SSC 3223 : Water Resources Management

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Dear Students,

Welcome to the module of Water Resources Management ( 10 credits).

kindly read the notes  and try to use the reference books for better understanding.

This module is composed by two component: Irrigation Principles and Drainage Principles.

Brief description of aims and content

The aim of this module will be to help students acquire knowledge needed to design, implement, operate and manage irrigation and drainage systems for optimal agricultural production. It will involve irrigation principles and practices and also drainage principles and practices. Specifically, it will introduce students to crop responses to soil moisture, crop and irrigation water requirements, irrigation water resources and quality, soil factors affecting irrigation and drainage; irrigation and drainage planning, networks, methods, operation and assessment, and management and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. The course will comprise of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and field/ lab work.  

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be expected to:

1. Understand physical principles and laws underlying irrigation and drainage in relation to land characteristics and plant response to critical soil moisture conditions.
2. Manage projects, acquire methods to evaluate project effectiveness and impact.
3. Measure, record, analyse and interpret crop needs and soil and soil moisture conditions in order to plan irrigation and/or drainage.
4. Diagnose, assess irrigation/drainage requirements, design, implement, operate and manage irrigation/drainage systems.

 3. Indicative content

 Irrigation Principles and Practices Component (5 Credits)

Introduction: importance, benefits and disadvantages; irrigation system: design process, data requirement, crop water requirement, irrigation intervals; irrigation methods: selection criteria, types- surface, subsurface, sprinkler, drips; evaluation of irrigation systems, management and maintenance of irrigation systems.

Drainage Principles and Practices (5 Credits)

Introduction: Importance, benefits in agriculture; sources of excess water; types of drainage systems: surface-land forming, field ditches; sub-surface systems- open drains, pipe drains, pattern of drain systems; design criteria for groundwater control, flow patterns in drains, Hooghoudt’s solution to drainage problem; management and maintenance of drainage systems.

4. Activities

     - Online lectures

     - Providing assignments

     - Directed exercises

     - Providing reading materials

 

5. Assessment strategy

     - Field and laboratory reports/seminars

     - Individual/Group assignments

     - Written assay

     - Attendance

6. Strategy for feedback and student support during module

       - Class correction of assessed work

       - Weekly sample questionnaire on selected subjects

       - Individual consultation on appointment 

7.References

Banami. A. and Ofen, A.(1984). Irrigation Engineering Technion Institute of Technology, 

  Haifa, Israel. Pp257

Castle, D.A., Cunnal I. and I.M.Tring (1984). Field Drainage: Principles and practices.

   Batsford Academic. 246P.

Farr, E. and W.C. Henderson (1986). Land and drainage. Longman. 251P.

Hagan, R.M and Ediminister, T.W, (1967). Irrigation of agricultural lands. American Society

  of Agronomy, Monogram no 11 (1987 ed).

Hansen, V.E, Israel, O.W and Stringham, G.E (1980). Irrigation principles and practice,

   John Willey, New York

Hofffman, G.J.,Howell T.A., and Solomon, K.H (1982 ed). Management of farm irrigation

   systems ASAE Monograph no.9

ILRI (1974). Drainage principles and Application. Publication 16, Vols.I-IV, International

  Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Jensen, M.E (1980). Design and operation of farm irrigation systems. ASAE Monograph no. 3

   December.

Kay M.G. (1983). Sprinkler irrigation. Equipment and practice. Batsford, London.

Kay, M.G. (1985). Irrigation: Systems and practice. Cranfield press, UK

Keller, J. and Bliesner, RD (1990). Sprinkler and drip irrigation. Chapman and Hall, New

  York. PP 650

Sagardy, J.A., Bottrall, A. and Uittenbogaad, G.O. (1982). Organization, operation and

   maintenance of irrigation schemes. Irrigation and drainage paper no. 40., FAO, Rome, Italy.

Schwab, G.O., Frevert, R.K., Ediminster, T.W. and Barnes, K.K (1981). Soil and water

   conservation engineering. Willey, New York.

Smedema, L.K. and W. Rycroft (1988) Land Drainage, Planning and Design of Agricultural

   Systems Batsford Accademic. 376P Withers, B. and Vipond, S. (1974). Irrigation. Design and

    practice. Batsford Academic, London.

 8.Assessment

Continuous Assessments (Practicals, Assignments, and Tests): 50%

Main Examination: 50%  

Contact hours  : 14 hrs

Study load         : 26 hrs

Lecturer's contact

 NIYONKURU Rose

MSc in Soil and Water Engineering

Email: niyonkururose1@yahoo.fr

Phone number: +250788445520

                                                              Thank you and Good Luck!!