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An open channel network modernization with automated structures

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dc.contributor.authorBarrios-Domínguez, J. Natividad, author
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Villanueva, Nahún H., author
dc.contributor.authorBautista-Capetillo, Carlos F., author
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-Trinidad, Julián, author
dc.contributor.authorBautista, Eduardo, author
dc.contributor.authorCastro-Avila, Adalberto, author
dc.contributor.authorMojarro-Dávila, Francisco, author
dc.contributor.authorChávez-Carlos, Dagoberto, author
dc.contributor.authorU.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-17T13:22:38Z
dc.date.available2020-06-17T13:22:38Z
dc.date.issued2007-10
dc.descriptionPresented at the Role of irrigation and drainage in a sustainable future: USCID fourth international conference on irrigation and drainage on October 3-6, 2007 in Sacramento, California.
dc.description.abstractIn Mexico, most irrigation delivery systems consist of a network of open-channels with manually-operated control structures. Efficiencies of these systems typically are low. To improve water management in these systems, the Mexican government has attempted to modernize many irrigation projects (Reynosa, Apatzingan, Valle del Mezquital, and Santiago among others) using automatic self-leveling check structures. However, problems have emerged with the operation of these structures, causing dissatisfaction among water users. The Santiago Irrigation System (SIS) began operating in 1998. Its main distribution system consists of open channels regulated by self-leveling gates and constant flow modules. Low-pressure pipelines deliver water to individual plots. During the first three years of operation, inadequate water level regulation with the automated gates caused water distribution problems that ultimately affected crop productivity. This negative situation encouraged users to take control over the irrigation system and to revert to the traditional manual operation. To help address the technical issues, an experimental channel was built at the University of Zacatecas. The channel was expected to help researchers develop a better understanding of the hydraulic theory and operation of this type of structures and to help solve practical installation and operational problems. This paper describes our experience rehabilitating and calibrating AVIS and AVIO self-leveling gates; it also describes the sequence of operations that must be followed for the adequate management of the automated structures in the SIS main network.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/208276
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofIrrigation Management
dc.relation.ispartofRole of irrigation and drainage in a sustainable future, Sacramento, California, October 3-6, 2007
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dc.sourceContained in: Role of irrigation and drainage in a sustainable future, Sacramento, California, October 3-6, 2007, http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46636
dc.subjectself-leveling gates
dc.subjectmodernization
dc.subjectoperation efficiency
dc.titleAn open channel network modernization with automated structures
dc.title.alternativeUSCID fourth international conference
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