Irrigation
water management is an integral part of a complete farm management program of
soil, water, air, plant, and animal resources. The New Mexico Integrated
Irrigation Water Management Field Handbook is intended to be user friendly for
use by planners with producers. It provides guidance on “how-to” evaluate and
understand site-specific field conditions. This will enable an increased
understanding needed to evaluate and implement alternative best management
practices for irrigation water management. We hope that the Handbook will assist
water users in reducing water quantities and energy, costs for crop production,
and the opportunity for ground water and surface water contamination, towards a
more economical, sustainable, and producer-acceptable farming enterprise.
The Handbook sections below are provided in their original format so that
planners and students can make additional print copies and customize the
handbook to their
individual situation as needed. Adobe PDF file formats as well as html
formats are also available for most document.