Transcript BENEFITS OF DRIP IRRIGATION
AN INTRODUCTION TO SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SSDI
1-800-828-3388 www.geoflow.com
Program How it works The advantages of and when to use SSDI A few examples Geoflow Products
Drip irrigation125 year ago
How it Works ½” dripline grid is buried 15 to 60 cm. deep where it slowly and evenly places effluent into the soil.
Pulsed SSDD Water & Soil Subsurface Drip uses 40% greater volume of soil than surface drip By courtesy of the USDA, Fresno
Steep Slope 65% Slope Alpine Club, Mt. Tamalpais
Flexibility Around Obstacles
Shallow Soils Palm Island, Dubai
Re-use in the Landscape Carmel Valley Hotel
Designed by Questa Engineering
Municipal Reuse Pauanui Effluent Irrigation System ACENZ Annual Awards of Excellence 2010
Olives in Spain
Hops Field in Yakima Valley, Washington.
Zinfandel grapes in Lodi, California (Mondavi) Note vertical trellis
Asparagus - California
Citrus – Calabria, Italy
Three Research Projects
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Fig. 1. Tomato crop exposed to ambient (left) vs. enriched (right) CO2 levels
Methane – CH4 --
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CO2 H2O O2 H2 Methane (CH 4 ) is a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere for approximately 9-15 years. Methane is over 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) over a 100-year period
Eucalyptus Forest Research Institute, New Zealand
Community Development Omaha Beach Golf Course, N.Z.
State Park Angel Island, San Francisco Bay
Geoflow Dripline Products •
Nano ROOTGUARD®
Balan® impregnated emitters prevents root • intrusion When used with the ADI and Vered drippers 15 year warranty / 30+ year expected life
Patents: Nano-ROOTGUARD – 6,821,928 B2 ROOTGUARD – 5,116,414
WASTEFLOW Two pink stripes and turquoise inner lining
Bactericide treated turquoise inner lining
Geoflow Products • Nano-ROOTGUARD® Prevents roots from plugging dripline • GeoShield Prevents bacterial growth in the lines
Geoflow Products Our Unique products • • • Geoflow Wasteflow dripline Geoflow ROOTGUARD dripline GeoShield filters
Geoflow Dripline Products ROOTGUARD® Root-ball around dripper Roots Exposed. ……No roots found in dripline
Geoflow Dripline Products ROOTGUARD® as a root barrier U = Untreated T = Treated • When roots make contact with ROOTGUARD, root growth is redirected.
• Non-systemic. Photograph by courtesy of Fresno State University
Geoflow Dripline Products
GeoShield®
• • Combats Slime from plugging system Anti-bacterial (TBT-M) in the dripper • Anti-bacterial (TBT-M) in the turquoise lining of the drip tube • A smooth release agent inside the dripline containing Viton® (similar to Teflon) discourages organics from sticking.
Patents: Anti-bacterial lining for drip irrigation laterals – 5,332,160 Low friction lining for drip irrigation conduits – Provisional – not published
Metzerplas drippers available to Geoflow Turkey in WASTEFLOW® and ROOTGUARD®
Geoflow Filter Products
GeoShield®
• Protects filter element from slime build up • Reduces surface blinding • Available in pre-assembled headworks • Automatic self flushing or manual flush
Thank you Rodney Ruskin