An Extension education program to help water districts conserve water and operate more efficiently, Gabriele Bonaiti, Extension Program Specialist – Water District Program, Texas AgriLife Extension
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1) The document outlines an Extension education program to help water districts conserve water and operate more efficiently. It discusses past projects conducted by the Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program (IDEA) and defines the new Water District Program.
2) Examples of past IDEA projects included providing GIS support, training, and mapping for various water districts. Projects also addressed issues like irrigation scheduling, drainage problems, and water quality improvement.
3) The Water District Program aims to define needs and opportunities for water districts through cooperation with county agents. It will offer training and technical assistance in areas like canal management, modeling, and GIS/data management. Initial steps include GIS training and demonstration WebGIS projects.
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An Extension education program to help water districts conserve water and operate more efficiently, Gabriele Bonaiti, Extension Program Specialist – Water District Program, Texas AgriLife Extension
1. An Extension education program to
help water districts conserve water
and operate more efficiently:
Introduction
Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
Quarterly Meeting
Austin, Texas
February 26, 2014
2. Gabriele Bonaiti, PhD
Extension Program Specialist
Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program, IDEA
(2009-2012)
Water District Program (2013)
Department of Biological and
Agricultural Engineering (BAEN)
College Station, Texas
3. Outline
1)
BAEN Extension education priorities
2)
Examples of past projects with AgriLife
3)
Water District Program definition and
initial steps
5. 2) Examples of past projects (IDEA)
I collaborated with:
◉ irrigation districts, Municipal utility districts, Water control and
improvement districts (RGBI)
◉ river authorities (LCRA)
◉ Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Water Resources
(USAID)
I conducted mostly demonstration projects
15. 3) Water District Program
Definition
◉
Extension education program to help Water Districts conserve water and
operate more efficiently
◉
Water Districts: irrigation districts, groundwater districts, river authorities,
Municipal utility districts (MUDs), Water control and improvement districts
(WCIDs), and Special utility districts (SUDs)
◉
Work with: County Extension Agents and Water District personnel
◉ Objective: define needs and opportunities, develop cooperative projects, offer
training and technical assistance
◉
Field of expertise: management of canal systems, irrigation scheduling,
hydrological and crop growth modeling, flow metering and monitoring, water
quality improvement, Geographic Information System (GIS) and data
management, web-based information technologies, water rights
19. For more information:
Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program
(IDEA) website:
http://idea.tamu.edu
Water District Program
http://baen.tamu.edu/faculty/gabriele-bonaiti/
email: gbonaiti@ag.tamu.edu