C150069 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C150069
• Contractor Name: Colorado State University
• Contract Type: MOU
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Table of Contents

1.0 Executive Summary................................................................................................................... 3

2. J Introd u,ction .......................... ................... ................ .............................. ....................... .............4

2.1 Project Information ...... .......... .... .............................. ............. .... ........ .... ..... ...... ..... ..................4

2.2 Project Background...... ............ ............................................................................................... 4

2.3 Secondary water meter Thesis - USU ...................................................................................6
2.4 Division of Water Resources Internal Report - Metering Secondary Water.......................6
2.5 State Testing - Meter performance in the Fie1d....................................................................6

2.6 What We Have Learned....................................... .................................................................. 6

2.7 Need for Additional Secondary Water Meter Study............................................................ 7

3. 0 Purpose~ and Goals of Study........ .............. ........... ...... ............. .............. ...................... .............. 8

3.1 Purpose of Research............................... ................................................................................ 8

3.2 Project Goals........................................... ...................... ............................... .............. ........... .... 8

4.0 Literature Review............. ..... ............................... ...... ......................... .... .................. ................9

4.1 Meter List... .................................................................. ............................................................ 9

4.2 List of Secondary Water Suppliers ...................................................... .................................. 9
4.3 Previous Meter Tests and Reports ......................................................................................... 9

5. 0 Market Analys is ...................... ................ ..... ..... ......................................................................1 0

6.0 M eterin g S urv ey ............................................. ......................................................................... .11

6.1 Questionnaire to Irrigation Districts and Municipalities................................................... 11
6.2 Request Meter Donations from Distributors and Manufacturers .....................................12

7.0 Irrigation Water Quality Investigation....................................... ............... ...................... .....13

7.1 Research Existing Water Quality Data ................................................................................13

7.2 Water Samples..... ....................... .......... ............................................... ................................. .14

7.3 Water Quality Data Summary ..............................................................................................14

8.0 Meter Tests and Comparisons ................................................................................................15

8.1 Types of Available Meters Included in Testing.................................................................. 15
8.2 Utah Water Research Laboratory Experiments ..................................................................15

8.3 Field tests.............................................................................................................................. .18

8.4 Field Experiment and Comparison Station (Optional) ......................................................19

9.0 Results of study.................................. ................... ................ .......... ............ ........ ..... ........... ..... 21

9.1 SumInary of Meter Test Results............ ..... ....... ................................................................... 21

9.2 Irrigation Water Filtration Requirements ............ ....... ........................................................ 21
9.2 Secondary Water Meter Specifications ............................ ....................................................21
9.3 Future Development 'of a Secondary Water Meter............................................................. 22

10.0 Research Personnel, responsibilities ......... ........ .......... ........................ ...... ............. ........... 23

10.1 Ensign Engineering .... ................... .................... .......... ........... .... .... ... .......... ......... ........... ...23

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