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Title: INNOVATIAVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED

Author
item Allred, Barry

Submitted to: Nonpoint Source News Notes
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2000
Publication Date: 10/20/2000
Citation: ALLRED, B.J. INNOVATIAVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED. NONPOINT SOURCE NEWS NOTES. 2000. V. 62. P. 20-23.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Having a dry year? Some farmers participating in a demonstration project for a new irrigation system sure aren't. Researchers in the Maumee River Basin in Ohio developed a recirculating irrigation/drainage system that increases crop production while protecting water quality. The Wetland Reservoir Subirrigation System (WRSIS) is comprised of a subsurface drainage pipe network, a constructed wetland and a water storage reservoir. The system applies irrigation water through the pipes to the roots, captures and treats subsurface and surface drainage and stores the water for reuse. It operates in a closed loop, thereby minimizing runoff of sediment, nutrients and pesticides into the Maumee River.