Agricultural Tile Drainage Act

On august 30 2012 a federal district court found that the project uses sub surface perforated tile drains under farmland in the central valley to catch percolating irrigation water and channel it to local waterways namely the san luis drain and mud slough.

Agricultural tile drainage act.

Directeur drainage work means a drainage system constructed of tile pipe or tubing of any material beneath the surface of agricultural land including integral inlets and outlets for the purpose of improving the productivity of the land drained. Director means the director appointed for the purposes of this act. While surface water can be drained by pumping open ditches or both tile drainage is often the most prudent practice for draining sub. Provides for the licensing of contractors engaged in the business of installation of agricultural drainage systems.

The drainage act the tile drainage act and the agricultural tile drainage installation act. 571 91 459 95 49 96 506 97 268 09. Whereas irrigation is the practice of providing additional water to soil when it is naturally too dry drainage reduces the moisture in soil and thereby increases the amount of air in its pores so as to augment conditions for optimal growth of crops. Omafra administers three pieces of agricultural drainage legislation.

This is the english version of a bilingual regulation. The drainage act was first passed in 1859 and there have not been any significant changes to the legislation since 1975 according to omafra s discussion paper. The agricultural tile drainage installation act. In agriculture tile drainage is a type of drainage system that removes excess water from soil below its surface.

In this act drainage work means a drainage system constructed of tile pipe or tubing of any material beneath the surface of agricultural land including integral inlets and outlets for the purpose of improving the productivity of the land drained. Agricultural tile drainage installation act.