Conservation Drainage: Drainage for the 21st Century
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5’ Soil Backfill
Trench bottom 1’ Below tile invert
20’ section of tile
Length dependent on treatment area
DiversionStructure
CapacityControlStructure
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Conservation Drainage: Conservation Drainage: Drainage for the 21st Drainage for the 21st
CenturyCentury
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1890s Scientists sound alarm about
need for new source of nitrates
The Nitrate Saga
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Carl Bosch Fritz Haber
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Nutrient contributions to the Gulf, by State
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Distribution of Subsurface Tile Drainage in Illinois
3-4 million ha (6-10 millionacres) drained with subsurface tile inIllinois
This comprises some of the most productive agricultural land in theUS.
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HYDROLOGIC CYCLE (with tiles)
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7.2 km/km2
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The solutions that you seekwill not be found in the streakof a pen, or even one thousand words of mine.
Mutabaruka
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Nitrate Reduction Techniques
Altering Nitrogen Application Amounts
Altering Nitrogen Application Timing
Edge-of-Field Treatment Optimizing Drainage System
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Conservation Drainage
The incorporation of environmentally friendly
practices and structures into existing drainage infrastructure
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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Conservation Drainage
The optimization of drainage systems for crop production,
water quality and water harvesting benefits
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Convenient and Cost-Effective
No D
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DrainageWater
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Depth/Spacing Modifications
Subsurface Bioreactors
ConservationDrainage
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Golden Rule of Drainage
• Only release the amount water necessary to insure trafficable conditions for field operations and to provide an aerated crop root zone– any drainage in excess of this rule likely
carries away nitrate and water that is no longer available for crop uptake
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Drainage Water Management
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Float Structure
AutomatedGate Structure
ManualGate Structure
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Control Setting*(inches)
Nov.1-Mar.15 Fallow 6-18Minimize drainage outflow and
encourage denitrification
Mar. 15 – Apr.15 Tillage, corn seedbed preparation, planting
36-48Just deep enough to provide
trafficability and good conditions for seedbed preparation.
Corn establishment, early growth
24 – 30Deep enough to promote good root
development.
Nitrogen sidedressing Just low enough to allow trafficability
24-36
May 15 - Aug. 15Corn development and
maturity18-24
Temporary adjusting during wet periods
Aug.15 - Oct. 31 Harvesting, tillage 36-48 Lower enough to provide trafficabilty
Period Production Activity Comments**
Apr. 15 – May 15
Drainage Water Management GuidelinesDrainage Water Management Guidelines
– in an unusually dry season, control can be 3 to 6 inches higher; – in an unusually wet season, control should be 3 to 6 inches lower; – in coarse-textured soils, trafficability can be provided with the water table approximately 6 inches higher.
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Managed Drainage - WinterConservation Mode for Fallow Season
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Managed Drainage - SpringFull Drainage Mode for Planting Season
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Managed Drainage -SummerShallow Drainage Mode for Growing Season
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Managed Drainage - FallFull Drainage Mode for Harvest Season
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Potential Water Available from Drainage Management
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Water Deficit StressWater Deficit Stress
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DWM Benefits
• Reduces Nitrate Concentrations in Effluent– 30-95% reductions annually
• Increased Yield– 76% higher yield in a dry year
• Lower Concentrations of Other Pollutants
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Required Information for Economic Analysis of DWM System
•Drainage Costs•Added Revenue•Capital Costs•Timeliness Benefits
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Drainage Water Management
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Hume 2004
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Free DrainageManaged Drainage
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Hume 2006
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Long Term Nitrate Trends: 2005
2005 T ile Nitrate C onc entrations at Hume
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2008 T ile Nitrate C onc entrations at Hume
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Long Term Nitrate Trends: 2008
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Managed Drainage13.1 acres
50-70 ft Spacing
Free Drainage11.3 acres
50-70 ft Spacing
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Kinderhook Site
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System Layout for Drainage Water
Management
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Optimized for Drainage Water ManagementOptimized for Cost of Installation
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Optimized for Drainage Water ManagementOptimized for Cost of Installation
Cost Differential: $50/acre
Layout Costs
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