Sprinkler Technologies, Soil Infiltration, and Runoff

DeBoer, Darrell W.; Chu, S. T.

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9437(2001)127:4(234)

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“…Other research suggests that infiltration rate increases with increased precipitation rate (Legg et al. , 1995; DeBoer and Chu, 2001). DeMaster (2002) observed that steady‐state infiltration rates for a run‐on rate of 11 cm/hour averaged about 76% of the steady‐state infiltration rates for a run‐on rate of 22 cm/hour.…”

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The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

Mueller

Thompson

2009

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Runoff from urban catchments depends largely on the amount of impervious surface and the connectivity of these surfaces to the storm sewer drainage system. In residential areas, pervious lawns can be used to help manage stormwater runoff by intercepting and infiltrating runoff from impervious surfaces. The goal of this research was to develop and evaluate a simple method for estimating the reduction in stormwater runoff that results when runoff from an impervious surface (e.g., rooftop) is directed onto a pervious surface (e.g., lawn). Fifty‐two stormwater runoff reduction tests were conducted on six residential lawns in Madison, Wisconsin during the summer of 2004. An infiltration‐loss model that requires inputs of steady‐state infiltration rate, abstraction (defined here as surface storage, vegetation interception and cumulative total infiltration minus steady‐state infiltration during the period prior to steady‐state), and inundated area was evaluated using experimental data. The most accurate results were obtained using the observed steady‐state infiltration rates and inundated areas for each test, combined with a constant abstraction for all tests [root mean squared (RMS) difference = 1.0 cm]. A second case utilized lawn‐averaged steady‐state infiltration rates, a regression estimate of inundated area based on flow‐path length, and lawn‐specific abstractions based on infiltration rate (RMS difference = 2.2 cm). In practice, infiltration rates will likely be determined using double‐ring infiltration measurements (RMS difference = 3.1 cm) or soil texture (RMS difference = 5.7 cm). A generalized form of the model is presented and used to estimate annual stormwater runoff volume reductions for Madison. Results indicate the usefulness of urban lawns as a stormwater management practice and could be used to improve urban runoff models that incorporate indirectly connected impervious areas.

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The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

Mueller

Thompson

2009

J American Water Resour Assoc

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“…The Green & Ampt infiltration model represents in an acceptable way the water movement in stratified soils [7,8], the water movement in sub-superficial agricultural drains [9], the surge flow irrigation [10], the wetting patterns for surface emitters in trickle irrigation [11,12], to study the infiltration in sprinkler irrigation [13], and to estimate the superficial runoff in watersheds with different land uses and topographic conditions [14,15,16].…”

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Determination and Evaluation of the Parameters for the Green & AMPT Infiltration Equation in Some Agricultural Soils in Mexico

F²,

et al. 2016

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An adequate representation of the water infiltration process in the soil allows improving the efficiency in application and the uniformity in surface irrigation. The Green and Ampt model has shown a good representation of the process, and researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) determined the values of their parameters for soils of that country, which are shown in tables or through functional relationships and this information is used as reference in several parts of the world, although there is no certainty that they are representative of the soils in Mexico. In this study, the parameters of the Green & Ampt equation were determined and evaluated in some soils of agricultural importance in Mexico. The parameters were obtained in four ways: one of them applied a methodology adapted from Brooks and Corey to quantify the wetting front capillary pressure head and used an permeameter under constant hydraulic head to determine the saturated hydraulic conductivity, and the other three consisted in taking them from three studies reported by the USDA. The values of the parameters suggested in Mexico drastically underestimated the results with relative errors (RE) in a range of -49.0 to -94.0% and the most representative were those obtained with the methodology proposed in this research with RE of -15.0 to 6.0%.

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“…These studies have shown that the kinetic energy of discrete drops impacting a bare soil surface is a primary factor in determining the reduction in water infiltration rate due to soil surface sealing. Much of the research on soil surface sealing has focused on rainfall conditions, but the same processes occur under sprinkler irrigation (von Bernuth and Gilley, 1985;Ben-Hur et al, 1995;DeBoer and Chu, 2001;Silva, 2006). Soil surface seal formation in combination with high water application rates under center pivot sprinkler irrigation exacerbates potential runoff and erosion hazard.…”

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Droplet Kinetic Energy from Center-Pivot Sprinklers

King¹,

Bjorneberg²

2010

5th National Decennial Irrigation Conference Proceedings, 5-8 December 2010, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona USA

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The authors are solely responsible for the content of this technical presentation. The technical presentation does not necessarily reflect the official position of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), and its printing and distribution does not constitute an endorsement of views which may be expressed. Technical presentations are not subject to the formal peer review process by ASABE editorial committees; therefore, they are not to be presented as refereed publications. Citation of this work should state that it is from an ASABE conference presentation.

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Sprinkler Technologies, Soil Infiltration, and Runoff

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

Determination and Evaluation of the Parameters for the Green & AMPT Infiltration Equation in Some Agricultural Soils in Mexico

Droplet Kinetic Energy from Center-Pivot Sprinklers

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Sprinkler Technologies, Soil Infiltration, and Runoff

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems1

The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems1

Determination and Evaluation of the Parameters for the Green &amp; AMPT Infiltration Equation in Some Agricultural Soils in Mexico

Droplet Kinetic Energy from Center-Pivot Sprinklers

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The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

The Ability of Urban Residential Lawns to Disconnect Impervious Area from Municipal Sewer Systems¹

Determination and Evaluation of the Parameters for the Green & AMPT Infiltration Equation in Some Agricultural Soils in Mexico