Mobile labs help agriculture save huge water

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Mobile labs help agriculture save huge water

Florida’s Mobile Irrigation Lab program helped agriculture operations save more than 12 million gallons of water in the last fiscal year,  Agriculture Commissioner informed

The state’s 17 traveling labs provide free irrigation system evaluations and on-site education in 66 counties.

They are also available to homeowners. For information about the Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District’s lab, go to pbswcd.org/#!urban-irrigation-lab/c1fos

“Florida agriculture is increasing water conservation and productivity with the help of the Mobile Irrigation Lab program’s modern technology and techniques,” Putnam said. “Only through increased efficiency and conservation can the needs of Florida’s diverse water users be met – and Florida agriculture is doing its part.”

Underscoring the importance of increased water conservation, water supply plans developed by Florida’s water management districts, in cooperation with Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, indicate a 1.3 billion gallon per day shortfall of water by 2030.

The Mobile Irrigation Lab program is a partnership between the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and local water management districts. Between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, the MIL program conducted more than 1,000 evaluations that resulted in the conservation of an additional 1.2 billion gallons of water, bringing the program’s estimated annual water savings to more than 12 billion gallons.

Although the MIL program originally targeted agricultural water use, it also assists residential and commercial water users. Landscapes, nurseries, and golf courses have benefited greatly from the services provided by the MIL program.

Source: Palm Beach Post

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