# Irrigation System

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- Irrigation circuits
- Irrigation Scenarios
- Irrigation Control
- Water storage

Each hill slope was designed with five (5) irrigation circuits. Each hill slope is fed via a supply line which can be charged using any of the pumps (valving restrictions apply)

# Irrigation circuits

Circuit A (MP2000)
- This circuit utilizes six (8) Hunter MP2000 heads providing approximately 0.32 cm/hr of rain

Circuit B (Intermediate)
- This circuit utilizes eight (6) Hunter MP2000 heads providing approximately 0.31 cm/hr of rain

Circuit C (MP3000)
- This circuit utilizes eight (8) Hunter MP3000 heads providing approximately 0.74 cm/hr of rain

Circuit D (Multi1)
- This circuit utilizes fourteen (14) Hunter MP2000 heads and fourteen (8) Hunter MP3000 heads providing approximately 1.37 cm/hr of rain

Circuit E (Multi2)
- This circuit utilizes fourteen (14) Hunter MP2000 heads and fourteen (8) Hunter MP3000 heads providing approximately 1.37 cm/hr of rain

*** Please note ***
Circuit D and E are designed to be identical and each is equivalent to the combination of A + B + C.

# Irrigation Scenarios

A (MP2000) | B (Interm) | C (MP3000) | D (Multi1) | E (Multi2) | Rain Rate (cm/hr) | scenario #
|  |  |  |  | 0.00 | 0
X |  |  |  |  | 0.31 | 1
| X |  |  |  | 0.32 | 2
X | X |  |  |  | 0.63 | 3
|  | X |  |  | 0.74 | 4
X |  | X |  |  | 1.05 | 5
| X | X |  |  | 1.06 | 6
|  |  | X |  | 1.37 | 7
X |  |  | X |  | 1.68 | 8
| X |  | X |  | 1.69 | 9
X | X |  | X |  | 2.00 | 10
|  | X | X |  | 2.11 | 11
X |  | X | X |  | 2.42 | 12
| X | X | X |  | 2.43 | 13
|  |  | X | X | 2.74 | 14
X |  |  | X | X | 3.05 | 15
| X |  | X | X | 3.06 | 16
X | X |  | X | X | 3.37 | 17
|  | X | X | X | 3.48 | 18
X |  | X | X | X | 3.79 | 19
| X | X | X | X | 3.80 | 20
X | X | X | X | X | 4.11 | 21

# Irrigation Control

Each of the five irrigation circuits is operated by a VALWORX electric ball valve. These valves can be opened and closed manually or by computer control. The device cRIO-LEO-Irrigation (located in the irrigation electrical control panel) is configured as a task scheduler which provides the ability to precisely automate complex valve action scenarios. More information regarding this topic can be found in the page IRRIGATION CONTROL

# Water storage

There are 7 tank in the east bay - each tank can hold approximately 8,037 Liters.
There are 4 tank in the west bay - each tank can hold approximately 9,690 liters.
The RO can produce approximately 75 liters per minute.

East bay storage tanks, pipes & valving shown in the image below:

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