Irrigation Systems for the 21st Century

By Larry G. James

Proceedings of Irrigation Systems for the 21st Century, held in Portland, Oregon, July 28-30, 1987. Sponsored by the Irrigation and Drainage Division of ASCE; Oregon Section of ASCE. This collection contains 105 papers on environmental and water management aspects of irrigation. Topics include: agricultural drainage; quantification of components for crop water budget; water resources data collection; wastewater reuse; groundwater quality; land disposal of food processing wastes; sizing and operation of irrigation projects; water production functions applied to irrigation projects; surge flow irrigation; automation of on-farm irrigation projects; computer applications in irrigation and drainage; evaluation of hydraulic structures under extreme events; operation and safety of dams; weather modification; and institutional and economic aspects of project formation. A special section on selenium is included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872626091
• ISBN13: 9780872626096
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.8" x 5.5"