ITL News Release
TNIS Trial Completed
ITL has completed trials of its new and innovative liner technology at the Trangie Agricultural Research Station, Trangie NSW (TARS).
Working with the Trangie Nevertire Irrigation Scheme (TNIS), who has TARS as one of their scheme members; the trials were conducted to test the installation and effectiveness of the ITM Liner™ in earthen irrigation channels. TARS was an ideal location for any trials with its guaranteed high security water allocation to trial irrigation liner research.
ITL reduced the total losses by 95% over the “control” earthen channel and to less than 0.5% of total losses (difference between rainfall, evaporation and seepage) – and we’re not sure the 0.5% is not the difference between the evaporation reading at TARS weather station to that at the trial site.
Further research into the evaporation quandary determined any losses recorded were not through the liner, rather the variation between weather station location and the open channel. Simply, the liner did not lose any water.
ITL has waterproof membranes for lining of rigid (concrete and similar structures) and saw the opportunity to develop a low cost, durable and robust liner technology for large scale deployment by irrigators to meet the challenge of reduced water allocation through environmental and climatic changes.
TNIS are proposing further research and trials to better understand cost and delivery processes for inclusion in their Modernisation Plan. ITL will participate to assist TNIS and all irrigators to better understand new liner technology.
Date: June 2008
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