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<br />, ( <br />:~) <br />. C'.J <br />'Mol <br /> <br />'--, <br /> <br />"The surge sy:aem saves me water and is also more efficient, as opposed to <br />the traditional methods of irrigation" <br />"We have been extending the run on the surge side because we were not <br />getting enough infiltration" <br />"Saves water & time" <br />"Works good! Uses 1/2 the water as compared with conventional system or <br />2 times the ground with same amount of water" <br />"Saves water" <br />"Works good. Saves time and water" <br />"Controller will not shut off valve completely" <br />"Excellent system - saves lots of time and expense" <br />"Have trouble keeping unit charged" <br />"Believe that the block that surge sets has not been correctly leveled making <br />the surge erratic. At end of irrigation must go back and manually override system <br />and irrigate missed creases" <br />"If the system is managed properly it is very efficient. If not it can cause <br />many problems" <br />'" work with sloping land and the surge seems to work very well for me. It <br />has saved me time, and uses less water to do the same job" <br />"Overall efficiency is great - less time to water and use less water probably <br />only 1/3 as much. Deep percolation eliminated - not much run off" <br />" , feel it works better on shorter field than long runs" <br />"Trying to use the quick-connect set screws we found the hole did not line <br />up, consequently the set screws were destroyed. Being unstable, the unit moved <br />enough to break the main gear in the controller. Had to send it to Texas for repair" <br />"Couldn't use this summer because of a stuck valve" <br />"Need individual help programming surge valve" <br /> <br />SURVEY SUMMARY: <br /> <br />Information from the survey sheets was compiled and it is projected that <br />equipment purchased by these grant funds is used on 1 040 acres of alfalfa, 560 <br />acres of corn, 300 acres of small grains and beans, 150 acres of orchard crops, <br />and on 50 acres of other crops including pasture. <br /> <br />The salt reduction from all acres due to the use of the surge equipment is projected <br />to be 1,617 tons in 1993. This reflects the averaged salinity reduction over the <br />period of the study and the averaged value of the salt contributions from the 13 <br />salinity contributing areas in the Grand Valley. <br /> <br />Local benefits include reduced irrigation applications, fertilizer savings, and the <br />surge equipment in place. <br /> <br />Total expenditures for surge equipment, evaluation equipment, seasonal labor for <br />evaluations, mileage, and reporting costs total about $260,000. <br /> <br />10 <br />