Students were taught about many of the aspects of irrigation, water quality, and systems & operations, with several tours of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.

Students were taken to the Leasburg Diversion Dam, located about 20 miles north of Las Cruces, NM.  Here, Henry Magallenez, from EBID, showed how a head of water can be raised so that it can be utilized in irrigation canals.  They saw several water regulating structures, including the control gates at the diversion dam (shown to the right) as well as the first set of waste-way gates. Students also were exposed to flow measurement structures, and learned some of the techniques used in measuring the flows in canals. Leasburg Dam Percha Dam

Gate controls and water diversion, located at the Leasburg dam, Las Cruces, NM.

Later on, they met Jason Short from EBID who lectured them on water quality measurements & data collection, and explained quality control and water quality measurements.  (right)

Paul Diaz of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District taught students some of the techniques used in flow measurements.  Behind the students is a stilling well which contains a water-stage recorder. (left)