Programme title

Institution/organization

On-farm irrigation systems design and management

Contact person
Dr Timothy K. Gates - Co-Director

Contact person's address
Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372
USA

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-970-491 5043 Fax +1-970-491 6787

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course
Field visits included

Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
Available on request

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
The objective of the programme is to provide irrigation engineers with principles and practices needed to design efficient on-farm irrigation systems and to provide irrigation specialists with modern irrigation management information.

The course focuses on the principles of irrigation systems and management structures, physical properties of soils as they affect system design and management, irrigation flow measurement and water control systems, principles of surface and sprinkler irrigation system design, land levelling, crop water requirements, irrigation scheduling, soil salinity control and drainage, system performance and evaluation procedures and local visits to various irrigation systems to discuss their operation and performance with system operators and managers. Exercises will include the use of personal computers to facilitate system design and analysis.

Target group
Irrigation engineers who are responsible for planning and designing on-farm irrigation systems and for advising specialists on irrigation management principles and practices.

Programme www
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/
centers/ciim/courses/course5.html

Dates/duration
Four weeks, upon request, negotiable, with at least 90 days advance notice.

Language
English, with interpreters upon request.

Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management

Acronym
CIIM

Country
USA

Address
Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
Department of Civil Engineering
Colorado State University
B212 Engineering Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1372
USA

Tel +1-970-491 5247

Fax +1-970-491 6787

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/
centers/ciim/index.shtml

Brief description of institution/organization
The Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management (CIIM) coordinates the resources of Colorado State University and its experienced professional faculty in the area of irrigation management. The CIIM provides integrated interdisciplinary training, technical assistance and project management services worldwide to organizations involved in all phases of irrigation management. In addition, CIIM has responsibility for Colorado State's large-scale interdisciplinary irrigation project activities.

With access to the University's vast resources of expertise and experience for its special courses and other activities, CIIM's resources include Colorado State's computers; the University's hydraulic and irrigation laboratories; the National Technological University (worldwide satellite communication technical training courses); Colorado State's engineering facilities, world famous for irrigation research and hydraulic engineering; and comparative databases on Irrigation Management issues in a number of countries.

CIIM and Colorado State University are committed to excellence in training. CIIM conducts custom study tours, workshops, intensive short courses and field trips for a wide variety of irrigation topics. CIIM's activities involve: Research, Technical Assistance and Development and Education and Training.