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Salinity of tile drainage effluent
Author(s) -
Pillsbury Arthur F.,
Johnston William R.,
Ittihadieh F.,
Daum Richard M.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr001i004p00531
Subject(s) - tile drainage , effluent , drainage , san joaquin , salinity , tile , irrigation , arid , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , geology , soil science , geotechnical engineering , agronomy , oceanography , geography , ecology , biology , archaeology , paleontology
A four‐year study of drainage effluent obtained from 15 tile drainage systems located in the arid San Joaquin Valley of California showed that the concentration of salts and the various ions discharged in the tile effluent decreased, logarithmically, from the time that the tile systems were installed. Regression equations and correlation coefficients are presented for total salts, boron, sodium, calcium plus magnesium, chloride and sulfate ions, versus time from 0 to 12 years of tile drainage system age. The relationships presented could change with more intensive drainage and more liberal use of irrigation water, providing a more rapid trend toward equilibrium.