Rainwater Management: Theory and Practice
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Book Description:Rainwater Management: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive treatise on water management based on water harvesting techniques for management of storage water for irrigation purpose & irrigation water management. This book, primarily designed to cater to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of agricultural engineering, agricultural and soil & water engineering, research scholars, professionals and policy planners associated with rainwater management, dryland farming and irrigation water management. It covers major topics on water harvesting and design of water harvesting structures and recycling of harvested rainwater aspects. Entire content has been divided into the 22 chapters with solved examples and case studies.A sincere attempt has been made to compile and present the text in quickly understandable term, well drawn diagrams, understanding the rainwater management and livelihood security aspects of dryland and irrigated farmers. This book could be a text book for undergraduate and postgraduate students, a reference tool for professional and good teaching material for teachers in the field of rainwater management and irrigation management under dryland ecosystem and also for the scientists working in the field of rainwater and Irrigation water management Authors Details:Dr. M.L. JatDr. M.L. Jat was born into an agriculture family on January 1st, 1958 in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan state, India. Graduating from CTAE, Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan. He Obtained M.E. (Ag.) in Irrigation Water Management from RAU, Bikaner. Presently Dr. Jat is working as Associate Professor (SWE) in AICRP on Dryland Agriculture at DFRS, Arjia, Bhilwara, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan). The author has vast experience in the field of prediction of drought and its management, ground water also in rainwater management while working in AICRP on dryland agriculture and agrometeorology. He has received Outstanding Book Awards in 2008 from Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers for his book on “Groundwater Hydrology”.Dr. O.P. GillDr. Om Prakash Gill, obtained his Ph.D. from RAU, Bikaner in 1992. He took over the additional charge as the Vice-Chancellor, MPUAT, Udaipur 2012 to 2015. He has 38 years experience in teaching, research, extension, administration and shouldered many additional responsibilities. He has contributed significantly in specialized areas like Integrated Farming System; Agromet Advisory Services; Climate Change; Organic Farming; Micro Irrigation and Weed Management. The technologies developed by him to achieve sustainable increase in productivity and minimization of pre and post harvest losses due to pests and weeds cover crops like groundnut, onion, radish, isabgol, pearl miller, wheat, mustard, chickpea, etc. He has published 42 research papers in different international and national journals, more than 300 popular articles in different periodicals and publications, three edited books and delivered more than 120 radio and TV talks.Dr. B.S. DeoraDr. B.S. Deora, obtained his Ph.D. (SWC Engg.) MPUAT, Udaipur presently working, Professor at Centre for Natural Resources Management, S.D. Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar, Gujarat(India). He for the last 32 years is actively involved in teaching, research & development, extension and techno-administration. He gave 9 scientific recommendations, published 86 international/national publications/articles and reports; 5 book chapters, 2 books delivered 10 T.V. and 4 Radio programmes to his credit. He also has been a member of the Governing Board, the Academic Councils, various selections committees and panel of examiners of several organizations/universities; and Chairman/Member of more than 140 scientific/administrative committees.Dr. Vivek KumarDr. Vivek Kumar working as Microbiologist, Microbiology Section, Department of Soil and Water Research, Public Authority of Agricultural Affairs & Fish Resources, State of Kuwait. He has obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in Microbiology from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India. He has been recipient of "Young Scientist Award" in Agricultural Microbiology, awarded by Association of Microbiologists of India. He has presented his research findings in several national conferences and visited Germany twice to present his research papers in international conferences. Dr. Kumar has published 40 research papers in the journal of international repute, two review articles, contributed chapters in four books, and articles on transfer of technology and guided number of research students in their M.Sc. dissertation. He has more than 14 years of experience and currently involved in the capacity building of Kuwaiti Nationals in basic and applied microbiology by lectures/practical trainings and classes on agricultural and soil microbiology. His field of research is plant-microbe-interaction, biocontrol, bioremediation and environmental microbiology. He is reviewer of many International Biological Sciences journals and also Associate Editor of "International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences". In Kuwait, he has been credited along with his colleagues to report first time in world the “Pink Rot Inflorescence” disease of date palm caused by Serratia marcescens. Table Content:1. Introduction1.1 Introduction1.2 Water resources1.3 Need for rainwater management1.4 Managing Competing Demands1.5 Basic Principles of Rainwater Management1.6 National Water Policy1.7 Guidelines for Management and Assessment1.8 Assessment and Management of Environmental Impacts1.9 National Commission for Integrated Water SourceDevelopment PlanExercisesReferences2. Precipitation2.1 Introduction2.2 Hydrological Cycle2.3 Different Forms of Precipitation2.4 Types of Precipitation2.5 Monsoons2.6 Measurement of Point Precipitation2.7 Analysis of Precipitation2.8 Precipitation Gauge Network2.9 Precipitation Analysis and its PresentationExercisesReferences3. Rainfall and Water Balance Analysis3.1 Introduction3.2 Different Types of Statistical Distributions3.3 Return Period or Recurrence Interval3.4 Testing the Goodness of the Fit of the Statistical Distribution3.5 A Case Study3.6 Markov Chain Model3.7 Types of Markov Chains3.8 Utility3.9 To Fit the Markov Model and to Test the Goodness of Fit3.10 Water Balance AnalysisExercisesReferences4. Drought Indices4.1 Introduction4.2 Definitions of Drought4.3 Classification of Droughts4.4 Difference between Aridity and Drought4.5 Climate Change and Drought4.6 Reasons of Drought4.7 Drought Indices4.8 Drought Indices in India4.9 Suitability of Drought Indices for Different Regions4.10 Drought Monitoring Indices4.11 Declaration of Drought by State Government4.12 Prediction of Drought4.13 Drought Management StrategiesExercisesReferences5. Climate, Weather Forecasting and Agro-advisory Services5.1 Introduction5.2 Classification of Atmosphere5.3 Meteorological Elements and Hours of Observation5.4 Classification of Surface Observatories5.5 Weather Abnormalities5.6 Weather Forecasting5.7 Indigenous Techniques of Weather Forecasting5.8 Weather Forecasting Organisations5.9 Weather Elements and Time Factor5.10 Modern Weather Prediction5.11 Preparation of a Weather Outlook for the Farmers5.12 Agroadvisory Services5.13 Operational Forecasts5.14 Methods of Weather Forecasting5.15 Weather ModificationExercisesReferences6. In-situ Rainwater Management6.1 Introduction6.2 Factors affecting rainwater management6.3 Some Definitions6.4 Raindrop Characteristics6.5 Basic Principles for In-situ Rainwater Management6.6 Building In-situ Soil Moisture6.7 Agronomic measuresExercisesReferences7. Ex-situ Rainwater Management7.1 Introduction7.2 Need of Water Harvesting7.3 State Sponsored People’s Cooperatives7.4 Principle of Ex-situ Rainwater Management7.5 Water Harvesting7.6 Increasing Productivity of Stored Water - A Case Study7.7 Water Harvesting and Recycling7.8 Design of Water Harvesting SystemExercisesReferences8. Water Harvesting-cum-Artificial Groundwater Recharge8.1 Introduction8.2 Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Systems8.3 Classification of Water Harvesting Techniques8.4 Water Harvesting Techniques in Arid and Semi-arid Areas8.5 Traditional Water Harvesting Systems8.6 Artificial Recharge Techniques8.7 Increased Runoff8.8 Conservation StrategiesExercisesReferences9. Design of Water Harvesting Structures9.1 Introduction9.2 Rainwater Harvesting Structures9.3 Estimation of Groundwater RechargeExercisesReferences10. Water Losses and Control10.1 Introduction10.2 Different Forms of Water Losses10.3 Interception Loss10.4 Evaporation10.5 Transpiration10.6 Evapotranspiration10.7 Depression Storage10.8 Watershed Leakage10.9 InfiltrationExercisesReferences11. Efficient Crop Planning11.1 Introduction11.2 Crop Planning11.3 Drought Management Strategies11.4 Crop Planning under Aberrant Weather Situations11.5 Crop Planning Based on Onset of MonsoonExercisesReferences12. Water Lifting Devices12.1 Introduction12.2 Human Power Operated12.3 Animal Power Operated12.4 Mechanical Power Operated12.5 The Hydraulic RamExercisesReferences13. Measurement of Irrigation Water & ConveyanceStructures13.1 Introduction13.2 Units of Measurement13.3 Techniques of Water Measurement13.4 Farm Irrigation Distribution System13.5 Erosion Controlling Structures in Channel13.6 Water Control and Diversion Structures13.7 Channel Crossing Structures13.8 Underground Pipeline SystemExercisesReferences14. Soil Plant Water14.1 Introduction14.2 Soils14.3 Root Zone Soil-water14.4 Soil Water Retention14.5 Dynamics of Field-water14.6 Plant-water Relationships14.7 Water Movement in Soil-Plant-Atmosphere SystemExercisesReferences15. Water Requirement Estimation for Crops15.1 Introduction15.2 Important Definitions15.3 Direct Measurement of Evapotranspiration15.4 Estimating Evapotranspiration from Evaporation Data15.5 Estimating Evaportanspiration from Climatological DataExercisesReferences16. Irrigation Scheduling16.1 Introduction16.2 Water Needs of Crop16.3 Determination of Critical Periods of Water Need16.4 Criteria for Irrigation Scheduling16.5 Combination Approach16.6 Frequency and Interval of IrrigationExercisesReferences17. Planning Operation of Water Recycling System17.1 Introduction17.2 Need for Planning of Operation17.3 Causes of Poor Operation of Water Recycling System17.4 Important Terminology Pertaining to Community or Large Water Harvesting System17.5 Dynamics of Water Harvesting Structures17.6 Main Objectives of Operation and Criteria of Good Performance17.7 Planning Operation of Recycling System17.8 Measures to Match Supply and Demand17.9 Water Delivery System17.10 Monitoring the Operation17.11 Maintenance17.12 Assessment of Water Charges17.13 Canal Outlets17.14 Scheduling of Delivery17.15 Farmer's ParticipationExercisesReferences18. Water Recycling18.1 Introduction18.2 Effects of Life Saving Irrigation18.3 Methods of Irrigation18.4. Miroirrigation18.5 Some Emerging Concepts and Innovations18.6 Qualities of Irrigation Water18.7 Multiple uses of harvested rainwaterExercisesReferences19. Recycling of Industrial Effluents19.1 Introduction19.2 Historic Perspective19.3 Need for reuse of Industrial Effluents19.4 Environmental Impacts of Industrial Uses of Water19.5 Characteristics of Different Industrial Effluents19.6 Effluent Utilization19.7 Remediation techniques19.7 Planning for Reuse of Wastewater19.8 Measures for Conservation in Industries19.9 Strategies for Conservation19.10 Strategies for Recycling Industrial Effluents inAgricultureExercisesReferences20. Water Recycling in Salty Lands20.1 Introduction20.2 Salt Affected Soils20.3 Classification of Salt Affected Soils20.4 Quality of Irrigation Waters20.5 Reclamation of Salt Affected SoilsExercisesReferences21. Drainage of Agricultural Lands21.1 Introduction21.2 Reasons of Waterlogging21.3 Drainage System21.4 Subsurface Drainage SystemExercisesReferences22. Watershed Management22.1 Introduction22.2 Causes of Watershed Deterioration22.3 Concepts of Watershed22.4 Watershed Characteristics22.5 Objectives of Watershed Management22.6 Principles of Watershed Management22.7 Monitoring and Evaluation22.8 Indicators for Evaluation22.9 A Case StudyExercisesReferencesAppendicesSubject Index