1st Edition

Irrigation With Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater - A Guidance Manual

By G.Stuart Pettygrove Copyright 1985

    Irrigation with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater - A Guidance Manual is for use in the planning, design, and operation of agricultural and landscape irrigation systems using reclaimed municipal wastewater. It is written for civil and sanitary engineers, agricultural engineers, and agricultural extension workers and consultants. The manual is also useful as a reference for public works officials, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators, and students at colleges and universities. The text emphasizes irrigation for the purpose of optimizing crop production; therefore, it includes detailed instruction in the calculation of crop water requirements. Furthermore, the benefits and limitations of using reclaimed municipal wastewater for agricultural and landscape irrigation are discussed, as are other topics of special interest, including water management for salinity and sodicity control, and economic and legal aspects of reclaimed wastewater irrigation.

    1. Introduction: California's Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater Resource 2. Municipal Wastewater: Treatment and Reclaimed Water Characteristics 3. Irrigation Water Quality Criteria 4. Site Characteristics 5. Crop Water Use 6. Crop Selection and Management 7. Water Management for Salinity and Sodicity Control 8. Irrigation System Design 9. On-Farm Economics of Reclaimed Wastewater Irrigation 10. Health and Regulatory Considerations 11. Legal Aspects of Irrigation with Reclaimed Wastewater in California 12. Fate of Wastewater Constituents in Soil and Groundwater: Nitrogen and Phosphorus 13. Fate of Wastewater Constituents in Soil and Groundwater: Trace Elements 14. Fate of Wastewater Constituents in Soil and Groundwater: Pathogens 15. Fate of Wastewater Constituents in Soil and Groundwater: Trace Organics

    Biography

    G.Stuart Pettygrove