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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2025-06-06

Observation Date 2025-06-06

Comment:
First time the FSC well was used in 2025. The Net Total gallons on the in line meter to start the 2025 season was 6,309,110.0 gallons. We were having problems with the Variable Drive Motor controller at the FSC well to start the 2025 season that is why the total gallons to start the 2025 season was 6,309,110.0 gallons as compared to the total gallons to start the irrigation event on June 6, 2025 was 6,380,172.6 gallons. The gallons used (71,062.6 gallons) that was not during the irrigation event was the time during when the variable drive motor was being tested and serviced. Total hours on the Valley Linear Irrigation System to start the 2025 season: Irrigated winter wheat in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study). Equipment used: Irrigated with the Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System. Amount of water applied: 1.36 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 15; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 5:10 p.m. - 7:35 p.m. Weather conditions at 5:10 p.m. Mostly Sunny , 77.5°F, wind 2-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 2.44 mph) wind gust 10.5 mph, from the North, relative humidity 43.9%. Weather conditions at 7:30 a.m. Mostly Cloudy or hazy, 75.1°F, wind 2-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.03 mph), wind gust 9.59 mph, from the East, relative humidity 49.4%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,380,172.6; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,443,105.8; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 62,933.2 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 424 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Joe Simmons

Equipment: Irrigation - Valley Linear Model 8000 Irrigation System, total length 230 ft, (LTER and GLBRC). • Material: H2O @ 1.36 inch per acre

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