FIRI Farm Irrigation Rating Index
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1. Output Select Field and Enter ears Field name Edit Years OPTIONAL Edit tear description add years or delete year E dit ear Add Year Delete Year Fost Change Horth 40 a Calendar ears Enter consecutive calendar years by entering the starting year above and pressing the Enter Cal ears button Field Data output Farm Jab Name FIRI Demo Multi Field Farm Figure 3 3 The page shown in Figure 3 3 will be displayed Fields entered on the previous page will be displayed under field name The purpose of this page is to enter or modify the years to be analyzed for each field When years are entered in the database default values are entered for factors If a year is added the default values are the values for the previous year Initial entry of years for a field 1 Select a field by clicking the appropriate Field in the list 2 Select number of years to be analyzed Enter 4 Calendar ears Starting at year 2002 Enter Cal Years Enter consecutive calendar years by entering the starting year above and pressing the Enter Cal ears button Figure 3 4 FIRI User Manual Page 3 5 7 19 05 As shown in Figure 3 4 use the up down arrows in the Enter Calendar Years entry field to select an appropriate number of years 3 Select a starting yea2. Emil ler Clogging T H TicHe Herir Bel oo FIRI Demo Mi Fad Farm Figure 2 9 Report windows have buttons that will allow viewing and printing appropriate reports All reports use the same report generator The report takes a little time to be generated on slow machines Figure 2 10 illustrates the button bar Some reports are multiple pages long Use the appropriate buttons to scroll from page to page FIRI User Manual Page 2 7 7 19 05 Y Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Be 6 4 gt mM S BS Be Be Close Figure 2 10 File name Doo B Save ag type Rich Text Format rtf hi Quick Report tlel QAP HTML Document htm Adobe Acrobat Document pd GIF Image File aif JPEG Image File jpg Bitmap File bmp Enhanced Metafile emt Windows Metafile wnt FIRI Demo Multi Fi Figure 2 11 Reports may be saved to a file in various formats Figure 2 11 shows the drop down menu that allows selection of a format that the report may be saved in The RIF format is a universal format that can be interpreted by most late version word processors The PDF format may be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat reader program QRP format files may be read from any FIRI report by clicking the Load Report button on the report button bar Use the print button to print the report Saving a job N Save Job Do you wish to save the current Farm Job Farm lob name FIRI Demo Mu
3. Cale Pet Deep Percolation Fl 50 0 Conveyance Efficiency 5 Micro Design Factor Factor Emitter Clogging Factor Enter edit job data Farm Job Name FIRI Demo Multi Field Farm Figure 3 6 Select Irrigation System and Potential Efficiency Click on an appropriate System type description An explanation of the system is displayed below the list The potential efficiency is displayed in the entry field at the bottom of the box It potential efficiency may be manually entered Changing the default potential efficiency is not recommended since changing that value would negate much of the system comparison value of the FIRI process FIRI User Manual Page 3 7 7 19 05 Enter deep percolation and runoff percentages When a system is selected default percent deep percolation and runoff values are set These values depend on both system type and soil conditions The default soil intake low medium or high intake is set in the local default values section of the System Default Dialog See Chapter 2 of this document Enter Deep Percolation and Runot Percentages Sandy loam Runoff 15 0 Cale Pct Deep Percolation OF 0 Figure 3 7 Deep percolation and runoff percentages may be entered directly or may be calculated by clicking the Calc Pct button Total of the two percentages must equal 100 percent Deep percolation depends on soil characteristics Consult the local irrigation guide If the Calc Pct button is clicked the di
4. default potential efficiency or enter it directly Pg 3 6 Enter deep percolation and runoff percentages Pg 3 7 Page A 1 Enter data in FIRI factor entry dialogs Pg 3 8 Repeat data entry for each year Pg 3 17 Proceed to Output page 4 System efficiencies are calculated Pg 3 17 Save the job Pg 3 17 Display Field Data Select field from list Pg 3 18 View and print detailed and summary reports Pg 3 18 7 19 05
5. outlet supply 0 83 Rotation Aotation Fixed 0 65 Rotation Modified frequency Arranged 0 89 Rotation klodified amount Day s flow rate conditions and duration are d 0 9 Arranged Fixed duration aratge 0 93 Arranged Restricted Constant 0 96 Araged Limited rate l Conditions of rate and duration remain constant 0 97 Arranged Arranged a8 arranged 0 98 Demand Limited rate s Fixed Conditions remain unchanged during the season Fixed duration Yared Frequency arranged e E ET EE Conditions predetermined not identical cee throughout season Duration fixed D Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 900 Figure 3 11 Simply select the appropriate factor or enter one directly An explanation of terms shows in the box to the right e Soil Condition Factor Sc dialog 8 Soil Condition Factor Sc Year First Field North 40 Crop Sweet Corm interpolate Sc Factor based on computed Soil Condition Index i Comments Sc Factor Typical Crop Rotation Soil Condition Index A Conservation tillage 0 3 good oil tilth 0 4 i Graz seed 7 yr establish 4 yr production 0 5 i 0 97 154 prs cower crop for 17 yr rotation 0 6 0 938 Alfalfa bean sugar beet 10 yr 0 7 0 99 8 10 prs cover crop for 12 yr rotation Se SEC gt MOTE The Sc factor database should be edited Se Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 360 to reflect local Soil Condition Index values for typical crop rotatio
6. 4 8 0 9700 2 Special Type 200 0 0 9400 61 0 3 None o oo f ooog 0 0 4 Nore 0 0 Enter data for up to 4 reaches Then click Compute to get weighted Ce factor 0 0000 Weighted Ce factor 0 958 Figure 3 13 This is a unique dialog Up to four reaches of ditch or pipe may be selected First select the type of reach from the drop down selection list Then TAB to the Length Enter the length of segment If entering feet meters will automatically be calculated Note the FIRI default EFF factor has been entered by the system The user may manually enter an EFF factor if better information is available In the example a Special Type has been selected The Special type is used where the other reach types are not descriptive of the conveyance material and the user has information on an EFF factor that should be used FIRI User Manual Page 3 12 7 19 05 When data for all reaches has been entered click the Compute button A weighted Ce factor will then be displayed Click the OK button to accept and proceed If you forget to click the Compute button the computation will be done when the OK button is clicked e Land Leveling L dialog Year First Field Morth 40 Proper Hun 1 Ad 0 956 A2 0 971 B1 0 957 B2 0 543 B3 0 929 C 0 95 41 0 936 A2 0 521 61 0 507 B2 0 593 BS 0 579 C Level Class B and Leveling Factor L Cancel PH Bel 2 nd Sequence Laser L
7. E Field name Fam lob Mame Fequired must be unigue pI FarmJob Location Farrn Job Planner hee Field Name B Farm ID OPID Date a 07 20 2006 Crop Grown Farm Job Motes sal Mame or Description this field Annual Het Irrigation Requirement Total Area this field Ag inches og acres oo centimeters oo hectares Corect for Maximum Gross Available Irrigation ater Efficiency calculation method Statistical method 00 mas gross inches 00 mas gross cm Enter ledit job data Farm Job Mame Figure 3 2 Enter Farm Job data e Job identification 1 A unique Farm Job name must be entered The name is used by the database to keep track of this job If you want to make additional alternatives of a previous job include a version identification number in the name If a name that was previously been used is entered you will be asked if you want to replace the existing named job 2 Enter appropriate data in the Farm Job Location Farm Job Planner and Farm ID OP ID fields e Farm Job comments Enter general notes pertaining to this Farm Job as needed Click the TAB key to move to the Field data entry page Enter Individual Field Data For a new job when the TAB key is used to move into the Enter Individual Field data box the cursor will go to the Field Name entry location Enter the field name and TAB to the next entry location FIRI User Manual Page 3 2 7 19 05 Any number of fields may be entered fo
8. FIRI Farm irrigation rating index User Manual Version 1 2 September 28 2006 al Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports Data System Help Ly New Job B Previous Job Save Job FarmfField Data Field ear Selection FIRI Factor Data Please make selection Welcome to FIRI E USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS By John Dalton Contact Irrigation Engineer Clare Prestwich West National Technology Center 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 1000 Portland Oregon 97232 FIRI User Manual j 7 19 05 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Introduction System requirements and installation Help Facilities Chapter 2 Program Basics General Technical capabilities of the program The main menu File menu Reports menu Data menu System menu Help menu Moving between data eniry fields Using window tabs Using database navigation button bars Printing reports Saving a job Exporting importing jobs between computers Chapter 3 FIRI Job Creation amp Editing Creating a new Job General job data 1 Page Enter Farm Job data Enter Individual Field data Go to the Field Year Selection page Field Year Selection 2 Page Initial entry of years for a field Edit Add or delete years Go to the FIRI factor page FIRI Factor 3rd Page Select Field and Year in dialog Select Irrigation System and Potential efficiency Enter deep percolation and runoff percentages Description of improvements made this year
9. Periodic FLUSHING BSC 149F SOC 122F TEMPERATURE Continuous SUM OF CLOGGING SUM OF CLOGGING 35C FSF TEMPERATURE gt 20 15 SUM OF CLOGGING 20C BaF Selected Clogg Range Clogg gt 40 E Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 940 Figure 3 18 Click in the appropriate percent Clogg cell The E factor may also be entered directly in the E entry field Click the OK button to accept and proceed e Micro Trickle Design Factor T dialog Micro Trickle Design Factor T Cancel Help Fe 2 fear 2003 Field West 30 Crop Grapes Manufacturing Variability 30 percent 15 percent 5 percent Excellerit Selected Variability 15 percent T Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 950 Figure 3 19 Click in the appropriate percent manufacturing variability cell The T factor may also be entered directly in the T entry field Click the OK button to accept and proceed FIRI User Manual Page 3 16 7 19 05 Entering data for Subsequent Years To make modifications in factors for subsequent years click the Sel Field Year button Select the appropriate year from the Select Field and Year dialog Note that the program has entered the first year data in all years Modify the system type by selecting from the system list Modify any factor by clicking the appropriate button Output 4 Page When data for all fields and all years has been entered clic
10. Proceed to FIRI element Factor entry FIRI Factor dialogs general FIRI Factor dialogs specific Entering data for subsequent years Output 4th Page Save the Job Display field Data View and Print Detailed Reports FIRI User Manual il k Op ee ae O O 0 WwwwmwWw WwW OO N N P ek N D mate ok o 00 7 19 05 Chapter 4 Editing System Database Factor Base Data Editor Procedure 4 1 Irrigation system Potential efficiency Editor General 4 2 Edit procedure 4 2 Adding systems to the database 4 2 Appendix A Program Flow Chart Running FIRI A 1 FIRI User Manual ill 7 19 05 Chapter 1 Overview Introduction WELCOME to FIRI an on farm irrigation efficiency estimating program This is a specialized program intended to be used by technical personnel employed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS Conservation Districts or by anyone who needs to estimate of seasonal farm irrigation efficiency on a field by field basis The Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI provides a uniform and objective evaluation method for planning irrigation water conservation It provides good documentation of the effects of improvements in irrigation management practices and system changes It is important to understand that FIRI analyzes seasonal irrigation efficiencies These are not the same as potential efficiency for a particular system for a single irrigation Seasonal efficien
11. alog shown in Figure 3 8 is displayed a Percentages deep Percolation and Runoff SEE 3 Cancel Help Year First Soil Description Sandy loam Soll Intake Characteristics Gets default values C High Intake Open Porous Soils f Medium Intake Loam Sails C Low Intake Fine Textured Sails Accept selected or enter directly Deep Percolation soo 0 Total of deep percolation and runoff must equal 100Z Runoff 50 0 Use field derived values if possible Figure 3 8 Click on the appropriate check box in Figure 3 8 or enter the values directly Then click on the OK button Description of improvements made this year A text entry box is located in the upper right hand corner of the screen Enter a description of improvements made this year This is an optional entry Proceed to FIRI Element Factor Entry Depending on the type of irrigation system that is selected only the FIRI factors applicable to that type of system will be accessible FIRI User Manual Page 3 8 7 19 05 There are two ways to proceed with data entry One is to click each factor button individually This will pop up a dialog that will allow entering or selecting the appropriate factor value The other is to click the Go Sequence button that will lead the user through all required entry dialogs The Go Sequence procedure is recommended for the first year of a new job The individual button procedure is recommended for editing subsequent year
12. arm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI System Help Base Data Irr System Data Figure 2 3 e Base Data A dialog comes up that will allow editing the factor base data database See Chapter 4 for details e irr System Data A dialog comes up that will allow viewing or editing the irrigation system potential efficiency database The data in this database is password protected Set up for editing as described under System defaults System menu Figure 2 4 Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRM Figure 2 4 FIRI User Manual Page 2 2 7 19 05 e System Defaults Figure 2 5 will be displayed iiis System Default Values 4 Edit Factor Database Edit Efficiency Matters Help Editing protected system values require a password DEFAULT YALUES Password protected factors database Local defaults No password required Set for Metric input output F Enter default ET E vapotranspiratior 0 250 inches 635 centimeters Select default soil category Medium Intake Loam Sails ka Select default irrigation system Spstem Type System Description p Graded Border Level or Bazin Guide Contourlevel Field Crop Password protected efficiency matters Graded Border Figure 2 5 e Local defaults No password required 1 Set for metric input output Check this box to display all inout and output in metric units 2 Enter default ET Evapotranspiration This is the default daily ET for the peak water u
13. calculated seasonal efficiency or enter another efficiency before selecting the percent reuse 3462 Percent Previously used application efficiency 34 62 The FIRI factors entered up to the point of selecting the tailwater reuse factor are used to calculate a tentative seasonal application efficiency This efficiency is used to interpolate an R factor from FIRI table application efficiency ranges The user may accept the efficiency or enter one directly After the efficiency is entered click on an appropriate percent reuse in the selection list The R factor will be interpolated based on the entered application efficiency Click the OK button to accept and proceed e Climate Factor C dialog i Climate Factor C x Cancel Help 2 a ei z Crop Barley _ C Factor Peak Mo Av Daily ET finches Peak Ma Av Daily ET om 0 381 Cool 0 762 Warm 1 143 Hot 1 524 Hot Year 004 Field East 100 Enter ET and interpolate C Factor from curve ET Peak Mo average daily 0 300 inches 0762 om C Factor Accept selected or enter directly 1 000 Figure 3 16 FIRI User Manual Page 3 14 Warmth 7 19 05 There are three ways to enter the climatic C factor 1 Enter the climatic factor directly in the C factor entry field 2 Select the C factor from the selection list 3 Enter an appropriate evapotranspiration ET value in the Enter ET entry field ET depends on climatic and crop
14. characteristics and may be determined from the local Irrigation Guide or by running the IWR program Click the OK button to accept and proceed e Wind Factor W dialog 8 Wind Factor W x Cancel Help Bl 2 f Year 2006 Field East 100 Crop Barley wind Fine Spray Medium Spray Coarse Spray 1 4MPH 1 6 6 4 KMPH 0 94 0 96 P40 MPH 6 4 16 1 KMPH 0 9 0 932 SS 10 15 MPH 16 1 24 1 KMPH 0 867 0 912 Non Spray LEFA 1 1 Selected Varnability Coarse Spray W Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 562 Figure 3 17 Selection from this selection box is accomplished by clicking in the appropriate cell The W factor may also be entered directly in the W entry field Click the OK button to accept and proceed FIRI User Manual Page 3 15 7 19 05 e Emitter Clogging Factor E dialog N Emitter Clogging Factor E Year 003 Field Wrest 30 Crop Grapes Emitter Type Clog gt 20 Clogg 18 Clegg 10 Cios lt 5 E 0 987 1 0 97 0 99 b Drippers No cover or suspended 3 0 953 0 98 E Drippers With cover surlace system 0 937 0397 E Drippers Underground 0 92 0 96 rt Clogg 20 Comment Clogg 16 Comment Clogg 1022 Comment Clogg lt 52 Comment TREATMENT TREATMENT ITREATMENT TREATMENT None Screen S creen Screen FLUSHING FLUSHING Media Filter Media Filter None Manual FLUSHING Chemical JTEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE
15. cies take into account scheduling water measurement irrigator skill and other factors that will impact irrigation water use efficiency over an entire irrigation season This Windows based program is designed to replace several DOS based programs that have been in use by the NRCS and others for a number of years FIRI is specifically designed to perform computations based on the following publication Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI a method for planning evaluating and improving irrigation management USDA Soil Conservation Service West National Technical Service Center Portland Oregon June 1991 Program History The FIRI process has been used extensively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS to analyze on farm irrigation system efficiency David Taylor NRCS Wyoming developed the original DOS version of the program for performing FIRI calculations Several enhanced versions were developed Those versions were named FIRS David Taylor s program was modified slightly by John Dalton for use in Montana That version was named FIRI The direction given for the development of the Windows version of the FIRI calculation program was to prepare a Windows based program that strictly follows procedures in the Farm Rating Index publication but will allow for modification of the base data without having to modify program code Statistical Method of Calculating Efficiency Recent review of the FIRI proces
16. eveled Laser Leveled Land Leveled Land Leveled Land Leveled Land Smoothed Laser Leveled Laser Leveled Land Leveled Land Leveled Land Leveled Land Smoothed Not Proper Run a Crop Sweet Corn Possible Irigation Efficiencies High Inigation slope Uniform wt Cross slope Uniform but not more than 0 3 percent al 1 Land Leveled L Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 321 Figure 3 14 There are two selection boxes in this dialog Select an appropriate factor from either the top or bottom selection box as appropriate The top box is for proper irrigation runs The bottom box is for situations where length of run is not appropriate for efficient irrigation See the Irrigation Guide for an explanation of land leveling classes FIRI User Manual Page 3 13 7 19 05 e Tailwater Reuse R dialog 8 Taitwater Reuse Factor R x Cancel Help e 2 First Field Morth 40 Year Select Percent Reuse Percent Reuse Appef 10 AppeH25 AppEfS0 AppEt S 0 1 1 1 10 1 075 20 1 15 1 1 30 eee 1 15 40 1 2 50 1 25 60 1 3 70 1 35 1 05 1 025 1 05 1 075 1 1 1 725 1 15 1 175 Percent Reuse 30 R Factor Accept selected or enter directly 1 771 Figure 3 15 AppEfH Crop Sweet Com Curent FIRI calculated seasonal application efficiency 34 620 The R Factor will be interpolated between table application efficiency values Use the curent
17. g potential efficiency database iw Use statistical efficiency computation method Checking the Allow editing the potential efficiency database check box allows editing the potential efficiency database When checked the rrigation System Potential Efficiency Editor may be used to add systems and modify system values and descriptions The editor is found under the Data Irr System Data main menu item Checking the Use statistical efficiency computations check box sets a switch which calculates efficiency using the statistical method described in Chapter 1 of this document Un checking the box calculates efficiency based on a simple multiplication procedure FIRI User Manual Page 2 4 7 19 05 A Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports Data System Pase Contents l lk D search For Help on Ss O E Farm Field Data About Figure 2 6 Help menu Figure 2 6 e Contents A Windows help dialog will appear and help subjects may be selected e Search for Help on A Windows help dialog will appear allowing search for help items e About A dialog will appear which describes information about the current version of the FIRI program and the program author s contact information Moving between data entry fields Use the TAB key or the mouse to move from one data eniry field to another Using the TAB key automatically moves to the next appropriate entry field Most fields are laid out in the preferred sequence of entry Usi
18. ing Index FIRI Field Detail m el rl Ox BB B S Cove Farm rrigation Rating ndes FIRI Field Detail Fami izal FIRI Deric ME Flek Fermi Somewhere USA Fam IBM PID E 100 Familoh parer John Da boni Bniler rera ni mabon abou Fe bb Im ine Fitri Woks hice 1 20 Flad mame Eat 100 Gig gram Barley Soll reame ordetciplion Losin Ses IAF Bld 100 ETEF Ama re l inigaionreaguremenl 18 Inch Biiclercy CaladsbrnMebed Sticioal ma ted Analysis of Yearly Data Yer Zr kem pe Borders Gros ralon reqiremerd 2 S recess Tia required Inmigalion wohume Sawna BMolancy Fa Shad FIRI Factors Management Factores Md 8 Maker Meare emeril OL a 8 nigaion Skil ard acio 8 Maine rere O amp 8 Walker Dele ry Bo ig Sa Cordon l O6 Sr atom aobre Sy ebm Wiio 0 a4 Walker Ulf bulon Cori gd ce r Comeya Eifcecy mprwmenk made hir year Bk ing rem Betore Improvement nyan oa ite Cats Page 1 of 4 222 16 more tel Sod Masire Moi boir and Scheduling z003 sytem derop lor Graed Boner arof rrer Deep merodalion mches Pamilia Elery Oe L i SO K Ofc pes L SO ofleter m Hots itam g marme d wiii haw ohanged dnos lac yaar fycem Favborei urb oe Sy de mg L 063i Lard Lewlnrg Sycem Factre Surhoe and Sprinkler rf Teaser Fle Lee Sycem Factre Sprinkler c H Climalc Ed H pinker Dern Sycem Faotre Spronkler and Moro Spray Wo H Wira Sycem FaotoroMloro E H
19. k the Continue button or click the Output tab to proceed to the Output page Bac Fie Reports Data System Help X Cancel Farm Field Data Fieldy ear Selection FRI Factor Data Output 2 Display Another Field Field Detail Field Summary Farm Summary Field Name North 80 Farm ID 1234 Total Field Area 80 Annual Het Irrigation Requirement 18 Gross Available Irrigation Water 24 Efficiency calculation method Statistical method Potential Eff Seasonal Eff 4 qT ae a lt System Description ma Js h m Jp ie w Field Data output Farm Job Name Demo correct For max available irrigation Figure 3 20 Calculations are completed and the output shows on this page as displayed in Figure 3 20 Save the Job If everything looks OK click the Save Job button If not go back and edit the input data by clicking on the appropriate tab FIRI User Manual Page 3 17 7 19 05 Display Field Data Click the Display Another Field button to bring up the Select Field To Display dialog as shown in Figure 3 21 select Field To Display lt E B Sweet Corr Select Field To Display Figure 3 21 Click on the field which you wish to have displayed in the output tables View and Print Detailed Reports Click an appropriate report button A report for the current field or job will be displayed These reports may be printed or saved in any of several formats Note that if gr
20. ll and other factors that will impact irrigation water use efficiency over an entire irrigation season Trained experienced personnel should only change potential efficiency factors after careful deliberation Edit procedure The data in this database is password protected See Chapter 2 for procedures for setting system default values Use the database navigation bar to edit the database See Chapter 2 for an explanation of the navigation bar Adding systems to the database Only the system type names that are currently in the database may be used These types are hard coded into the program All cells in the database must be populated Type in a description of the system FIRI User Manual Page 4 2 7 19 05 Appendix A Program Flow Chart Running FIRI Click New Job button Enter a unique job name Pg 3 1 Enter job identification data and proceed to entering field data Pg 3 2 Enter field name Pg 3 3 Enter crop grown Pg 3 3 Enter soil name or description Pg 3 3 Enter annual net irrigation requirement Pg 3 3 Enter total area this field Pg 3 3 Enter subsequent Fields Pg 3 3 FIRI User Manual Proceed to Fields Y ear Selection page 2 Pg 3 4 Select Field from list and set years for field Pg 3 4 Edit year names and add delete names Pg 3 5 Proceed to FIRI Factor Data page 3 Pg 3 5 Select Field and year to be edited Pg 3 6 Select irrigation system from drop down list Accept
21. lti Field Farm To save changes to current job press the YES button Save This FarmJob to Database Export Job a Figure 2 12 The current job may be saved to the database for future use If you exit the program and any modifications have been made to a job a dialog similar to the one in Figure 2 12 will pop up and you may select whether or not to save the job The Delete Farm Job menu item may be used to delete jobs no longer needed Note that jobs are saved by name All names must be unique If more than one version of a job is saved add a version number to the name FIRI User Manual Page 2 8 7 19 05 Exporting importing jobs between computers Any job may be exported to another computer When the FIRI program was installed a folder named FiriTransfer was installed in the FIRI program directory This directory contains database files that are transferred from the main database directory when the Export Job button as shown in Figure 2 12 is clicked These database files are Paradox compatible files that can t be read with a text editor Copy the entire folder and replace the same named folder on the target computer The target computer must be running the same version of FIRI as is used on the originating computer Note that the folder may be transmitted via Email or by floppy The folder should fit on a single floppy If it does not try using a zip utility to compress the folder and its contents On the import com
22. n a word processor and cut and pasted to the FIRI comment in this screen The user may directly edit the text in the database FIRI User Manual Page 4 1 7 19 05 Irrigation System Potential Efficiency Editor Selecting the Data Irr System Data menu item will bring up the dialog shown in Figure 4 2 _ ee a m Irrigation System Potential Efficiency Editior BEZA OF to edit the potential efficiency databaze SystemType SystemDescription Potene ff HighD eepPerc MedDeepPerc LowDeepPerc HighRunotf MedRuno g 85 15 Graded Border at al Level or Basin g0 100 100 0 Guide ri a5 AL 15 Contour leyvel Field Crop r 100 100 0 Contour level Rice ol 100 100 0 Border Ditch 60 o5 15 Level or Basin g0 100 0 Graded Furrow r5 a5 15 Contour Furrow r5 a5 15 Corugations r5 o5 15 Graded border imigation is surtace imigation where controlled surface imigation i used The field to be irrigated t divided into strips of uniformna width and grade by parallel dikes or border ridges Each strip is irrigated seperately Water is introduced at one end and progressively covers the entire stip Ends are usually Open Figure 4 2 General Potential efficiency values are critical to the success of the FIRI process These values are seasonal efficiencies that are not the same as the potential efficiency of a particular system for a single irrigation Seasonal efficiencies take into account scheduling water measurement irrigator ski
23. n is the only one certified for use on NRCS networked computers It will also work on non networked non NRCS computers e Database administration tool BDE Administrator When FIRI is installed the BDE Administrator is also installed if it is not already installed This tool may be accessed from the Windows Control panel Click the tool s Help menu to find out how to use it FIRI User Manual page 1 2 7 19 05 The Borland Database Engine manages the local Paradox compatible database that is used by FIRI If for some reason you get an error message that the program is unable to access the database the BDE Administrator can be used to re establish the connection so the Database Engine will know where to access the database and what kind of database it is The database aliases should be shown in the BDE Administrator This is named WRpm If this alias has been corrupted or the database directory has been moved re establish the alias The data that the alias should contain is as follows Type STANDARD DEFAULT DRIVER PARADOX ENABLE BCD FALSE PATH Navigate to the FIRI database directory e Program Problems When making bug reports or getting help with program problems please make a copy of the program s detailed report for the job being run The report may be submitted in hard copy or as a QRP file that is generated when using the detailed report save button Make bug reports or comments to Irrigation Engineer Clare Pre
24. nd comments modified FIRI Factor dialogs specific e Md S I M Wc Sd dialogs SN Water Measurement Factor Md Slee K coos Pie BLP ird semeree Rees l lel i Field North 40 Crop Sweet Com Comments A Md Factor Measurement Location No water measurement in this field 0 98 Farm Delvery Point 1 Each Field Water measurement location None ld Factor Accept selected or enter directly 0 300 Figure 3 10 Several dialogs are similar to the one shown in Figure 3 10 Select the appropriate factor from the selection list recommended As an alternative the user may enter the factor directly in the entry field Note the navigation bar that appears in the upper right of the box This bar will only appear when the system is set to allow modification of the database See chapter 2 If it shows the user may add to edit or delete items in the factor database The Comments section may be edited if the navigation bar is present This may be used to provide further explanation of each selectable item Click the OK button to accept the factor and move on FIRI User Manual Page 3 10 7 19 05 Water Delivery D dialog N Water Delivery Factor D 2 Tear First TERMINOLOGY Unlimited Field Morth 40 Crop Sweet C i et 2 Tape pe eee ae No restrictions and is under control of user Limited l Masimum flow rate restricted by physical size 0 8 Rotation Direct diversion limited of
25. ng window tabs Farm Field Data Field rear Selection HRI Factor Data Output Figure 2 7 The main window contains tabs at the top of the work area Click these with the mouse to get into another part of the current window Data should be entered by starting at the left tab and moving to the right You will not be allowed to move to the next tab unless required data have been entered in the current tab screen FIRI User Manual Page 2 5 7 19 05 Using database navigation button bars Some windows use a navigation button bar to navigate within a database These are the left and right arrows shown in Figure 2 9 The vertical scroll bar on database tables may also be used to move from record to record Some windows also have additional buttons that allow inserting editing and deleting database records po me my ep oe a ee ee Figure 2 8 The buttons are as follows a a a Navigate from record to record l Insert Record Delete Record a 2 Edit Record Post Edit x E Cancel edit Refresh data When in the edit mode the keyed in data is not posted to the database until the Post record button is clicked You may also navigate to the next record and the edited record will be posted To add a record at the end of a table use the keyboard down arrow to move beyond the last record and enter a new record FIRI User Manual Page 2 6 7 19 05 Printing reports S8 8 lt gt N Farm Irrigation Rat
26. ns in the local area Figure 3 12 FIRI User Manual Page 3 11 7 19 05 The soil condition factor is based on a soil condition index There have been improvements in computing a soil condition index since the original publication of the FIRI document NRCS Computer spreadsheets are available to compute the index based on specific crop rotations in specific areas It is recommended that locally computed soil condition indexes be used to determine the FIRI soil condition Sc factor Typical crop rotations based on local soil condition index values should be included in the FIRI database Edit the FIRI soil condition database to show these typical crop rotations This will allow their rapid selection during FIRI job runs There are three ways to enter the FIRI soil condition Sc factor 1 Enter the Sc factor directly by typing it in the factor space 2 Selecta typical crop rotation from the selection list 3 Click the Interpolate Sc Factor based on computed Soil Condition Index button Use this option if a specific soil condition index has been computed for the job A dialog is displayed that allows entering a computed soil condition index The FIRI Sc factor will then be computed e Conveyance Efficiency Ce dialog ies Conveyance Efficiency Ce Seles w OK X Cancel Help e 2 Fad Ge Tear First Field Morth 40 Crop Sweet Com Select Type of Reach Length Ft Length rm EFF factor 1 Sandy Loam 1000 0 30
27. ntenance Factor E MANAGEMENT Water Measurement Factor MANAGEMENT Soil Moisture Monitoring and Scheduling Factor ai MANAGEMENT Soll Contition Factor Climatic Factor Conveyance efficiency Factor E mitter Clogging Factor Land Leveling Factor Tailwater Reuse Factor D Vater Delivery Factor Irrigating the crop when it needs water requires that 5 water be available when needed at a rate for optimum application The three factors that affect water delivery are frequency rate and duration of flow With direct diversion water may not be available all season every year when needed However direct diversions may be rotated arranged or be adequate to operate as a demand systems In shorn supply areas there may be lower efficiency than in full supply areas If you are on a rotation system and receive water periodically whether you need it or not there is a tendency to over irrigate Figure 4 1 Procedure Use the database navigation bar to edit the database See Chapter 2 for an explanation of the navigation bar The most likely thing to edit will be the comments at the bottom of the dialog These comments are used when the help button is clicked on one of the FIRI factor pop up windows 5 E wul Note the editing buttons at the top right of the dialog EE Ce These may be used to cut and paste formatted text from a word processor The original text was scanned from the FIRI publication run through an OCR text interpreter formatted i
28. oss maximum available irrigation water has been entered for the field and if the resulting corrected net available irrigation is less than the entered annual net irrigation requirement the screen and reports will show corrected deep percolation and runoff They will also show deep percolation and runoff based on annual net irrigation requirement e Detailed Field Report Click on the Field Detail report button for a detailed report of all fields in the farm job The report maybe several pages long There is one page for each field Move between pages using the buttons at the top of the report e Field Summary Report Click on the Field Summary report button for a single page summary report This will show only the first six years of the analysis and will allow side by side comparison of changes Paper size limitations restrict the number of years Use the detailed report to view years beyond six This report is similar to those generated in the old DOS programs e Farm Summary Report Click the Farm Summary report button for a report that will summarize the irrigation water conserved on the farm job when all improvements are completed FIRI User Manual Page 3 18 7 19 05 Chapter 4 Editing System Database Factor Base Data Editor Selecting the Data Base data menu item will bring up the dialog shown in Figure 4 1 8 Factor Base Data Editor Me ANE GER re E Delivery Factor MANAGEMENT Irrigation Skill and Action Factor MANAGEMENT Mai
29. puter simply click the Import Job button when loading a previous job After viewing the job it may be saved to the target computer s database The job name might need to be changed if there is already a job with the same name on the target computer Saving as a file with the same name will replace the job that is already stored FIRI User Manual Page 2 9 7 19 05 Chapter 3 FIRI Job Creation amp Editing Creating a new job General job data 1 Page When the program starts the following window will appear Select either the New Job or Previous Job button _ hi Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports Data System Help D New Job Previous Job a Cancel Farm Field Data Field year Selection p s gt Ti oe i a x am J J a E i s 5 euler eee in Please make selection Welcome to FIRI Zz Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 shows the initial program window Note that the Tabs are faded out They will not work unless you are working on a FIRI job Start a completely new FIRI job by clicking the New Job button The window shown in Figure 3 2 will then be displayed FIRI User Manual Page 3 1 7 19 05 e maaa IS L eaae ee ral Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Sel File Reports Data E Previous Job EB SaveJob Field vear Selection FIRI Factor Data Output Help Enter individual Field data a Delete Field Edit Field Add Field Enter FarmJob data
30. r The default starting year is the current year If desired manually enter a later year in the entry field 4 Click the Enter Cal Year button The years database will be populated and will appear in the Edit Years list 5 Select another Field Perform actions 1 through 4 for all fields Edit Add or Delete years Edit Years OPTIONAL Edit year description add pears or delete pear Use tho MEE _As vear_ _Detetevesr EE 1 tions to edit the year descriptions add new years or delete years When all changes have been made post the changes by clicking the Post Change button The year description may be a text description e g First Second Third Fourth etc or actual calendar years e g 2003 2004 2005 2006 etc Go to the FIRI Factor Page Either click the Continue button or click the FIRI Factor Data Tab to move to the next page FIRI Factor 3rd Page The following dialog appears Select Field and Year Select Field to Modify North 40 Sweet Corn Ww Inigated Area Irrigated Area agog acres 16 19 hectares Figure 3 5 FIRI User Manual Page 3 6 7 19 05 Select Field and Year in dialog e Select Field First click on the appropriate Field in the Select Field list box e Select Year Next click on the appropriate year in the Select Year list box e Set irrigated area The total field area appears by default in rrigated Area entry area This may be changed if the irrigated area is le
31. r a Farm Job Use the TAB key to move between fields Use the Edit Field Add Field and Delete Field keys to edit add or delete fields from the database al Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports Data System Hel Ty NewJob Previous Job EE Save Job Farm Field Data Field rear Selection FIRI Factor Data Hels j Enter individual Field data Edit Field Add Field Delete Field Enter FarmJob data Farm Job Name Field name Sai Required must be unique x Morth 80 Demo corect for max available irrigation FarmJob Location Home Place Farmob Planner peers Platten Field Name Farm ID 0PID Date North 80 i234 077972005 Crop Grown cm FarmJob Motes x Soil Name or Description this field Demonstrates calculations when a limited depth of seasonal irrigation volume is available Clap Annual Met Irrigation Requirement Total Area this field a 180 inches gpg acres 457 centimeters 394 hectares Correct for Maximum Gross Available Irrigation ater Efficiency calculation method Statistical method 240 max gross inches 61 0 max gross cm Enterjedit job data 5 Farm Job Mame Demo correct For max available irrigation Figure 3 2a e Field Name Ente
32. r a unique name for the field e Crop Grown Enter a description of the crop or crops to be grown e Soil Name or Description this field Enter the soil name or a description of the predominant soil in the field e Annual Net Irrigation Requirement Use the IWR program or local irrigation guide to determine annual net irrigation requirement for the crop to be grown Enter either metric or English units and the other unit value will be calculated e Total Area this field Enter the total area of the field being analyzed Enter either metric or English units and the other unit value will be calculated FIRI User Manual Page 3 3 7 19 05 e Correct for Maximum Gross Available Irrigation Water Clicking this item to active state will allow entering a depth that represents the maximum total gross depth of irrigation water that is available to the irrigator during the season The program will output corrected deep percolation and runoff based on the maximum available water if that is less than the annual net irrigation requirement The corrected runoff and deep percolation will be based on efficiencies calculated for the net irrigation requirement Go to the Field Year Selection Page Either click the Continue button or click the Field Year Selection Tab to move to the next page FIRI User Manual Page 3 4 7 19 05 Field Year Selection 2nd Page A window similar to Figure 3 3 appears ral Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports
33. ram requires Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP At least 21 MB of free hard disk space should be available for the program The space will vary depending on the amount of database data the number of jobs archived in the job database and whether or not the Borland database engine has previously been previously installed Remove any previous versions of FIRI before installing this FIRI 1 0 version To remove the FIRI program from the computer use the Windows Add Remove Programs utility Use only standard windows uninstall procedures since the database registry must be properly uninstalled Recommended screen setting is 1024 x 768 pixels or higher A screen setting of 800 x 600 pixels will also work but not as well Installation of the program is handled by a standard windows install procedure Standard install procedures must be followed since the database elements of this program must be properly registered in Windows e Install from CD ROM If the program is distributed on CD ROM insert the CD ROM Locate the setup exe file and click on it Follow the directions on the screen The program will be installed under the c ProgramFiles USDA FIRI directory e Download from internet and install If the program is downloaded from the Internet a single executable file will be downloaded Click on the downloaded file and follow directions on the screen to install the program The version downloaded from the NRCS site is a CCE certified version This versio
34. robat Reader program is free is widely available and can be downloaded from www adobe com It is required to read and print this documentation Please be sure to read the documentation FIRI User Manual page 1 4 7 19 05 Chapter 2 Program Basics General This program has been designed to lead the user through selection of FIRI factors that are described in the FIRI manual Reports may be viewed and printed or saved for use in other documents or presentations Technical capabilities of the program The main menu The main menu drops down selections are as follows A Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Reports Data System Help Hew Farm Job Edit Previous Farm Job Save Farm Job Delete Farmi Job Exit File menu Figure 2 1 e New Farm Job Starts a new FIRI job The bexs e Edit Previous Farm Job Load and review or edit an existing FIRI job The ee purpose e Save Farm Job Save the current FIRI job The Seams button serves the same purpose e Delete Farm Job A dialog appears that will allow deleting previously saved jobs FIRI User Manual Page 2 1 7 19 05 e Exit Exit FIRI If the current FIRI job has not been saved a dialog will come up and prompt for a save button serves the same purpose Reports menu Fiqure 2 2 File ese Data System Help List of Job Figure 2 2 e List of jobs View and print a list of currently stored FIRI jobs Data menu Figure 2 3 F
35. s by water management researchers has led to the recommendation that the original process of directly multiplying together efficiency factors be changed to a statistical approach The recommended statistical approach as been included as an option in the current FIRI program A J Bert Clemmens Hydr Engr U S Water Conservation Lab USDA ARS Phoenix AZ is co author of the ASCE paper Estimation of Global Irrigation Distribution Uniformity This paper describes the following formula FIRI User Manual page 1 1 7 19 05 DU 1 sart 1 DUa 2 1 Dub 2 where DUa is the DU you would calculate based on the variation in parameter a similarly DUb for parameter b etc for as many parameters as you have Mr Clemmens states the following in correspondence discussing the formulas applicability to FIRI The implication is that if one parameter causes poor distribution the other parameters have less influence The differences get more striking when you add more parameters The multiplication approach essentially assumes a worst case scenario where each influence has full weight regardless of other factors The statistical approach recognizes that if one condition is poor that the influence of another variable is not as great as it would be if it were the only problem The re use R factor is multiplied after the rest of the factors are statistically combined System requirements and installation The FIRI prog
36. s or previously entered data FIRI Factor dialogs general Each pop up dialog is unique Some are very similar All have similar buttons at the top of the dialog The following will explain use of these dialog buttons va Irrigation Skill and Action Factor I Sele X Cancel Help F 2 equ Year Firat z Figure 3 9 e OK Button After all entries have been made click the OK button This may perform some final calculations and will save the factor data to the database e Cancel Button This will cancel changes made in the dialog Changes will not be saved to the database Clicking the window X button will do the same P Help This button will bring up general help for using the factor dialog e Help Button Help Button This button will bring up a dialog showing the original FIRI documentation graph for the factor Heip Button This will bring up documentation concerning technical details of the FIRI factor e End Sequence Button This button is enabled only when in the sequence mode Clicking the button will exit the sequence mode Navigation Bar j aj elz The database navigation bar is displayed only when the Password protected factors database box is checked in the system default dialog This will allow the user to edit factor data and FIRI User Manual Page 3 9 7 19 05 comments that are displayed in the factor dialog Not every factor dialog may have it s factor data a
37. se month in the area Use the IWR program or get from the local irrigation guide This value varies by crop so use a typical value for the crops grown in the area 3 Select default soil category Used to select the runoff deep percolation ratio Select from one of the three in the list 4 Select default irrigation system Select the most often used type of irrigation system in the area FIRI User Manual Page 2 3 7 19 05 e Password protected factors database Clicking the Edit Factor Database button will display a dialog allowing entry of a password Entry of the correct password will display the password and will activate the Password protected factors database box Password protected factors database Password Change for Factors Iw Allow editing factor database Checking the Allow editing factor database check box allows editing the factors database When the box is checked a navigator bar pe Ls eS ve ed will be displayed in all factor dialogs that allow changing factor information and data in the factor database e Password protected efficiency matters Clicking the Edit Efficiency Matters button will display a dialog allowing entry of a password Entry of the correct password will display the password and will activate the Password protected efficiency matters box The password is displayed in the box and may be changed Password protected efficiency matters Password Change efficiencies matters Fit i Allow editin
38. ss than the field area For example this might be used when converting from a surface irrigation system to a pivot sprinkler system 7 Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Se 1 Hew Job Previous Job Savedob Farn Field Data Field Year Selection FIRI Factor Data Output i ter FIRI El Ee a ann E ee M Sel Field Year Help y Continue eee Description of improvements made this year East 100 Existing system Before improvements Barley 2003 ex Select Irrigation System and Potential Efficiency 7 Management Factors i Surtace Systems gee seer J Mal 0 900 este Measurement Lif aset Land Leveling Factor Level or Basin 5 0 940 Soll Moisture Monitoring 5 urface and Sprinkler Guide and Scheduling factor R 1 000 Tailwater Reuse Factor Contourlevel Field Crop af 0 800 lrigation Skill and Action Contourlevel Rice Eee Sprinkler 2 il hi oso Maintenance Factor cd Sprinkler Design Factor Borders Graded Border oD D a00 Water Delvem Factor Sprinkler and Micro Spray Graded border irrigation i surface imgatioan mae Climatic Factor ahere controlled surface irrigation is used Ea p 970 Soil Condition Factor Potential Efficiency Acceptor 0 00 enter directly Wind Factor System Factors All Systems Micro Enter Deep Percolation and ARunotl Percentages Gray Loarn Runoff 50 0 well p g40 ater Distribution F Control Factor
39. stwich USDA NRCS West National Technology Center 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 1000 Portland Oregon 97232 Email Clarence prestwich por usda gov Phone 503 414 3075 Help Facilities Normal Windows on line help facilities are available e Menu Bar From the menu bar select the Help menu item Menu items include Contents Search for Help on and About The About item will display information about the latest version of this program al Farm Irrigation Rating Index FIRI Fie Reports Data System Pae Sacer Gt iceman Contents Search For Help on HEO E About e Help Buttons Three forms of help buttons are included 2 Help l Located at the top of the dialog or window this button brings up general information about using the current dialog or window 1 Located in the FIRI Factor dialogs this button brings up specific information about the FIRI factor be Located in the FIRI Factor dialogs this button brings up a graphical factor chart as presented in the FIRI manual FIRI User Manual page 1 3 7 19 05 e F1 key Context sensitive help is available at some data entry points Click F1 when the data entry item has been selected e Tips Pop up tips show up when certain buttons or entry points are pointed to with the mouse e User Manual The user manual is available in the FiriMan pdf file This is an Adobe Acrobat file Nearly all material in the on line help is contained in the manual The Adobe Ac
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