ASABE Works on Standard to determine available irrigation water.January 16, 2012 -
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) initiated project to develop S623, Standardized Procedure for Determining Available Water for Landscapes and Estimating Landscape Water Use. Those with interest and expertise in related subject matter are invited to participate. Document will standardize ways in which both available water resources and irrigation requirements are quantified for landscape purposes.
ASABE to Develop Standard for Determining Available Water for Irrigation Use |
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
2950 Niles Road
Saint Joseph, MI, 49085
USA
Press release date: January 11, 2012
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to develop a new standard, S623, Standardized Procedure for Determining Available Water for Landscapes and Estimating Landscape Water Use. Those with interest and expertise in the subject matter are invited to participate in the project.
As the demand on water resources and the importance of water use efficiency grows, water agencies, regulators, land owners, landscape managers, and others require a standardized process to determine landscape water supply and demands to address local, regional, and national objectives. The new document will standardize the ways in which both the available water resources and the irrigation requirements are quantified for landscape purposes.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on, or to participate in the development of, this or any other ASABE standard, contact Travis Tsunemori (269-932-7009, travist@asabe.org). A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at http://www.asabe.org/projects .
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more than 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at http://www.asabe.org/.
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