Burt, Charles M., authorSoto, Monte, authorU.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher2020-07-082020-07-082009-06https://hdl.handle.net/10217/209016Presented at Irrigation district sustainability - strategies to meet the challenges: USCID irrigation district specialty conference held on June 3-6, 2009 in Reno, Nevada.Canal lining for seepage reduction is extremely expensive. Compaction of soils during the construction of earthen dams is essential for seepage reduction. In an effort to determine if simple in-situ vibratory soil compaction could minimize seepage losses, ITRC conducted large-scale tests on the sides and bottoms of five irrigation district earthen canal. When the sides and bottoms were compacted, reductions of about 86% were obtained; reductions of 12 – 31% were obtained when only sides were compacted.born digitalproceedings (reports)engCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Text