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<br /> <br />23S5 <br /> <br />HI -TECH IRRIGATION <br /> <br />" ,. - <br />-,'" _ .,--," <br />':;,-:__:i>_:;:_:~_;f__f-/ ',' '.'. .-;,{;;.:// <br />'Ily.~jii~.(ifs liigtl!J;:l1 <br />U',. :4,,;- <br /> <br />Since 1994, the Colorado State Uui <br />sity Arkansas Valley Research Center hasexperic . <br />mented with drip irrigation. As a reslllt, iq1996 . <br />two producers installed drip on a to~~kof40. <br /> <br />acres. <br /> <br />.. ...."J~~~tatY~icki,~otpi~~~th()dit;if~~~ll <br />tion:has helm tHelrhttendlnlsil1Stallatfofi co · <br />,. z ~ Z '" >-" '" , <br />afid..th~sal~.al}dsilt~ade~iiJ~K!ltionw' t~ " <br /> <br />..f:~~~j'1t1111!~::~~~~~t~~~~ . <br /> <br />:l',ertrranent "T tape" that can btf;j1r~'d <br />;~asons has lowered the amorti~ed}c'., <br />stallation. New "T tape," if buriedu;4t~i;~e1;; <br />surface, is not affected by salinity Qrsi~i~e~t ;'1;.. <br />loads. With increasing water press~el:)Y.ia .".. <br />,',,'-./!',.-:<.:J:.>--;Y'.: ',:_ f:~ <br />water hungry front range and surt~llh~tdgJi <br />states, drip irrigation may show in(t~~~~~~'); <br />popularity. .!< <br />..., . ~-,- <br />,,,,. <br /> <br />Studies have shown severalvari~~~{~tf <br />onions grown under drip irrigationhadcll>l1lpa;.;~ <br />rable yields to furrow irrigated onions.Dripy~riq..; <br />gated ouions also exhibited a lower incidence of <br />disease than furrow-irrigated onions, a charac- <br />teristic that may provide an economic incentive <br />alone for adopting this alternative irrigation <br />method. Ten percent ot normal furrow irriga- <br />tion was used under drip irrigation. No deep <br />percolation or tailwater runoff occurred which <br /> <br /> <br />CONCLUSION <br /> <br />The incentive cost-share programs demon- <br />strated that producers will address their water <br />quality issues. Information and demonstra- <br />tions on how to address these issues were <br />critical for new technology acceptance. The <br />West Otero SCD 201 Project was the informa- <br />tion vehicle. The information programs initi- <br />ated under this program not only transferred <br />technology to farm producers but also demon- <br />strated to all Coloradans what the rural area is <br />doing to clean up water bodies. Understand- <br />ing and trust between city and country is es- <br />sential for long-term programs to work forthe <br />benefit of all Colorado residents. <br />