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AN INTRODUCTION TO SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SSDI

AN INTRODUCTION TO SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SSDI. GEOFLOW. 1-800-828-3388 www.geoflow.com. Program. How it works The advantages of and when to use SSDI A few examples Geoflow Products. GEOFLOW. Drip irrigation125 year ago. How it Works.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SSDI

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  1. AN INTRODUCTIONTOSUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATIONSSDI GEOFLOW 1-800-828-3388 www.geoflow.com

  2. Program • How it works • The advantages of and when to use SSDI • A few examples • Geoflow Products GEOFLOW

  3. Drip irrigation125 year ago

  4. How it Works ½” dripline grid is buried 15to 60 cm.deep where it slowly and evenly places effluent into the soil. GEOFLOW

  5. Pulsed SSDD Water & Soil Subsurface Drip uses 40% greater volume of soil than surface drip By courtesy of the USDA, Fresno

  6. Steep Slope65% SlopeAlpine Club, Mt. Tamalpais GEOFLOW

  7. Flexibility Around Obstacles GEOFLOW

  8. Shallow SoilsPalm Island, Dubai GEOFLOW

  9. Re-use in the Landscape Carmel Valley Hotel Designed by Questa Engineering GEOFLOW

  10. Municipal ReusePauanui Effluent Irrigation SystemACENZ Annual Awards of Excellence 2010

  11. Olives in Spain

  12. Hops Field in Yakima Valley, Washington.

  13. Zinfandel grapes in Lodi, California (Mondavi) Note vertical trellis

  14. Asparagus - California

  15. Citrus – Calabria, Italy

  16. Three Research Projects

  17. . Fig. 1. Tomato crop exposed to ambient (left) vs. enriched (right) CO2 levels Methane – CH4 -- > CO2 H2O O2 H2 Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere for approximately 9-15 years. Methane is over 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 100-year period

  18. EucalyptusForest Research Institute, New Zealand GEOFLOW

  19. Community DevelopmentOmaha Beach Golf Course, N.Z. GEOFLOW

  20. State Park Angel Island, San Francisco Bay GEOFLOW

  21. Geoflow Dripline Products • Nano-ROOTGUARD® • Balan® impregnated emitters prevents root intrusion • When used with the ADI and Vered drippers 15 year warranty / 30+ year expected life Patents: Nano-ROOTGUARD – 6,821,928 B2 ROOTGUARD – 5,116,414 GEOFLOW

  22. WASTEFLOWTwo pink stripes and turquoise inner lining

  23. Bactericide treated turquoise inner lining

  24. Geoflow Products • Nano-ROOTGUARD® • Prevents roots from plugging dripline • GeoShield • Prevents bacterial growth in the lines GEOFLOW

  25. Geoflow Products • Our Unique products • Geoflow Wasteflow dripline • Geoflow ROOTGUARD dripline • GeoShield filters GEOFLOW

  26. Geoflow Dripline Products ROOTGUARD® Root-ball around dripper Roots Exposed. ……No roots found in dripline GEOFLOW

  27. Geoflow Dripline Products ROOTGUARD® as a root barrier • U = Untreated • T = Treated • When roots make contact with ROOTGUARD, root growth is redirected. • Non-systemic. Photograph by courtesy of Fresno State University GEOFLOW

  28. Geoflow Dripline Products • GeoShield® • Combats Slime from plugging system • Anti-bacterial (TBT-M) in the dripper • Anti-bacterial (TBT-M) in the turquoise lining of the drip tube • A smooth release agent inside the dripline containing Viton® (similar to Teflon) discourages organics from sticking. Patents: Anti-bacterial lining for drip irrigation laterals – 5,332,160 Low friction lining for drip irrigation conduits – Provisional – not published GEOFLOW

  29. Metzerplas drippers available to Geoflow Turkey in WASTEFLOW® and ROOTGUARD®

  30. Geoflow Filter Products • GeoShield® • Protects filter element from slime build up • Reduces surface blinding • Available in pre-assembled headworks • Automatic self flushing or manual flush GEOFLOW

  31. Thank youRodney Ruskin

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