Evaluation of the Water Delivery Performance of the Menemen Left Bank Irrigation System Using Variables Measured On-Site

Korkmaz, Neslihan; Avci, Musa; Ünal, Halil Baki; Âşik, Şerafettin; Gündüz, Mehmet

doi:10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000053

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“…() in Korkmaz et al . () stated should be the minimum for concrete‐lined canals, but lower than the 95% recommended by Brouwer et al . () for properly maintained canals.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Korkmaz et al . () also found an average of 86% in concrete‐lined trapezoidal canals in Turkey, while Awulachew and Ayana () found a conveyance efficiency of 88.7% in the Bilate irrigation scheme in Ethiopia. The research results from this study showed a scheme average of 86.4% which is not so different from those found in Turkey and Ethiopia.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…The conveyance efficiency values found in this study are comparable to other results found in various irrigation canals in Africa, Asia and Latin America which ranged between 61 and 93% (Plusquellec et al . () in Korkmaz et al ., ). Korkmaz et al .…”

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Assessing the Performance of Smallholder Irrigation and Deriving Best Management Practices in South Africa

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Senzanje

Mudhara

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Irrigation and Drainage

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The performance of smallholder irrigation schemes is multidimensional and can be looked at from different perspectives. This study assessed the technical performance of the Mooi River irrigation scheme (MRIS) to derive a comprehensive set of best management practices (BMPs). This was done acknowledging that the farmer is now the water manager, in line with participatory irrigation management (PIM) and irrigation management transfer (IMT) concepts. Five performance indicators related to water supply and delivery and agricultural performance were assessed through the field measurement method during spring and summer of the 2010/2011 season. Farmers were interviewed through a questionnaire to gather suggestions on ways to improve the performance of their scheme. Their responses helped in the selection of the BMPs for the scheme which were then ranked using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The results show a scheme average conveyance efficiency of 86.4%, maximum dependability of irrigation interval between water applications of 2.57 in spring and the scheme relative irrigation supply of 1.48. Agricultural performance indicators-output per unit irrigation supply and water productivity (ET)-were found to be 0.64 and 5.37 kg m -3 , respectively. Irrigation scheduling was the most preferred BMP by the farmers, while volumetric measurement of irrigation water used by each block was the least preferred. This study concludes that water management in smallholder schemes is poor, thus affecting performance of these schemes, and that farmers are aware of the problems and possible solutions to perennial problems hindering performance in smallholder schemes. The study recommends deepening farmers' participation in policy formulation and derivation of BMPs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. RÉSUMÉLa performance des systèmes d'irrigation des petites exploitations est multidimensionnelle et peut être regardée sous différents angles. Cette étude a évalué la performance technique de système d'irrigation de la rivière Mooi (MRIS) afin d'obtenir un ensemble de meilleures pratiques de gestion (BMP). Cela a été fait en reconnaissant que l'agriculteur est maintenant le gestionnaire de l'eau conforme à la gestion participative de l'irrigation (PIM) et en appliquant le concept de transfert de gestion de l'irrigation (IMT). Cinq indicateurs de performance liés à l'approvisionnement, la livraison et les performances agricoles de l'eau ont été évalués par des mesures au champ au cours du printemps et de l'été de la saison 2010/2011. Les agriculteurs ont été enquêtés sur les moyens pour améliorer la performance de leur système. Leurs réponses ont aidé à identifier les BMP qui ont été ensuite classées en utilisant la méthode de hiérarchie multicritère (AHP). Les résultats montrent une efficacité moyenne du système de transport de 86.4%, une régularité maximale des tours d'eau au printemps de 2.57 et un approvisionnement relatif du système de 1.48. Les indicateurs de performance agricoles-la production par commande et la prod...

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“…() in Korkmaz et al . () stated should be the minimum for concrete‐lined canals, but lower than the 95% recommended by Brouwer et al . () for properly maintained canals.…”

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confidence: 70%

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“…The measures could provide a quantitative assessment not only of the overall irrigation system performance but also of the contributions to the total performance from the structural and management components of the system. For example, in the works of [67][68][69], the adequacy, efficiency, dependability, and equity indexes of open canals in Mali, Turkey and Egypt ranged from 0.20 to 0.90, demonstrating the high possibility of improving the performances of the delivery systems adopting automated and remote-controlled operational procedures. Despite this, many studies on the possibility of assessing the water delivery performance of gravity-fed irrigation systems are present in the literature in the rural contexts of the United States of America, Africa and Southeast Asia [64,70], whereas no research has currently been completed by authors in Mediterranean European contexts.…”

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Prospects for Improving Gravity-Fed Surface Irrigation Systems in Mediterranean European Contexts

Masseroni

Ricart

Cartagena

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Water

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Traditionally, most irrigation practices in Southern Europe have been based on gravity-fed surface irrigation systems. Currently, these systems remain a relevant typology in the European Union (EU) member states of the Mediterranean areas, where it is often the only sustainable method for farmers due to the small size of agricultural holdings, their reduced capacity and readiness to invest and the low ratio between yield profits and irrigation costs. In the last several years, in response to European and national directives, surface irrigation has garnered increasing attention at the political and bureaucratic levels due to frequent criticisms of its postulated low efficiency and high water wastage. However, these systems commonly provide a number of ecosystem services and nature-based solutions that increase the positive externalities in different rural socio-ecological contexts and often have the potential to extend these services and provide solutions that are compatible with economical sustainability. This study aims to discuss the prospects for new practices and for the rehabilitation and modernization of the gravity-fed surface irrigation systems in EU Mediterranean areas to enhance water efficiency, thus gaining both economic advantages and environmental benefits. The difficulties, stimuli for improvements and peculiarities of the irrigation water management of four rural environments located in Italy, Spain and Portugal were analyzed and compared to the current state of the gravity-fed surface irrigation systems with hypothetical future improvements achievable by innovative technologies and practices. In these different case studies, the current gravity-fed surface irrigation systems have an obsolete regulatory structure; water-use efficiency is not a driving criterion for the management of the conveyance and distribution canal network, and farmers are not yet adequately encouraged to adopt more efficient gravity-fed irrigation practices. A continuous knowledge exchange is thus necessary for the interaction of all irrigation water managers and farmers to improve their eco-efficiency and to preserve and promote their cultural heritage across the entire water supply and delivery chains. We argue that the best way forward will require precisely targeted rehabilitation measures of gravity-fed surface irrigation systems based on the integrated use of decision support services, gate automation, remote and feedback controls and real-time flow optimization.

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“…These parameters permit to assess the potential and/or actual effectiveness of water use by a given system. Ec is defined as the ratio of the volume of water delivered for irrigation to the volume of water placed in the conveyance system [29,30]. Ea can be estimated using the definition by Howell [31]: the ratio between irrigation needed by the crop and water applied to the field.…”

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Green and Blue Water Footprint Accounting for Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Primary Region of Mexico

Lopez

Bautista-Capetillo

2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:Water shortages are a key obstacle to the sustainable supply of food to the world population, since agriculture has the largest consumptive water use. The Water Footprint (WF) has been developed as a useful tool to assess the contribution of goods and activities to water scarcity. This concept is being used around the world to improve agricultural water management. This paper analyzes climate data in order to estimate green and blue WFs for dry beans in the dry beans primary region of Mexico under both irrigation and dryland conditions. The quantification of green WF is very important in this area, since 95% of the crop is obtained in dryland conditions. Standard methodology was used to assess the crop WF. Five different sowing dates were

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Evaluation of the Water Delivery Performance of the Menemen Left Bank Irrigation System Using Variables Measured On-Site

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Assessing the Performance of Smallholder Irrigation and Deriving Best Management Practices in South Africa

Assessing the Performance of Smallholder Irrigation and Deriving Best Management Practices in South Africa

Prospects for Improving Gravity-Fed Surface Irrigation Systems in Mediterranean European Contexts

Green and Blue Water Footprint Accounting for Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Primary Region of Mexico

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