or land and carry them to receiving waters.
irrigated during the year of the inventory or of having been irrigated during 2 or more of the last 4 years. Water is supplied to crops by ditches, pipes, or other conduits. For the purposes of the NRI, water spreading is not considered irrigation.
- any water that is reused again on site or within the same industry (e.g. cooling water used to wash-down equipment).
Reclaimed Water - water going to waste that is reclaimed to be used in a different industry (e.g. agricultural irrigation of ...
and transmission of upper-air meteorological data in the lower 76,000 meters (250,000 feet) of the atmosphere, especially that portion inaccessible to radiosonde techniques. runoff That part of precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water ...
 See also: Water, Waste, Reduce, Soil, Air
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