Mutual irrigation company monitoring of main canal nitrogen levels: a case study on the role of mutual irrigation companies in water quality management

Mutual irrigation company monitoring of main canal nitrogen levels: a case study on the role of mutual irrigation companies in water quality management Wilkins-Wells, John ; Freeman, David M. Irrigation water -- Quality -- Colorado -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed Water quality management Irrigation -- Colorado -- Management Nitrogen fertilizers -- Environmental aspects Environmental monitoring Nitrogen in agriculture "December 1992" "Completion Report No. 166" "Grant No. 14-08-0001-G2008, Project 09" ""... was financed in part by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ..."" 55 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-43) This paper presents the results of a focused social survey and weekly water quality sampling conducted during the irrigation seasons of 1991 and 1992 in a mutual irrigation company service area. The company is located in northeastern Colorado. The research had two principal objectives. the first was to provide baseline data on nitrates in irrigation company canal water in the upper portion of the Cache La Poudre River Basin, a major irrigated area in Colorado. The second goal was to assess the potential of such companies to initiate pro-active water quality management programs that would address practical needs of shareholder-growers, while at the same time addressing overall State water quality mandates impacting the local river basin. Colorado State University. Libraries Colorado Water Resources Research Institute Geological Survey (U.S.) 1992 text ; image application/pdf COMP166.pdf CCRICWRI100020CRPT eng Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 166 Colorado c1992 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute

Mutual irrigation company monitoring of main canal nitrogen levels: a case study on the role of mutual irrigation companies in water quality management

Wilkins-Wells, John ; Freeman, David M.

Irrigation water -- Quality -- Colorado -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed

Water quality management

Irrigation -- Colorado -- Management

Nitrogen fertilizers -- Environmental aspects

Environmental monitoring

Nitrogen in agriculture

"December 1992"

"Completion Report No. 166"

"Grant No. 14-08-0001-G2008, Project 09"

""... was financed in part by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ...""

55 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-43)

This paper presents the results of a focused social survey and weekly water quality sampling conducted during the irrigation seasons of 1991 and 1992 in a mutual irrigation company service area. The company is located in northeastern Colorado. The research had two principal objectives. the first was to provide baseline data on nitrates in irrigation company canal water in the upper portion of the Cache La Poudre River Basin, a major irrigated area in Colorado. The second goal was to assess the potential of such companies to initiate pro-active water quality management programs that would address practical needs of shareholder-growers, while at the same time addressing overall State water quality mandates impacting the local river basin.

Colorado State University. Libraries

Colorado Water Resources Research Institute

Geological Survey (U.S.)

1992

text ; image

application/pdf

COMP166.pdf

CCRICWRI100020CRPT

eng

Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 166

Colorado

c1992 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute