Irrigation Evaluations

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The CRCD’s Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL) helps farmers and managers of schools and parks save water, energy and money. We provide onsite irrigation system analysis and technical assistance to improve water use efficiency. This service is FREE to agricultural growers and available for a small fee to turf managers.

Whether you are a vineyard manager looking to update your SIP certification, an owner of a new avocado orchard just getting set up or a seasonal row crop farmer, we can help with your irrigation system.

Our experienced irrigation technicians will review your irrigation operation and inspect your system to evaluate the performance. Measurements of pressure and flow can determine your Distribution Uniformity with calculations that will indicate how to improve efficiency.

Services include:

Irrigation Scheduling Assistance
Nutrient Management Assistance
Water Quality Analysis
Distribution Uniformity Analysis
Pump Efficiency Analysis
Equipment Recommendations

As a result of the evaluation, you will learn how well your irrigation system is functioning. We provide recommendations on how to improve your system performance and irrigation scheduling to increase your water use efficiency. These recommendations may help you reduce costs and increase crop yield. Engineering assistance is also offered to facilitate the implementation of recommended practices.

Mobile Irrigation Lab services can help wine grape growers maintain Sustainability in Practice (SIP) Certification. Use the contact form at right for more information or to request a consultation.

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Cachuma Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Cachuma Resource Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (805) 868-4013

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Cachuma Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Cachuma Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (805) 868-4013.

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