Preparing a clear and accurate design brief (specification) is essential to get an irrigation system to meet both production (quality and yield) and environmental (seasonal allocation, water use efficiency and nutrient loss) targets.
Those managing irrigation systems require an understanding performance indicators, to allow informed purchasing decision based on meeting their design brief (specification).
The following guides help to ensure; the correct information is gathered to prepare a design brief (specification), irrigation system performance indicators are understood when comparing design quotes, designers develop a design brief (specification) based on supplied information, and designers prepare a quotation using standardised irrigation system performance indicators.
- Irrigation Development Guide – a booklet explaining how to gather the information to correctly prepare an irrigation system design brief (specification).
- Irrigation Development Checklist – a template to ensure all the information required is gathered and provided to a designer. It includes sample information and calculations. This document also has an explanation of irrigation system performance indicators.
- Case studies – Understand the importance of the irrigation design standards