Irrigation modernization increases available water by reducing losses in aging delivery systems.
Water quantity benefits come from reducing losses that occur in aging delivery systems—like seepage, spills, and inefficient operations. When water is conserved through modernization, it can support multiple objectives, including improved water management, increased reliability, and broader environmental or community outcomes.
What it is
Saving water in a delivery system benefits farms, communities, and the environment.
Making improvements to manage water as efficiently as possible, such as installing supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), lining canals or installing pressurized pipelines, or developing operations plans can improve irrigation deliveries while reducing diversions from rivers and streams.