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2008 Program
Tuesday, September 9
| 9:00 am |
Registration and morning refreshments |
| 10:00 |
Welcome and introductions |
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Laser leveling - Kapil Arora, Iowa State University
a. Principles of surveying with laser levels
b. Rod reading and notes for leveling with laser
c. Completing turning points and field notes |
| 12:15 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 |
Overview of surveying field exercises - Kapil Arora, Iowa State University
Team assignments |
| 2:00 |
Group activity - move to field area, conduct surveys
Field activity to be completed between 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Refreshments provided. |
| 4:00 |
Drawing contour maps - Matt Helmers, Iowa State University
a. Using field data
b. Using computer programs |
| 5:00 |
Group activity - plotting surveyed field data
a. Merge data among teams
b. Compare data with GPS mapping |
| 6:00 |
Dinner (provided) |
| 7:00 |
What needs to go into drainage system layout? - Matt Helmers, Iowa State University |
| 8:00 |
Adjourn for the day |
Wednesday, September 10
| 7:30 am |
Morning refreshments |
| 8:00 |
Is it plain ol’ dirt? (Understanding soil properties) - Stewart Melvin, Currie Wille & Associates |
| 8:45 |
Using the Iowa Drainage Guide, design tables and analytical design methods - Matt Helmers, Iowa State University |
| 9:30 |
Calculating drain sizes, spacing and finalizing layout - example exercises - Greg Brenneman, Iowa State University |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Example exercises continued |
| 11:30 |
Putting it all together - Matt Helmers, Iowa State University |
| 12:15 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 |
Drainage design - Kapil Arora, Iowa State University
a. Use field data collected on Day 1
b. Complete a cost analysis using per-foot costs |
| 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
Computer-aided drainage design - Gary Sands, University of Minnesota and Matt Helmers, Iowa State University |
| 4:15 |
Setting up drainage control structures - Gary Sands, University of Minnesota and Matt Helmers, Iowa State University
a. What are drainage control structures?
b. What role do they play in a drainage system?
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| 5:30 |
Controlled Drainage Farm Forum hosted by the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition |
Thursday, September 11
| 7:30 am |
Morning refreshments |
| 8:30 |
Design comparisons and team reports |
| 9:30 |
Break |
| 10:00 |
Drainage design for terraces and grassed waterways - Bruce Atherton, USDA-NRCS |
| 11:30 |
NRCS and Iowa Drainage District Association (IDDA) considerations - Bruce Atherton, USDA-NRCS, Iowa and John Torbert, IDDA |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 |
Field demonstrations
a. Laying out field drains
b. Making connections |
| 2:00 |
Fixing common kinks in agricultural drainage systems - Norm Stone, USDA-NRCS |
| 3:00 |
Closing comments, completion of program evaluations |
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