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The Most Common Forms of Damage to Irrigation Canal Liners

Even after careful selection and installation, a canal liner made from any material can eventually become damaged and begin to leak. Concrete, geomembranes, and mortar-based systems are tougher than other materials, but they can still become damaged by specific hazards. 

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Issues Common to Unlined Canals

It is tempting to leave a canal unlined when it’s a small branch that is only supplying irrigation water to distant fields. 

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Choosing the Right Geomembrane Material for a Canal Liner

Even once you’ve narrowed down your wider canal liner choices to a geomembrane, you still have multiple materials to choose from. 

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Using Geomembranes as Underlayment for Concrete

If you’ve decided to pair a geomembrane from BTL Liners with some form of concrete or mortar, you’ll need to pick a product capable of pulling this duty. 

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Canal Lining Options

You’ll need to consider all of your options when choosing a liner for a new or existing canal. Each canal has different needs depending on the soil conditions, size, wall angle and total flow and discharge. 

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Options for Repairing Damaged Canals

Damaged canals don’t need to be abandoned or removed. Narrow and hard-to-see drainage and field channels need to be drained and filled to avoid serious injury to humans and animals. 

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How Are Canals Designed and Built?

Canals require geotechnical engineering to last for decades with minimal maintenance, but irrigation canals in particular tend to be built informally or with at least under-engineering. 

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Why Are Canals Essential to Modern Life?

Many people only associate canals with the waterways in Venice that are traveled by gondola, but each year thousands of miles of new canals are installed for a wide variety of uses. 

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What to Look for in an Irrigation Pond Liner

Now that you have selected which type of liner you’ll be working with between clay, concrete, and flexible liners, it’s time to narrow down the requirements of what to look for in the liner itself.

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What Should I Use to Line My Irrigation Pond?

Liners provide an excellent option for retaining water for farm owners who are unable to hold water with just soil alone.

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How to Shape and Size Your Irrigation Pond

Now that you have a general idea of where to start building, you will want to decide on the size of your irrigation pond. 

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Where Should I Build an Irrigation Pond?

There are a few essentials you need to keep in mind when determining the placement of your new irrigation pond.

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How to Save on Water with an Irrigation Pond

As water supplies continue to become more uncertain in drier states like California, it’s worth putting forth the concentrated effort to institute irrigation ponds on your own property. 

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Should I Build an Irrigation Pond? Understanding Irrigation Basics

Irrigation has provided civilizations across the world with an abundance of crop assistance. Not only does irrigation help increase food production, but it can also protect against drought and increase your overall revenue. 

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A Brief History of Irrigation Ponds

Irrigation can be used to maintain landscapes, grow agricultural crops, and revegetate soils in dry areas or during periods of below-average rainfall.

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Benefits of Irrigation Ponds

Irrigation ponds have excellent potential to improve agricultural water security. These ponds help with the provision, capture, and storage of water for irrigation across the country.

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What is an Irrigation Pond?

One of the most popular reasons to build a pond is for irrigation. An irrigation pond is a manmade pond designed to capture, distribute, and store water for an array of agricultural purposes.

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