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Название практики Increasing water supply of distant pastures Применение трубчатых водовыпусков-водомеров
Category Water resources Water resources
Tool System for enhancing water availability Means and methods of water accounting
Field of application
  • Use of water resources
  • Use of land resources
  • Environmental protection

Использование водных ресурсов

Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change High Moderate
Implemented by Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Water Economy (KazSRIWE) LLP
Институт водных проблем, гидроэнергетики и экологии Академии Наук Республики Таджикистан
Used by

Country: Kazakhstan

Province: South Kazakhstan Region

Other settlement: distant pastures of A. Sagintayev LLP

Country: Tajikistan

Province: Khatlon Region

District: Jilikul

Local specifics

The climate of Jambyl Region is characterized by significant dryness and continentality. The majority of Talas District is located in the desert zone. The warm season is characterized by high air dryness.

Despite substantial thermal resources, considerable lack of moisture limits crop cultivation. The majority of the district’s territory is used for spring, fall and winter grazing. Water supply of pastures is ensured by underground water.

  • Расположена в бассейне реки Вахш (зона формирования стока), долинная часть;
  • Глубокое залегание грунтовых вод - более 3,0 м;
  • Почвы - среднесуглинистые.
Practice usage period

Start date: 01.06.2015

End date: 15.09.2015

Start date: 01.04.2010

End date: 31.10.2011

Problem solved through this practice

Water supply of the farms located in the zone of distant-pasture livestock production; possibilities to utilize idle wells containing highly mineralized water, use water resources in a rational manner, as well as to increase the area of used pastures by way of supplying them with additional water.

Неравномерное распределение поливной воды, отсутствие средств учета воды для соблюдения рекомендованных оросительных норм хлопчатника

Tools used in the practice

Technology of reverse osmosis water de-salination in well casing columns

Трубчатый водовыпуск-водомер

Description of the practice and its results

The water-lifting and de-salination technology includes several innovative elements like air-tight wellheads, pipeless water-lifting devices and de-salination module block in absence of high-pressure pump to drive water through them.

Water de-salination with its subsequent separation into soft (permeate) water supplied to consumers and saline concentrate diverted for disposal.

Protected by Patent No. 23118 of the RK:

 - application of water lifting pipes for submersible pumps is excluded;

- pollution of the water-bearing layer is excluded;

- labor input (assembly and dismantling works) decreases by 40-70%;

- power costs (water lifting) decrease by 30%;

- water return of the water-bearing layer due to vacuuming the water reception section increases;

- exclusion of capital costs associated with construction of a heated room for de-salination block.

Economic efficiency

The social effect lies in supplying consumers with high-quality drinking water, and the economic effect – in growing livestock population grazing in distant pastures with additional (de-salinized underground) water supply. The later will increase Kazakhstan’s food security and meat export capacity, as well as enhance the overall environmental condition of distant pastures.

Мероприятия:

- Строительство трубчатого водовыпуска-водомера со съёмными штуцерами (закупка полиэтиленового трубопровода, из которого будут изготовлены трубчатые водовыпуски и штуцера к ним);
- Установка трубчатого водовыпуска-водомера во временные оросители.

Результаты:

Финансово-экономические:
экономия оросительной воды; низкие затраты при механизации оросительных систем, общая стоимость комплекта на один гектар составляет 500 долл. США со сроком их службы 5 лет.

Технические:  
Имеет простую конструкцию. Позволяет более равномерно распределять поливную струю между бороздами и обеспечить заданный режим воподачи.

Социальные:
Улучшились условия труда поливальщиков; уменьшилось количество рабочей силы, и повысился уровень доверия между фермерами и водопользователями.

Lessons learnt and recommendations made

Enhancing water supply of pastures by restoring existing and, where possible, building new well infrastructure; possibility of using water sources with mineralized water that were not used previously, providing livestock crews and cattle on pastures with drinking-quality water.

Уроки:

Установка и применение трубчатого водовыпуска-водомера позволяет улучшить равномерность распределения поливного тока в бороздах, а также вести учёт оросительной воды.

Рекомендации:

Необходимо широко использовать средства малой механизации подобные трубчатым водовыпускам–водомерам, которые имеют простую конструкцию, удобны в эксплуатации, обладают мобильностью и обеспечивают подачу заданного расхода воды и имеют невысокую стоимость.

Source of practice

Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations)

Отечественные инструменты (результат разработок отечественных научно-исследовательских структур)

Readiness for implementation

1. Cost of implementation: Moderate

2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: 2,000 thous. tenge

3. O&M costs: Moderate

4. Expert support: Needed at implementation stage

1. Cost of implementation: Low

2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha:

3. O&M costs: Low

4. Expert support: Needed at implementation stage

Brief information on the project

The R&D works were executed under the theme “Investigating the Process of De-Salinizing Different Types of Mineralized Underground Water and Identifying De-Salination Regimes for Water Supply of Pasturable Land” (2013-2015, amount of funding – 13.5 mln tenge) within the framework of Project 0190/GF3 under Program 055 “Research and scientific-technical activities”, Sub-Program 101 “Grant funding of scientific research” as per the contract with SE “Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.  The process of de-salinizing mineralized underground water with different physical and chemical characteristics was designed and adjusted in lab and field conditions on distant pastures.  In addition, the technical standards of operating devices to treat underground water with 2-7 g/l mineralization (as per Patent No. 23118 of the RK) were developed.

The practice was deployed under the R&D Workstream “Scientific substantiation of pasture water supply system based on GIS-technologies with the aim of intensifying distant-pasture livestock production” within the framework of Project “Development of technologies to improve and ensure rational use of pastures to advance distant-pasture livestock production” (2015-2017).

Название: Технология полива с применением трубчатых водовыпусков-водомеров

Продолжительность: Апрель 2010 – Октябрь 2011 г.

Цели и задачи: Разработка и внедрение технологии полива сельскохозяйственных культур в дехканских хозяйствах Республики Таджикистан, позволяющей значительно повысить эффективность использования водных ресурсов.

Получатели выгод от реализации проекта: водопользователи Ассоциации водопльзователей «Истиклол».

Структура, ответственная за реализацию проекта: Институт водных проблем, гидроэнергетики и экологии Академии Наук Республики Таджикистан.

Донор: ОО «Водное партнерство Таджикистана»

Funding source Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan ОО «Водное партнерство Таджикистана»
Information sources
  1. Balgabayev, N.N., Tumlert, V.A., Tumlert, E.V. “Resource-saving technology of de-salinizing mineralized underground water in the conditions of distant pastures” / Water Magazine, No. 6 (82), 2014, pp. 46-49;
  2. Tumlert, V.A., Grankin, Yu.Ya., Tumlert, E.V., Gritsenko, N.V. “Disposal of salt brines during de-salination of mineralized water with receiving commodity salts and fertilizers”// “Science and World”, 2015, No. 8 (24), pp. 32-37;
  3. Tumlert, V.A., Grankin Yu.Ya., Tumlert, E.V. “Investigating the process of de-salting mineralized underground water based on reverse osmosis via a device installed in well trunk” // ”Science and World”, 2015, No. 12 (28);
  4. Tumlert, V.A. “Issues of restoring and upgrading pasture water supply infrastructure to revive distant-pasture livestock production” // “Agricultural Science of Kazakhstan Digest”, 2014, No. 9.

Отчет отдела инновационных технологий Академии Наук Республики Таджикистан, Душанбе, 2012, 45 с.

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