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IRRIGATION WATER 



MANAGEMENT 



PROGRAM 



Phillips 



\onservation District 



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llic I). S. Bureau of Reclamation, in coi>pcr.ilum with other fctlerdl, stale, 

 and UKal sfK>nsors. has developed an agricultural weather infi»nnal«>n 

 system called "AgriMcl" to promote encrjiy and water conservation 

 AgriMet is a contraction of the words AKncuUurr ;ind MetenmUff^\ It is a 

 network of aulomuU-d weather slauons that coliccl and telemeter silc- 

 specific weather data AgriMeis primary purpose is modeling l-T 

 levapolranspiralion—lhc amount of water used/emitted by a cmp) 



The educiititmal locus of the AgriMet Impalion Water Management (I WM) 

 I*rogram is lo provide irrigators wilh information about a rnanagemenl 

 tool for developing I WM plans. HenefiU fnim practicing IWM are diretlly 

 related to applying the right amount of water according to crx>p stale, 

 weather, and soil water-holding capacity The prognun is available to cover 

 approximately 1 2l).()0<) acres of irrigated ground in the Milk Kivcr ba-Mn. 

 ihroughoiii Phillips, Blaine County, and Valley ("ounly Conservalion 

 Dislncis 



Irrigation scheduling 



using Afin\tel liT 



data can provide 



significant savings m 



water, pumping costs, and 



fertilizer, herbicide, and 



pesticide applications. 



Everyone benefits from 



reduced soil erosion and 



protection of surface water 



and groundwater quality. 





