Drainage Water Management: Level 2, Module 2 - Basic Drainage Concepts, Tools and Resources
Webinar Details
When:
Mar 17, 2014 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:58 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 04/2017
Presenter(s):
- Chris Hay, Ph.D., Extension Specialist and Professor, South Dakota State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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Learn about basic drainage topics including soil properties, drainage needs, drainage intensity relative to subsurface drainage depth and spacing, and the tools and resources that are available to help the designer.
This module is the second in a series of eight, designed as a prerequisite to a full day, onsite workshop on drainage water management.
The National Ag Water Management (AGWAM) Team was formed in 2011 to assist states with voluntary conservation efforts to reduce nitrates leaving drained farmlands. The initial focus of this team is to address the intensively drained farmlands in a 10 state area of the Upper Midwest – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Agriculture practices in this region have been identified as a major contributor to nutrient loading of receiving waters, including nutrient enrichment in the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes that leads to adverse environmental and economic consequences. This Level 2 training for Drainage Water Management (DWM) is one of the key actions for the AGWAM team. NRCS and partner employees in the parts of the states where DWM is feasible will learn not only the importance, but how to plan and implement DWM, so that each conservationist will be able to help producers voluntarily apply this nutrient and water management practice.
This training presented by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Level 2 Modules
- Background on Drainage and Water Quality
- Basic Drainage Concepts, Tools and Resources
- DWM Planning Process
- DWM Concepts and Land Suitability
- Water Control Structures
- DWM Layouts: New and Retrofits
- DWM Operation and Management
- Related Conservation Practices
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