SCADA and Related Technologies for Irrigation District Modernization A USCID Water Management Conference Vancouver, Washington October 26-29, 2005 USCID The U.S. society for irrigation and drainage professionals Edited by Charles M. Burt California Polytechnic State University 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. 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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 © 2005, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Control Number: 2005934631 ISBN 1-887903-19-4 Preface The papers included in these Proceedings were presented during the USCID Water Management Conference, held October 26-29, 2005, in Vancouver, Washington. The theme of the Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, was SCADA and Related Technologies for Irrigation District Modernization. Today’s irrigation and water districts face ever-increasing challenges in their daily operations. These include increasing demands for flexible and efficient system operation, new regulatory and reporting requirements, the need to maintain and archive historical operations data, rising costs of energy, limited water supplies and more limited and costly labor resources. To address these management concerns, many districts are pursuing modernization projects that will improve delivery and distribution system infrastructure and enhance operational monitoring and control capabilities utilizing Internet applications and state-of-the-art Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA). Papers included in the Proceedings were invited or accepted in response to a call for papers. The authors are professionals from academia; federal, state and local government agencies; water districts; and the private sector. USCID and the Conference Chairman express gratitude to the authors, session moderators and participants for their contributions. Charles M. Burt San Luis Obispo, California Conference Chairman iii Contents Plenary Session Overview of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) ........1 Charles M. Burt Total Channel Control™ — The Value of Automation in Irrigation ......11 Distribution Systems I. Mareels, Su Ki Ooi, David Aughton and Tony Oakes Design and Implementation of an Irrigation Canal SCADA .............23 Manuel Rijo, Adriano Lanhoso and Miguel Nunes Flow All American Canal Monitoring Project..............................33 David Bradshaw Taking Closed Piping Flowmeters to the Next Level — New Technologies Support Trends in Data Logging and SCADA Systems .....43 Michael Kohlmann and Peter Miramontes Real-Time Model-Based Dam Automation: A Case Study of the Piute Dam ......................................................49 Matthew S. Maxwell Instrumentation Effective Implementation of Algorithm Theory into PLCs ..............59 Xianshu Piao and Charles Burt Optimal Fuzzy Control for Canal Control Structures ...................69 O. Begovich, J. Iñiguez and V. M. Ruiz Communication SCADA over Zigbee™............................................79 S. Skafidas and I. Mareels Synchronous Radio Modem Technology for Affordable Irrigation SCADA Systems.................................................89 Tom Gill and Robert Einhellig Modernization A Suggested Criteria for the Selection of RTUs and Sensors ...........101 Blair L. Stringam and Paul Elser Irrigation Canals in Spain: The Integral Process of Modernization ......113 José Liria Montañés and Laura Cózar Fernández v Ten Years of SCADA Data Quality Control and Utilization for System Management and Planning Modernization...........................123 Bryan Thoreson, Lindsay Mullins, Anisa Divine and Grant Davids Modernization Case Studies Moderately Priced SCADA Implementation .........................133 Stephen W. Smith and Donald O. Magnuson Increasing Peak Power Generation Using SCADA and Automation: A Case Study of the Kaweah River Power Authority..................145 Randy S. Hopkins, Charles M. Burt and J. Paul Hendrix Eastern Irrigation District Canal Automation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) ............................157 Ron Hust, Gerald Veldman and Greg West Case Study on Design and Construction of a Regulating Reservoir Pumping Station ................................................165 Ram Dhan Khalsa and Bob Norman Saving Water with Total Channel Control® in the Macalister Irrigation District, Australia ...............................................175 Paul Byrnes and Tony Oakes Leveraging SCADA to Modernize Operations in the Klamath Irrigation Project................................................187 Beau Freeman, Jon Hicks and Charles Burt A 2005 Update on the Installation of a VFD/SCADA System at Sutter Mutual Water Company ....................................201 Frederick F. Schantz, Stuart W. Styles and Daniel J. Howes Truckee Carson Irrigation District Turnout Water Measurement Program .......................................................217 David Overvold and Stuart Styles The Myth of a “Turnkey” SCADA System and Other Lessons Learned . 225 Robert E. Norman and Ram Dhan Khalsa Canal Modernization in Central California Irrigation District — Case Study.....................................................235 Charles Burt, Robert Stoddard, Russell Landon, Chris White and Beau Freeman Remote Monitoring and Operation at the Colorado River Irrigation District ........................................................247 Victor Ruiz, Julio Navarro, Mario Paredes, Bernardo Andrade, José Anguiano, Francisco Delgado, Ofelia Begovich and Javier Ramirez vi Interactive Visual Presentations Calibration and Use of In Situ Turbidity Sensors for Estimating Sediment Load in Drainage Waters ................................257 Khaled M. Bali, Peng Gao, Gregory B. Pasternack and Wesley W. Wallender Web-Based GIS Decision Support System for Irrigation Districts .......271 Brian Fischer and Mark Deutschman Using RiverWare as a Real Time River Systems Management Tool .....275 Donald Frevert and David King Submerged Venturi Flume ........................................281 Tom Gill and Robert Einhellig Ochoco Irrigation District Telemetry Case Study.....................291 Kathy Kihara and Shane Livingston Uinta Basin Replacement Project: A SCADA Case Study in Managing Multiple Interests and Adapting to Loss of Storage ...................299 Wayne Pullan Use of SCADA Technology to Control PM10 Dust Emissions on Owens Dry Lake ................................................307 Greg C. Roland, Richard V. Haapala and Abdul Majid E. Karim Training SCADA Operators with Real-Time Simulation...............319 R. J. Strand, A. J. Clemmens and N. T. Denny Demonstration of Gate Control with SCADA System in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas ..........................................329 Burak Turan, Guy Fipps, Eric Leigh and Azimjon Nazarov Incorporating Sharp-Crested Weirs into Irrigation SCADA Systems.....339 Tony L. Wahl vii OVERVIEW OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) Charles M. Burt1 ABSTRACT The term “SCADA” encompasses many combinations and variations of remote monitoring and control. SCADA systems are now successfully operating in irrigation districts throughout the western U.S. An emphasis on good planning, with the use of high quality equipment and expertise, will help guarantee a successful project. INTRODUCTION SCADA systems in irrigation projects have been in existence for several decades. However, the vast majority of functional SCADA systems in irrigation districts – which probably now number at least 150 in the western