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Enhancing Agricultural Water Resources at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Kevin Piper Director, Agricultural Operations College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental
Enhancing Agricultural Water Resources at Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo Kevin Piper Director, Agricultural Operations College of
Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences June 17, 2014 CHES
Conference, San Diego State University
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Topics Agricultural Water System Overview Agricultural Water
Management Review Improvement Plan Ag Water Usage Student
Involvement Rainwater Harvesting Project
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Farm History University Archives, Cal Poly
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Agricultural Water System Overview
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2010 CAFES Ag Water System Evaluation 2011 Stenner Creek
Watershed Study 2012 Water Rights Analysis 2013 Initiated
Agricultural Water System Improvement Plan Agricultural Water
Management Review
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Components to the plan: Installation of water flow meters
Filter station upgrades Installation of efficient sprinklers
Installation of micro emitters Repair/replace all the sprinkler
pipe Design and Installation of a new pumping station Prioritize
and add/replace approx. 9,000 feet of underground pipeline.
Development of a water management system for irrigation Ag Water
System Improvement Plan
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Flow Meters
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Filter Systems Upgrades Screen Filter System Sand Media
Filters
Combination of Information: Use of CIMIS for weekly
evapotranspiration (eT) rates Use of irrigation calculator Use of
AdCon Telemetry http://apro.mccrometer.net
http://apro.mccrometer.net Irrigation Water Management System
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Use of soil tensiometers Irrigation Water Management
System
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Historical Ag Water Use Current Ag Water Use Efficiencies
Gained Remaining areas for improved efficiency Agricultural Water
Usage
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To Date: Pump Station Design Construction of the pump station
concrete pad Development of an irrigation scheduling guide Student
Assistant irrigation crew Irrigation system evaluations Student
Involvement
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Collaborative Project between Cal Poly, Morro Bay National
Estuary Program and the California Conservation Corps Designed to
alleviate water competition between water users and wildlife
Rainwater harvesting to augment water use, reduce pumping of
riparian wells, and improve on-site storm water management. Project
went on line Fall of 2013 Rainwater Harvesting Project