Decision Support System for Irrigation with Limited Water

Irrigation for the Future will demonstrate an advanced decision support system (DSS) designed to calculate the productivity of water and optimize the economics of irrigation management field by field. The project will integrate the DSS with cooperating farms’ practices and workflows as a tool for strategic water use planning and economically optimal irrigation management. The project team will work with cooperating farms and the DSS to calibrate site-specific water production functions to develop and manage optimal full-season irrigation strategies with limited water and support participation in a local water market, manage pumping schedules to minimize energy costs, and evaluate alternative cropping patterns and water use strategies to align with future water supplies.