Publications

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Maintaining Your Micro-Irrigation System, 1997 A five-page article discussing the maintenance of micro-irrigation systems, with special emphasis on replacing the sand in a media filter. Edited versions of this article appeared in IRRIGATION Business & Technology, February 1997, and Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine, January 1998.

The Formation of Lime Scale in Drip Irrigation Systems, 1998 A five-page article discussing the factors causing calcium carbonate scale formation in drip irrigation systems. An edited version of this article is appeared in the March 1998 issue of Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine.

Chlorine Injection Guidelines, 1997 A three-page discussion on using liquid chlorine as a biocide in irrigation systems.

Media Filtration: Are Two Tanks Enough? 1998 A discussion of hydraulics of media filters and considerations when designing two-tank filter batteries. This article first appeared in IRRIGATION Business & Technology, April 1998

Dealing with Silt in a Micro-Irrigation System, 1999 A four-page article on the filtration challenges presented by silt. The article first appeared in the May/June issue of Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine

Gypsum Injections into Vineyard Drip Systems, 1999 A four-page article on Gypsum Injections into micro-irrigation systems…the good, the bad and the ugly. The article first appeared in the March/April issue of Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine.

Irrigation Technology Transfer, 1999 A five-page article discussing the pitfalls of embracing new technologies and ways to avoid these pitfalls. This article is a synopsis of an hour-long presentation we gave at FarmTech 99, in Santa Barbara. The article later appeared in the March 1999 issue of California Grower Magazine.

Ten Keys to Successful Irrigation Management, 1999 An outline of an hour-long presentation we gave at the 1999 WineTECH/GrapeTECH Symposium in Sacramento. The outline also appeared as an article in the January 1999 issue of Western Fruit Grower Magazine.

Design Pitfalls in New Irrigation Systems, 1999.  A three page article on the common mistakes made in new irrigation design.  The article first appeared in the October 1999 issue of California Grower Magazine.

TMDLs and California Viticulture, 2001, two articles on The Clean Water Act and its impact on California Viticulture, with special emphasis on the Central Coast. These articles first appeared in Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine in March 2001.