Best Management Practices for Agricultural Water Users

The Complete Guide: BMPs for Agricultural Water Users

• Introduction to BMPs for Agricultural Water Users
  • About BMPs for Agricultural Water Users
• Information Gathering and Education Practices
  • Cost Effectiveness Analysis
  • On-Farm Irrigation Audit
• Cropping and Management Practices
  • Crop Residue Management and Conservation Tillage
  • Irrigation Scheduling
  • Volumetric Measurement of Irrigation Water Use
• Land Management Systems
  • Brush Control/Management
  • Contour Farming
  • Conversion of Supplemental Irrigated Farmland to Dry-Land Farmland
  • Furrow Dikes
  • Land Leveling
• On-Farm Water Delivery Systems
  • Drip/Micro-Irrigation System
  • Gated and Flexible Pipe for Field Water Distribution Systems
  • Linear Move Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
  • Lining of On-Farm Irrigation Ditches
  • Low Pressure Center Pivot Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
  • Replacement of On-Farm Irrigation Ditches with Pipelines
  • Surge Flow Irrigation for Field Water Distribution Systems
  • Gate Automation
• Water District Delivery Systems
  • Lining of District Irrigation Canals
  • Replacement of Irrigation District Canals and Lateral Canals with Pipelines
• Miscellaneous Systems
  • Nursery Production Systems
  • Tailwater Recovery and Reuse System