09/25/2026
NOVEL SURFACE IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
12:00-1:00 PM via Zoom
Colorado Cattlemen’s Ag Water NetWORK will host a webinar focused on new approaches for surface water irrigation. The session will cover two new Colorado-grown technologies that improve irrigation efficiency and free up time for flood and furrow irrigators.
PRESENTERS
Alex Ewers with 3Rocks Engineering will explain the SteadyFlow Gate, a mechanical ‘smart water gate’ that maintains consistent flow in a ditch and reduces time needed for manual adjustment. The gate can be set to different flow levels, allowing unlimited adjustment. Regardless of the flow in the source ditch, the gate allows users to take only their decreed water right. Applications include ditches with varying rights, or users who need to fully shut off a system.
James Ries with North 40 Technologies, will overview their programmable irrigation pipe gate valve system that eliminates the need to manually change irrigation sets. The system if solar-powered and works with pipe diameters ranging from 8-12 inches. The gates can be adjusted to any setting between fully open and fully closed and can be used in conjunction with edge-of-field sensors to advance the set when water reaches the lower end of the field.
TOPICS COVERED
Features of each technology
How each system works
Field testing results
Compatibility with existing ditch and gated pipe configurations
Set up and field application
Costs
Q&A
Funding for these projects is provided through Colorado Ag Water Alliance's Drought Resiliency Grant Program. Greg Peterson, Executive Director of CAWA, will give an overview of the grant program as well lessons learned from various irrigation projects
Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qJz2LP3uS8-PCezohDRyjg #/registration
