Abstract

GIS in Irrigation Districts - A Case Study
Track: Agriculture
Authors: Alejandro Paolini, Latha Palakur, Haritha Vendra, Hugh Dittrich, Shil Niyogi

Henry Miller Reclamation District (HMRD) selected DCSE, for converting their stock maps into GIS and track their irrigation infrastructure. DCSE designed an Irrigation Data Model (first of its kind) to maintain HMRD's infrasructure.

A major part of HMRD's business process is to maintain accurate land records. The accuracy of these land records translates to an owner's "stock" or owner's equity within the Company. DCSE used Merced County Assessor Maps and HMRD stock Maps, and the survey information in them, to rebuild HMRD's stocks.

DCSE then converted their canal infrastructure and drainage lines to Geodatabase Format with Feature-linked Annotations.

HMRD is located within the County of Merced. HMRD is the public entity that manages the canal and drainage system of the private water company known as the San Luis Canal Company. HMRD (District) receives 163,600 acre-feet of water per year to be used exclusively for agricultural irrigation.