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Upgrading Technology and Infrastructure in a Finance-Challenged Economy A USCID Water Management Conference Sacramento, California March 23-26, 2010 USCID The U.S. society for irrigation and drainage professionals Edited by Bryan P. Thoreson Davids Engineering, Inc. Susan S. Anderson U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Published by U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage 1616 Seventeenth Street, #483 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 303-628-5430 Fax: 303-628-5431 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.uscid.org USCID The Mission of the United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage is to foster sustainable, socially acceptable and environmentally responsible irrigation, drainage and flood control systems and practices for providing food, clothing and shelter to the people of the United States and the World. USCID is a nonprofit professional society whose members share an interest in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation, drainage and flood control works; agricultural economics; water law; and environmental and social issues affecting irrigated agriculture. USCID is the United States member of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), an association of more than 70 countries. Founded in 1950, ICID is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the sound and responsible management of water resources. Its central purpose is to promote the development and application of the sciences and techniques of irrigation, drainage, flood control and river channel stabilization. USCID publishes the USCID Newsletter, proceedings of USCID meetings and special reports; organizes and sponsors periodic technical meetings and Conferences; and distributes ICID publications. Since 1986, USCID has organized a number of regional, national and international meetings throughout the U.S. These meetings address contemporary issues affecting irrigated agriculture, offering a multi-disciplinary evaluation of problems and solutions. For additional information about USCID, its meetings, publications and membership, contact USCID Telephone: 303-628-5430 1616 Seventeenth Street, # 483 Fax: 303-628-5431 Denver, CO 80202 E-mail: [email protected] U.S.A. Internet: www.uscid.org USCID accepts no responsibility for the statements made or the opinions expressed in this publication. Copyright © 2010, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Control Number: 2010922643 ISBN 978-1-887903-30-1 Preface The papers included in these Proceedings were presented during the USCID Water Management Conference, held March 23-26, 2010, in Sacramento, California. The Theme of the Conference was Upgrading Technology and Infrastructure in a Finance-Challenged Economy. An accompanying book presents abstracts of each paper. Financing infrastructure and technology, a challenge in normal times, has become even more difficult for irrigation water supply providers as a result of the recent tightening of the credit markets. Irrigation districts, and other water providers, face a continuing need to upgrade technology and infrastructure even in these tight credit markets that complicate financing. Response to droughts, climate change and increased scrutiny of water management practices continues to drive upgrading of irrigation infrastructure and technology. In response to these challenges, irrigation districts are developing innovative financing and funding solutions. These include developing partnerships with other agencies, applying for grants, loans and other sources of financial assistance, along with consideration of rate increases. Some are entering into agreements to transfer water. Others are agreeing to share facilities. Some districts are utilizing wastewater for irrigation or recharge. Irrigation districts and other agencies are using these and other strategies to maintain and upgrade the services they provide in these challenging financial times. The papers presented during the Conference technical sessions and poster session focused on these issues. Technical sessions addressed the following topics: Innovative Technologies; Urban/Ag Partnerships; Upgrading Infrastructure; Finance and Economics; Water and Energy Supply/Conservation; and Water Planning. The authors are professionals from academia; federal, state and local government agencies; international agencies; water and irrigation districts; and the private sector. USCID and the Conference Chairman express gratitude to the authors, session moderators and participants for their contributions. Bryan P. Thoreson Davids Engineering, Inc. Davis, California Conference Chairman iii Contents Plenary Session Finance and Economics Keynote Presentation: Concepts in Water Resources Economics — Past and Future.............................................1 Rick L. Gold Innovative Technologies Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Water Balance Model: A Foundational Component of a District Resource Management Plan ........................13 Thaddeus Bettner and Grant Davids Application of Canal Automation at the Central Arizona Irrigation and Drainage District ...............................................................27 Robert J. Strand and Albert J. Clemmens Distributing Flow Mismatches in Supply-Constrained Irrigation Canals through FeedbackControl......................................................41 Albert J. Clemmens and Robert J. Strand CreatingtheIdealCommunicationNetwork................................53 Dan Paladino ReferenceEvapotranspiration(ETo)MapsforCalifornia.....................59 Bekele Temesgen and Kent Frame Monitoring Near Real-Time Evapotranspiration Using SEBALâ:An OperationalToolforWaterAgencies/Growers..............................71 Deepak Lal, Byron Clark, Bryan Thoreson, Grant Davids and Wim Bastiaanssen Urban/Ag Partnerships Developing Revenue Generating Infrastructure: Fresno Irrigation District’s Waldron Banking Facilities ..............................................83 Randy Hopkins and Bill Stretch Cost Sharing Partnerships for Municipal Interbasin Transfer and Agricultural WaterConservation....................................................89 Stacy Pandey, Ana Ramirez and John McLeod MarketingandFinancingaWaterBank:“FirstGetYourHouseinOrder”......107 David Dorrance, Andrew Werner and Wilmar Boschman Imperial Irrigation District Irrigation Scheduling and Event Management PilotProgram........................................................117 Darren R. Fillmore, Byron Clark, Grant G. Davids and John R. Eckhardt South Sutter Water District — A Case Study of an Agricultural and Urban Partnership...........................................................123 Sara F. Harper and Marc Van Camp iv Managing the Eastern San Joaquin County Sub-Basin — An Urban/Ag Partnership Case Study, Stockton East Water District .......................139 KevinM.Kaufman Upgrading Infrastructure RisingtotheClimateChallenge.........................................153 Murray Smith Coachella Canal Lining Project: Cost Effective Construction for Large Scale WaterConservation...................................................171 Daniel Charlton, Wayne Dahl, Chris Dull and Ken Steele The All American Canal Lining Project: Interagency Team Work for ConservingWater.....................................................185 Paul Peschel, Wayne Dahl, Paul Snipes, Neena Kuzmich, Todd Shields, Chris Dull, Ken Steele and Vikki Dee Bradshaw Fresno Irrigation District’s Three-Year Maintenance and Facility Upgrade Plan.................................................................197 Bill Stretch and David Mowry Irrigation Canal Improvements in Northern Utah for Enhancing Water ResourcesManagement................................................211 Gary Merkley Funding Programs for Water Management and Efficiency Measures...........221 Sheri A. Looper and Tracy S. Slavin Finance and Economics Economic Implications of Water Supply Shortages: Local and Global Perspectives..........................................................233 Dennis Wichelns Water Resources Economics and Project Development — A Case Study Approach............................................................247 Rick L. Gold, David C. Auslam, Jr. and Robert B. Hamilton Utilizing Multiple Funding Avenues to Develop Necessary Infrastructure in James Irrigation District................................................259 Joseph D. Hopkins, Brian E. Ehlers and John Mallyon CollaborativeGovernanceStructuresforJointWaterResourcesProjects.......271 Kenneth A. Steele and Uli Kappus Water and Energy Supply/Conservation System Optimization Review of Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District ............287 Terry Nguyen and Sam Schaefer The Use of Acoustic Doppler Sensors to Improve Flow Measurements During Drought Conditions in Spain ............................................305 M.J. Cook, Neus Tarafa, Felix Bueno, Andrés Alonso-Martirena, and Juan José Villegas v Future Funding Opportunities for Irrigation Districts — What’s on the Horizon?............................................................313 L. Ospina and E. Ringer Semitropic-Rosamond Water Bank Authority — Antelope Valley Water Bank . 339 M. Rozman and W. Boschman Irrigating Alfalfa with Limited Water Supplies ............................347 Blaine Hanson, Steve Orloff, Khaled Bali, Blake Sanden and Dan Putnam Water Planning Intergovernmental Agreements: Taking Advantage of Irrigation District Partnerships..........................................................359 Cortney D. 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